Brett Yeast Starters
  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    I am stepping up some Brett cultures. I'll share what I've done and you can either learn something or teach me something. I'm cool with it either way. All starter wort is 1:10 DME/water for what should be around 1.040sg.

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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    Fresh wort with Brett C pitched. Note color.
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    Another 18 hours and I've made another starter and pitched Brett B to it. Now you can really tell the difference. At this point if you swirl the Brett C jar it gets very cloudy and creamy.
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    Since the Brett C had real slowed down by this morning, 48 hours in, I decided to go ahead and step it up and put it on a stir plate. The original starter was ~200ml. I am adding that in to ~800ml of new wort.
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  • ThymThym
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    Nice stir plate.

    Whats the plan for the cultures?
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    I always fill my vials back up for next time. That might be all I do with the Brux right now. The C is going in a Flanders Red style beer that is currently fermenting with mixed Belgian sacch.
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    Another 12 hours and the Brett C is quite active, keeping some foam up even on the stir plate.

    Meanwhile, there is very little change in the Brett B.
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    Brett B still slow, but with a slightly noticeable change in yeast volume and consistency.
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    After stepping up the volume to hopefully encourage some growth. You can see the beginning of separation at the top. Getting very slight CO2 production now.
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    All the while the Brett C is still taking names. Another step up.
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  • ThymThym
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    Wow, such a big difference in personality. Is that typical?
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    Lakewood said:

    Wow, such a big difference in personality. Is that typical?



    I don't know. I seems like I recall all of my Brett to be a little slow in the past, but this is my first time keeping up with it.
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  • jeepinjeepinjeepinjeepin
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    Ok, as of this morning the 2l Brett C was starting to flocculate on the stir plate. I transferred it over to a growler and started the B up on the stir plate, hoping to wake it up a bit.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    jeepinjeepin said:

    Lakewood said:

    Wow, such a big difference in personality. Is that typical?



    I don't know. I seems like I recall all of my Brett to be a little slow in the past, but this is my first time keeping up with it.


    brett b has always been a slow, lazy yeast. it ferments fast enough, but growing and cleaning up takes forever.

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