Recent content by CCBsean

different results ya, but they're still sour beers and do contain similarities. I think there's a lot to compare but the argument isn't really about if they are the same or not, rather if kettle souring should be acceptable method of souring. but ya i see where you're coming from

My first day working in a brewery, the Brewer at the time had to move his car because it was snowing out side and asked me to watch the mill during his mash in.. He took longer than expected and I didn't want the mill to run dry so I added a bag of grain that I thought was supposed to go in...

...when you wake up in the middle of the night because you have a recipe idea, so you start heating up your strike water at 3am

Smell it

Decided to open up the brewery to local home brewers who want to can their homebrew with our new crowler machine

I agree that certain styles are more suitable for the kettle souring approach, but that being said I just kegged off 15 bbls of my wild red ale that's kettle soured for 5 days then fermented with a mix of WLP566 saison 2 and Brett brux for 3 weeks before packaging and it came out amazing...

This is a topic I've been hearing a lot of discussion about in the brewing industry. Some Brewers get mad at the idea of souring beer the quick way and some, like James Howat, owner and head Brewer at Former Future Brewery, take it so far as to wear a shirt that says "Death to Kettle sours" The...

So i recently conducted a blind tasting with a few buddies of mine. Some industry guys and some beer enthusiasts. I believe when it comes to most "whales" a lot of it has to do with the perception you already have about the beer. Because BA gave a beer a 98 most people will go into the beer...

What kind of base malt are you using?

Absolutely, looking forward to chatting with you guys and answering as many questions as I can [emoji482]

I had the same issue a few years back with a soapy flavor that also went away in a few months. At first I thought the flavor was was going away with time but it was still present in certain bottles/kegs. I cut back a little bit on the sanitizer and haven't had this problem since. Even if it's...

Hey guys, finally decided to sign up to this amazing site that has helped me get to where I am today. If anyone is thinking about going pro and has any questions feel free to ask me anything as I'm sure I'll be annoying a lot of you :) Cheers and happy brewing! Sean Piel Head Brewer Cold...