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 Post subject: Oud Beersel bottle culture..should i use as primary yeast?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:36 pm 
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it's been a long time since i've brewed a p-lambic...is the common wisdom nowadays to pitch a neutral yeast and then add the bugs or just pitch the bugs as the primary yeast?...

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 Post subject: Re: Oud Beersel bottle culture..should i use as primary yeast?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:05 am 
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Your best bet is to use a commercially available sour blend such as Wyeast lambic blend, Wyeast Roselare, or White Labs sour mix.
They all have saccharomyces in there to get your fermentation under way plus a nice blend of brettanomyces and bacteria. Unfortunately these blends are not very robust and the many times the finished product will be underwhelming in terms of acidity and sourness. If you want more sourness (and who wouldn't :D ) then I recommend pitching a couple bottles worth of dregs from your favorite sour beers (lambics, gueuze, Jolly Pumpkin, etc). This will add to the complexity and boost the acidity as well.


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 Post subject: Re: Oud Beersel bottle culture..should i use as primary yeast?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:36 am 
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i was asking cuz i have a rockin starter of Oud Beersel dregs that smells amazing, thinking i would just do the primary with it instead of using a neutral ale yeast first...


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 Post subject: Re: Oud Beersel bottle culture..should i use as primary yeast?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:38 pm 
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If it smells good and tastes good, then by all means give it a shot! I am not sure if there is any viable sacch. in there, but if you have built it up pretty well, then let it rip! The brett and bacteria will go to town.


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