CaptainK
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I am culturing up the dregs of a bottle of Orval right now. I have a Belgian Pale in primary that I was going to throw it in for 6 months. Then I ran across this mango brett beer and that sounds even better.
Problem:
If I top up a 5 gal. carboy with the beer and 7lb. mango puree I can forsee a plugged blowoff and a big mess. I have a 6 gal. bucket, but long term aging in plastic is not good with the oxidation.
My solution:
What about 1-2 months in the bucket, then the rest of the 6 months topped up in a carboy? Would I miss out on some of the mangoness by not leaving on mango for the whole time?
I assume I will be pasteurizing the mangos?
I could fire in some CO2 from time to time to augment the CO2 blanket to reduce the oxidation as well.
What do you think?
Thanks
Problem:
If I top up a 5 gal. carboy with the beer and 7lb. mango puree I can forsee a plugged blowoff and a big mess. I have a 6 gal. bucket, but long term aging in plastic is not good with the oxidation.
My solution:
What about 1-2 months in the bucket, then the rest of the 6 months topped up in a carboy? Would I miss out on some of the mangoness by not leaving on mango for the whole time?
I assume I will be pasteurizing the mangos?
I could fire in some CO2 from time to time to augment the CO2 blanket to reduce the oxidation as well.
What do you think?
Thanks