Um guys- is this infected?!?!?

[flyangler18]

Yep.

Look at that beautiful Lactobacillus bloom- so tasty.

Berliner Weisse FTW.

 

[Edcculus]

MMM Berliner Weisse!!

Keep us posted on how it turns out!

 

[Rhoobarb]

Holy mackerel! To quote Steve Miller, that is some "funky sh*t going down in the city!"

 

[flyangler18]

MMM Berliner Weisse!!

Keep us posted on how it turns out!

I pulled a sample just after snapping this pic, and it's pretty damn awesome now. Nice clean sour with typical wheatiness. I'm going to let it go another month then into the keg it goes- carbing to 3.5- 4 volumes.

 

[Otis The Drunk]

Can't really tell since left the flash on your camera. The glare is right where we need to see. But if it looks like it has a skin and not bubbles, I'd say it's safe to say you have an infection.

 

[flyangler18]

Can't really tell since left the flash on your camera. The glare is right where we need to see. But if it looks like it has a skin and not bubbles, I'd say it's safe to say you have an infection.

I know that it most certainly has an infection; it was intentional.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Can't really tell since left the flash on your camera. The glare is right where we need to see. But if it looks like it has a skin and not bubbles, I'd say it's safe to say you have an infection.

psst....he did that intentionally.

 

[shecky]

Hey fly, you posted an "is this infected" question before me. I win.

 

[Otis The Drunk]

psst....he did that intentionally.

I'm well aware.. How you doing Kilted Brewer?

I'm planning on doing a Lambic in the near future.

 

[flyangler18]

Hey fly, you posted an "is this infected" question before me. I win.

But mine was intentional. So there.

 

[shecky]

But mine was intentional. So there.

Well, if you're going to get into semantics ....

Looks, um, good, I think. Not a fan of sour beers, but good luck.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

How you doing Kilted Brewer?

I'd be better if I had about 1# of hops I've been waiting for for almost a month! :rockin: That was my bad though.

 

[Otis The Drunk]

I'd be better if I had about 1# of hops I've been waiting for for almost a month! :rockin: That was my bad though.

Yeah I was setting there with Mad Scientist having a beer when he got the E-mail. I used some of my order the other day....

 

[GNBrews]

Do you like sourdough bread? If so, take a bit of that wort and infect a sourdough starter.

 

[flyangler18]

Do you like sourdough bread? If so, take a bit of that wort and infect a sourdough starter.

Oh, I've already got a sourdough starter in my fridge. And that's actually a finished beer that's just continuing to sour as the lacto chews.

 

[AnOldUR]

Found the Berliner Weisse interesting (something I’d like to try someday), but what caught my eye was the Old Speckled Hen in the background. Started looking for recipes and found Ofry’s. My wife got home and wanted to go out to eat, so we walk down to the corner (Sergeantsville Inn) and wouldn’t you know, OSH is on tap. Time for some serious research. Three pints later and I’m sold. Will have to work this into my brew schedule real soon.

Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[flyangler18]

Having an Old Speckled Hen now, as a matter of fact.

 

[Plan9]

You said you're going to let it sit another month, how long has it been fermenting?
I plan on brewing a BW, but don't have any idea how long to expect, start to finish.

 

[flyangler18]

how long has it been fermenting?

It was in primary for 3 weeks, then transferred to secondary to get it off the cake.

 

[Plan9]

Cool, So if I brew one this month, it'll be ready for Spring.

 

[flyangler18]

Cool, So if I brew one this month, it'll be ready for Spring.

I should say so, but it's entirely dictated by how sour you want it. Let me know how it turns out for you!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Nice! I have a Flanders Red that's just starting to form a pellicle as well.

 

[Saccharomyces]

You guys are making me jealous. Stop it. :cross:

Srsly, I have never tried a Berliner Weiss. Any suggestions for good commercial examples I should look for?

 

[Plan9]

You guys are making me jealous. Stop it. :cross:

Srsly, I have never tried a Berliner Weiss. Any suggestions for good commercial examples I should look for?

Any you can find!

That's the hard part. There are only a few brewers doing this style.

 

[flyangler18]

Berliner-Schultheiss-Brauerei GmbH, if you can find it, or Kindl.

 

[carnevoodoo]

Nice! I have a Flanders Red that's just starting to form a pellicle as well.

Mine is in the garage now, and the pellicle is crazy on it. It is about 1/4" thick and looks like wax. I can't wait to try it, but I'm going to have to.

 

[flyangler18]

I should take an updated picture- the pellicle on the Berliner Weisse looks like the moon. It's wild.

 

[IrregularPulse]

you guys using a newly converted Souring carboy? or will anyone take the chance of pitching a non sour back into these carboys?

 

[flyangler18]

you guys using a newly converted Souring carboy? or will anyone take the chance of pitching a non sour back into these carboys?

Nope, just give it a scorched earth bleaching afterwards. Bugs are resilient but they're not indestructable.

 

[smizak]

Sweet.

I brewed a Berliner Weisse on Nov. 1

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/no-boil-berliner-weisse-86988/

I didn't use any lacto cultures, and a couple of days ago I finally started to see some of those little white patches that your beer has.

I hope it's lacto anyway.

Oh I see you replied to my thread back then. Did you use the Jamil/Palmer book recipe/technique?

 

[carnevoodoo]

you guys using a newly converted Souring carboy? or will anyone take the chance of pitching a non sour back into these carboys?

I plan on only using mine for sours, but I would be ok with going back to a regular beer in a carboy. Glass is not permeable, so why the heck not?