May have an impromptu brew day on the horizon. If that's the case lets rebuild our BrettC stash and learn something. What does Brett C look like with an extrememly high fermentation temp profile throughout. 90 all the way. Gotta guess it'll push the esters and of course, the attenuation. For this reason lets up the ante on the mouhtfeel and go for it with the wheat add, 50/50. The Munich is to pay homage to Chad Yakobsons belief in Brett's love of Munich. And the Oats for just a final push for mouthfeel/slickness which will be lost at this low ABV.
Target 5% ABV
10G split batch
10G split batch
Pils - 10lbs
White Wheat - 8lbs
Munich - 1lbs
Flaked Oats - 1lbs
Rice Hulls - 2lbs.
White Wheat - 8lbs
Munich - 1lbs
Flaked Oats - 1lbs
Rice Hulls - 2lbs.
Mash 152 for 45 minutes
Boil 30.
Boil 30.
Pitch lacto at 130 and place in 90 degree warm water bath. Split 500ml of starter to sterile jar to store. Pitch Brett at 90 and let her rip to the finish in a pre-warmed water bath of 90. Hop based on what the beer tells you. Thinking Equinox or the experimental HBC hop.
Night before.
Collect 5G (main mash) - 2qts/lb
Collect 2.25G (sparge)
Prep water bath and place aquarium heater to max.
Collect 5G (main mash) - 2qts/lb
Collect 2.25G (sparge)
Prep water bath and place aquarium heater to max.
Brew Day Plan-of-Action
Strike 167 (no preheat of mash tun...165 with preheat)
Mash 45
Add sparge and run off
Boil 30 (no hops)
Knock out and chill to 130. Rack to fermenter and have thermometer in fermenter. Place in water bath and add lacto. Come back and pitch Brett when at 90.
Strike 167 (no preheat of mash tun...165 with preheat)
Mash 45
Add sparge and run off
Boil 30 (no hops)
Knock out and chill to 130. Rack to fermenter and have thermometer in fermenter. Place in water bath and add lacto. Come back and pitch Brett when at 90.
Brew day - 5/6/16
Mash 152
All brett-lacto session ipa: 1038
Into warm water bath (90) at 125. Pitch multiple lacto sources. Pitched Brett after 10 hours. Reduced bath temp to 80.
Into warm water bath (90) at 125. Pitch multiple lacto sources. Pitched Brett after 10 hours. Reduced bath temp to 80.
This beer was beautiful on its own, so much so I kegged it with no hopping just to see how it rolled! After two weeks in the keg and enjoying a few I decided to hop it. The beer was nice and had gorgeous fruity esters, a medium body and a bright acididty, but it was lacking in complexity and just wasnt as sessionable as it could be.
Hopped with 3 oz of HBC (experimental with tropical and mint notes - 16% Alpha!!!) and left in the keg overnight...and only one night was needed. The hops exploded on the scene and I took two of the three hop sacks out immediately. The combination of acidity and bitterness was on the very top of my flavor threshold for that character, but it worked, and over a few weeks either my pallet adjusted or the beer mellowed, but eitger way its an aromatic hop bomb of gloriousness! Kerry says she can smell the hops from two feet away when I drink it. Wat I learned here was to be cognizant of the alpha and not rely on cold temps to keep them in check during a dry hop. Just ease into any unknown dry hopping especially when a big alpha is being employed. Also, acidity and bitterness play on the same part of the pallet; they sum one another. So plan accordingly.
This beer and the profile used worked beautifully. 10 hours from 125 down to 90 with the lacto gave a BRIGHT acidity. No need to go higher unless im working with a very deep and dark malt bill, or plan to add lots of acidity reducing fruit.
Ommengang Brett - 1035 - pitches ommengang and co funk at 75. Into 80 degree room. Ripping after 12 hours and right at 80. - This was a dump....huge band-aid initially and after 3 months. A poor fermentation - Im guessing the CO Funk did no tlike the initial warm tempos. Keep CO Funk in the 60s.