fuzzy2133
Well-Known Member
I need some help getting set straight on what to expect with the yeast/lacto blend. I brewed this Saturday night (started at 11:30pm). I did not know what this yeast was till Sunday afternoon when I looked up optimal fermentation temp.
2.5gal Extract Batch, 2.5gal boil for 45min
1Lb Bamberg Wheat
3Lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
0.30oz Citra (13%) @ 45min
0.25oz Citra @ 0min steeped 5min
Cooled using an ice bath, this took between 25-40min to get to 80 degrees.
Topped off with 0.5gal water and shook the hell out of the fermenter
OG 1.060
It is fermenting at 68-70 in my SOFC
Recipe is what the guy at the brew shop makes and claims it is a nice wheat beer without the clove and banana esters of a German Hef. I reduced the last hop addition that originally was 0.50oz after smelling the Citra for 45min I was getting a head ache (sorry beer was not part of the problem). I do not know the guys work schedule and the next best source is here.
I have never had a sour beer so I do not know what they taste like.
My Questions:
Will this have some tart character to it?
Can I treat it like a wheat beer and drink it young?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks
-fuzzy-
2.5gal Extract Batch, 2.5gal boil for 45min
1Lb Bamberg Wheat
3Lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
0.30oz Citra (13%) @ 45min
0.25oz Citra @ 0min steeped 5min
Cooled using an ice bath, this took between 25-40min to get to 80 degrees.
Topped off with 0.5gal water and shook the hell out of the fermenter
OG 1.060
It is fermenting at 68-70 in my SOFC
Recipe is what the guy at the brew shop makes and claims it is a nice wheat beer without the clove and banana esters of a German Hef. I reduced the last hop addition that originally was 0.50oz after smelling the Citra for 45min I was getting a head ache (sorry beer was not part of the problem). I do not know the guys work schedule and the next best source is here.
I have never had a sour beer so I do not know what they taste like.
My Questions:
Will this have some tart character to it?
Can I treat it like a wheat beer and drink it young?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks
-fuzzy-