Nateo
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Brewed a Belgian-ish ale, OG 1.080, FG 1.010. Racked to secondary, added oak chips (Jack Daniels whiskey barrels chips for smoking). Boiled the oak chips for about 60 seconds, discarded boiling liquid. A couple weeks later this happened:
I've never had an infection like this before, so I'm not sure what it is. I suspect it's something that was living inside the wood, so maybe some sort of Lacto, Pedio, or Brett? Gravity is at 1.006 right now, so I know it's eating some of the residual sugars. It does have a bit of tartness, but the pH has been stable so far.
I've never had an infection like this before, so I'm not sure what it is. I suspect it's something that was living inside the wood, so maybe some sort of Lacto, Pedio, or Brett? Gravity is at 1.006 right now, so I know it's eating some of the residual sugars. It does have a bit of tartness, but the pH has been stable so far.