Correct, but since I do clean ferment in the primary and add the bugs to the secondary, there isn't need for any headspace during the souring portion.Looking at cactusgarrett's picture above 1/2 a gallon should be OK.
Correct, but since I do clean ferment in the primary and add the bugs to the secondary, there isn't need for any headspace during the souring portion.Looking at cactusgarrett's picture above 1/2 a gallon should be OK.
How did you determine the length of oak dowel? How deep below the beer surface should it extend? Thanks!Chips would be fine, but all the mucking about with putting them in, taking them out, etc. could introduce more oxygen than you'd like. One option is to make a tincture of red wine and oak cubes. I, myself, use a self-toasted oak dowel to give it just a hint of oak, but more so to promote a bit of oxygen ingress, which (to me) is important when making a Flanders Red.
What would you hope to achieve by kettle souring?Has anyone tried a Flanders Red like this as a kettle sour, using the same blend and yeast? I'm thinking about trying the exact recipe as a kettle sour to compare with the 1 year aged batch. Any suggestions for this?
I would guess an attempt at a quicker turnover. I'm not a sour beer expert as I haven't even brewed one yet, I could be wrong but from what I have read about this yeast, it takes about a year for it to properly sour a beer but also gives off a few fruity esters along the way. So it is probably not suited to a few days kettle sour. You could of course use a lactobacillus strain to sour the same recipe over a few days and compare to the original to see if it really is worth the wait. Or a least use it as something to keep you distracted when you waitWhat would you hope to achieve by kettle souring?
There are ways to produce sour beer quickly.Yes, I would attempt to get a quicker turnover by keeping the brett / lacto at about 120 degrees for anywhere from a day to three days before then reducing the temperature and pitching the yeast. My real question is, what, if any flavours are produced by the roselare blend of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, & Pediococcus when they are kept at that temperature for x amount of time.
I made two batches of this last summer, one of which I just kegged and the other I'm waiting another year. I thought it could be neat to try to do a quick version to have on tap beside it. I'm sure it wouldn't be as complex, but I'm wondering if it would still be good.
You'll end up with a reddish kettle sour, not a Flanders Red Ale.Has anyone tried a Flanders Red like this as a kettle sour, using the same blend and yeast? I'm thinking about trying the exact recipe as a kettle sour to compare with the 1 year aged batch. Any suggestions for this?
There are ways to produce sour beer quickly.
Lacto blend + Hornindal Kviek I bottled 3 days after brewing and it's an excellent beer with notes of funk.
Once you add Brettanomyces into the mix, things get tricky (Brett is slow!) but with a fully optimized process you can package a funky sour in a matter of weeks (2-8 weeks) with a reasonable amount of Brett flavor.
This recipe uses a traditional method, with Pediococcus as the primary source of lactic acid and Brett taking months to attenuate. You can easily speed up souring by reducing the hops, down to 0.1-0.3oz. It'll be sour and ready in approx 3-9 months depending on your taste (how much Brett you like).
1oz of hops is way too much in my opinion.
It's the Brettanomyces flavor that really makes this style of beer wonderful, so you want to maximize that flavor whenever possible. Acidity mutes yeast expression, so it's not exactly best to sour up front.
FYI: When kettle souring, you would not want to add anything besides Lactobacillus. You cannot extract good Brett flavor in a matter of days, and you never want yeast fermentation before boiling.
PM me or tag me in a new thread in the Lambic/wild subforum if you want to discuss these other methods as they don't really fit with this recipe and I'd rather not derail the thread entirely.
Cheers
Has anyone tried a Flanders Red like this as a kettle sour, using the same blend and yeast? I'm thinking about trying the exact recipe as a kettle sour to compare with the 1 year aged batch. Any suggestions for this?
I plan on making a Flander’s Red this week. I am going to pitch Abbey Ale yeast and the cake from the sour I am bottling this week also. They are wild bugs, so not sure how it is going to work, but the pale sour is delicious and FG 1.000 after 8 months of aging, lightly funky on the back end after a cider/white wine-like opening.
Just boiled my oak cubes and am soaking them in red wine for later.
Really looking forward to this in 6 months to a year.
You can't get bottles of unpasteurized & unfiltered funky sours??Where I live in Europe brett is either unattainable, unreliable, or just hilariously overpriced.
Sulfite alone should stop the bacteria and Brett from further development. You'll need to target at least 0.8ppm molecular SO2.I may hit it with K-Meta and K-Sorbate like we do for wine.
You can't get bottles of unpasteurized & unfiltered funky sours??
Brett is really easy to maintain, so you only need to buy it once.
2 years later on the dot .... It's bottled and delicious! Very smooth. The malt is prominent, with background Brett, hint of oak, light acidity, and a hint of smooth bitterness. It has nice body and there's sort of a creaminess to it.Just brewed 6 gallons pretty close to this recipe yesterday. Pitched one pack of Roeselare (2 month old, activated 6h in advance) into unaerated wort in the low 70s. Sacc took off some time between 14 and 22 hours. Smells great already.
So excited!
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Now the wait.
2 years later on the dot .... It's bottled and delicious! Very smooth. The malt is prominent, with background Brett, hint of oak, light acidity, and a hint of smooth bitterness. It has nice body and there's sort of a creaminess to it.
I have another Flanders in the fermenter that I brewed 4 months ago with some minor adjustments.
Cheers!
I used something like the typical grain bill and 1oz hallertau mittelfruh for 13 IBU. 60 min single infusion at about 150°F, pH 5.25. Water 45ppm sulfate, 44ppm Cl, 9ppm Mg, 10ppm Na. Full trub into the fermenter.Do you mind giving the Cliff's Notes (showing my age) version of your process? Did you age it in a barrel or use cubes, etc.?
I used something like the typical grain bill and 1oz hallertau mittelfruh for 13 IBU. 60 min single infusion at about 150°F, pH 5.25. Water 45ppm sulfate, 44ppm Cl, 9ppm Mg, 10ppm Na. Full trub into the fermenter.
Fermonster with breathable silicone stopper.
1 pack of Roe with no starter. Free rise temp peaked around 75°F, aged at 68-72°F.
At 6 months I added 0.25 oz stavin medium toast French oak cubes boiled for 2 minutes, and 2 oz maltodextrin.
1.061 to 1.007
Acid tolerance starter at bottling, 22oz bombers capped. It's been bottled 4 months now. Feels like about 2.3 volumes CO2.
There were times in the last couple years when I considered dumping it because it was tasting terrible (harsh oxidation, sharply acetic). I'm glad I didn't because it's really good now. It's not as sweet as Rodenbach, much more balanced. The amount of acetic acid is just right, adding complexity without overt vinegar flavor. I guess it's close to 8% ABV (factoring in the MD and priming sugar). It doesn't taste that strong but it sure hits pretty hard.
My more recent batch I added only 0.5 oz hops for 6 IBU to try to get a little stronger acidity and reduce the turnaround time. (And a few other changes).
If you're interested, I'm brewing a low oxygen mixed Sacch + Brett + Lacto sour for a HBT Christmas beer exchange later this year and there are open spots in my group.Wish you were in Los Angeles, I would love to do a sour tasting with you! I love my Rodenbach clone, but to share and get feedback would be great!
If you're interested, I'm brewing a low oxygen mixed Sacch + Brett + Lacto sour for a HBT Christmas beer exchange later this year and there are open spots in my group.
I bottle all my sours in large format bottles (champagne, bombers, etc.). For all my aged beers (whatever sits longer than 6 months) I re-yeast at bottling time with CBC-1 and GoFerm. Works like a charm. If i didn't use GoFerm, I would get extra insurance of good priming by doing an acid shock starter for the bottling yeast.How is everyone bottling this? Will I need to re-yeast it in order for it to prime?
I brewed a batch of this back in September and just bottled it today. It is phenomenal! One of the best beers I have ever made. I made it for my buddy's wedding, so hopefully he will enjoy it as much as I do.
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