What should I do with this beer?

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

Help me make a choice

[Cato 2,324]

57 minutes ago, Creeps McLane said:

Help me make a choice

Lol, I voted! 

Although I've never split a batch or moved to a secondary, 10 gallons is a lot of beer to me, since I only do about 4 gallons and change a month.

I like the variety, so yeah I'm all in on splitting and adding some fruit.

[BDawg62 1,033]

Creeps,

 

I recently split a 5 gallon batch of Cream ale and added Orange Zest to half of it. 

 

That might be an option.

 

Dawg

[Shrike 4,527]

I voted option 1 just to see if I'd be the only one. 

[Big Sarge 1,161]

Brett baby!

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

I get a vote too

[kedogn 2,589]

Brett, as long as your set up for it. 

[efdbrian 295]

If the fruit wins, do we also get to help to pick the fruit

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

2 hours ago, efdbrian said:

If the fruit wins, do we also get to help to pick the fruit

Well, im really hoping brett wins

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

These are my options at Walmart. Pretty sure my local market has blueberry also. This company makes mango and guava and passion fruit and pomegranate, where the hell are those in my city???

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

Im blowing up this thread but if i do anything itll be tonight.

 

so the fruit options are

 

red tart cherry 

dark sweet cherry

blueberry

gooseberries

[Big Sarge 1,161]

1 hour ago, Creeps McLane said:

Im blowing up this thread but if i do anything itll be tonight.

 

so the fruit options are

 

red tart cherry 

dark sweet cherry

blueberry

gooseberries

Sounds like you just need to go with the Brett. It's what you really want. Come back next time with a plan for the fruit. 

[D Kristof 888]

I would consider an orange agave light ale. 

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

1 hour ago, Big Sarge said:

Sounds like you just need to go with the Brett. It's what you really want. Come back next time with a plan for the fruit. 

This wins. It is what i would prefer. I used delta hops for the first time and i think id rather be familiar with the hop flavor before i start adding fruit flavors. Im kinda surprised no one asked what hops i used. 

[kedogn 2,589]

26 minutes ago, Creeps McLane said:

This wins. It is what i would prefer. I used delta hops for the first time and i think id rather be familiar with the hop flavor before i start adding fruit flavors. Im kinda surprised no one asked what hops i used. 

Some of the funnest things about home brewing is being able to experiment. Do this this time, the other next and hell, maybe something else next time.  

 

I look forward to our jump to a bigger system to where our current becomes our “pilot” system and we can do those things again too.  

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

I transferred 5 gallons of beer into a carboy with a healthy splash of omegas c2c American farmhouse yeast in it. Let the brett take control!!!

[D Kristof 888]

9 hours ago, Creeps McLane said:

I transferred 5 gallons of beer into a carboy with a healthy splash of omegas c2c American farmhouse yeast in it. Let the brett take control!!!

So you're goibg with tge Brett...I feel so dirty and used. 😃

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

1 hour ago, D Kristof said:

So you're goibg with tge Brett...I feel so dirty and used. 😃

This poll went further than just this forum. My wife, four year old and two year old also said brett. That brought it up to 8, which beats 7 for fruit. The two year old was quite persistent 

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

Kegging this today. 3 months and 2 weeks ago I added the brettanomyces. Ill let it sit for another few months in my cellar. Then ill wait for @Big Sarge to come drink it with me

[Big Sarge 1,161]

25 minutes ago, Creeps McLane said:

Kegging this today. 3 months and 2 weeks ago I added the brettanomyces. Ill let it sit for another few months in my cellar. Then ill wait for @Big Sarge to come drink it with me

NICE!!! That funk is damn sexy!! I can't believe it has been that long already. 

I'm pretty sure the two of us could put a pretty decent dent in that keg while sitting around talking about beer and life. I don't know that trekking across the Midwest in December or January is a good idea, but I would sure as hell try it!

[Cato 2,324]

On 11/23/2018 at 2:53 PM, Creeps McLane said:

Kegging this today. 3 months and 2 weeks ago I added the brettanomyces. Ill let it sit for another few months in my cellar. Then ill wait for @Big Sarge to come drink it with me

I'm guessing that's supposed to look like that because of the Brett? It's kinda how I would picture a majorly infected batch would be.

 

I know you know what you're doing, but yeah I'd think I'd gotten mold in my beer and no way my wife would consider tasting it.

Haha, I just showed her the picture Lol, she was totally grossed!

 

Who knows another year or so and maybe I'd try a sip of that, but then again I might only be up for brewing a warmer saison and feeling really adventurous about that.

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

5 hours ago, Cato said:

I'm guessing that's supposed to look like that because of the Brett? It's kinda how I would picture a majorly infected batch would be.

 

I know you know what you're doing, but yeah I'd think I'd gotten mold in my beer and no way my wife would consider tasting it.

Haha, I just showed her the picture Lol, she was totally grossed!

 

Who knows another year or so and maybe I'd try a sip of that, but then again I might only be up for brewing a warmer saison and feeling really adventurous about that.

Yeah, thats called a pellicle. Its from brettanomyces but can also come from a lacto infection. Thats the best pellicle ive seen in my brewing career in my brews. It looks like poop but it usually yields a good beer. 

[Mic-S 593]

On 8/8/2018 at 10:01 AM, Creeps McLane said:

Help me make a choice

I vote for Option B.  Oregon has some wonderful fruit and the options here would be endless.  And very interesting.

[JoshR 4,681]

On 11/23/2018 at 12:53 PM, Creeps McLane said:

Kegging this today. 3 months and 2 weeks ago I added the brettanomyces. Ill let it sit for another few months in my cellar. Then ill wait for @Big Sarge to come drink it with me

 

 

Now That's what I call "pellicle porn". Sexy! 😍

[JoshR 4,681]

Also, why not Brett AND fruit?

 

[Creeps McLane 5,783]

8 hours ago, JoshR said:

Also, why not Brett AND fruit?

 

Woah woah woah, lets slow down there big guy. Maybe next time. Well see how this beer and my blackberry lager turns out first. One variable at a time

[Mic-S 593]

On 11/27/2018 at 8:31 AM, Creeps McLane said:

Woah woah woah, lets slow down there big guy. Maybe next time. Well see how this beer and my blackberry lager turns out first. One variable at a time

 

There's a 4th option: send a gallon or two to Squirley Mic to play around with - I'll probably just drink it but be sure I will remember to lift a toast to the brewer with warm regards.  😋