re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread

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Thanks. I was deciding between that or WLP 051

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I used Norcal #001 from Gigayeast, which i believe is the same strand as WLP001. I did a starter (though unnecessary for Giga) and checked my gravity last night before dry hopping with 3 oz. of Galaxy hops. Down to 1.010. Tastes very clean. Can't wait for this one to be ready.

Great, thanks. I'll order ingredients this week and update on brewday.

few questions for you guys that have made sours...
here is my general plan:
beer has completed primary fermentation
I will pitch brett soon and leave for 3-4 months, at which time I will add bacteria, and possibly add wine soaked oak

regarding the brett, should I make a starter? If so, should I use a DME wort or pull beer from the fermenter?

regarding the oak, much of what I read about this recipe said to add it with the bacteria and leave it for 6 months or so. That seems like it would contribute a lot of oak flavor, maybe more than I want. I was thinking light french oak chips soaked in pinot noir to add. If I do chips, how much would you recommend? What about if I use cubes?

Cool, thanks.

I found a thread about a supplication clone where they got a email response from Vinnie, and that schedule is what he recommended. I forgot to mention that I will add dried tart cherries with the oak.

By a little, you mean just an ounce or so?

thanks for your advice. I think I've also talked myself into adding some white wine soaked oak to my late fall saison this year. That's a long ways off though.

Finally getting to brew, and on a fantastic day, too. Just started the boil on the second batch.

Both batches are
15 lbs German Pils
1 oz Sorachi Ace at 60
4.5 oz Lemondrop hopstand
3.5 oz Lemondrop dry hop
One batch gets heady yeast and the other gets YB Lochristi

So far so good. Forgot my fermcaps, so I had to go old school with the garden hose on the boil overs.

I am no pro, but what temp are you storing at and are the bottles exposed to light during storage?

The drops are unreliable. Use an online priming calculator and add corn sugar to your bottling bucket. Make sure to gently stir your bottling bucket after every five beers or so.

Personally, I don't secondary unless I want to let it sit for a long time or adding lots of fruit or something. Dry hop for me always happens in the primary

I wouldn't use a secondary, nor would I bother putting them in a strainer or anything. I'd just dump them in.