Brett strain in Green Flash Rayon Vert

[ahpsp]

Does anyone know what strain is in Rayon Vert? I would like to pitch some dregs on a gallon of a tripel. I've got a bottle of Orval and three of Rayon Vert. I know that Orval is supposed to be Brett B, some descriptions of Rayon Vert make it seem like it might have Brett C, but I'm not certain.

 

[allenH]

According to another site, a brewer there said it was Brux.

 

[ahpsp]

Very helpful, thanks. I've always seen the pineapple flavors associated with C.

 

[tinytowers]

I still don't get it. It tastes like an old attic from a house built in 1852.

 

[ahpsp]

Hey, man, my house was built in 1852, and I love my attic!

 

[joshrosborne]

Just to affirm the post above, I emailed them about it a while back and they told me it was White Labs' Brett Brux.

 

[allenH]

Hey, man, my house was built in 1852, and I love my attic!

I am quite fond of 1852 attic, as well.

 

[inflictor-of-grimness]

I know it's Brux, but it doesn't taste quite like aged Orval. I get a different brett character from both. Just goes to show how much brett can vary, I suppose.

 

[TexanRudeboy]

There's a sac strain mixed with the brett also.

 

[Biobrewer]

I know it's Brux, but it doesn't taste quite like aged Orval. I get a different brett character from both. Just goes to show how much brett can vary, I suppose.

Oh yeah, that's definitely true. Intra-species variation of Brettanomyces is just as high as Saccharomyces. For a project of mine, I have been isolating an insane number of Brettanomyces strains form a whole host of sources. I had 6 of them sequenced through Accugenix, and they were all Brettanomyces bruxellensis. However, the diversity of flavor and aroma across those 6 strains is ridiculous, ranging from really fruity with mild/restrained funk to extraordinarily funky/barnyard.