2016 Advent - December 5: Berlintermites - Berliner Weisse

[mckay75]

My sour that I brewed using the lacto pills turned out weird. It was plenty sour...but the sour flavor cut through every other characteristic that the beer was supposed to have. I added no hops at all except for the 8oz of mosaic and citra dryhop...and there was zero aroma...just a sour smell (not a bad smell however). I also added 1lb of cherries and a 1lb of mango to the keg...and there is absolutely zero flavor addition from that...and its been sitting with the fruit for almost a month now. The color is awesome though lol.

I went through the Milk the Funk wiki to see if i could nail down why it is the way it is...but can't really figure it out. It's not unpleasant by any means...so I don't think its a sour gone bad. Best I can figure is maybe the fact that I didn't boil the wort (maintained 180F for 15 min before chilling to souring temp) and that the bacteria is still active. It also gives off gas like I've never witnessed before. That keg sat in my cold storage after purging for a few days and when I pulled the pressure release pin on it...it blew like it had been sitting at 40psi for a few days!

[Jimmy]

I'll be submitting the raspberry version of this for the Decembeer Advent exchange this year

[CartoonCod]

I'm drinking the advent version. Very nice and light. Tons of raspberry on the nose, a bit less in the flavour. The sourness level is spot on. Good job!

[Buccaneer]

I found the raspberry a bit too much - masked the underlying beer significantly. It seemed halfway between a Berliner weisse and a raspberry cordial.

[Broob]

Having this one right now. I like the raspberry, as I like a fruit beer to taste like the fruit. Not overly sour either. My wife likes this one too.

[jmacdonald]

Enjoyed this one very much! Would be perfect on a nice hot deck day. Thanks!

[jacinthebox]

Great job with this Jimmy. Great beer

[GAM]

Surprisingly nice (to me). Less sour than I expected with the fruit adding some sweetness.

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[HoweFox]

I think I found a style of beer I don't like. No flaws that I could see but man I had trouble finsishing this one.

[Lisa J]

Loved the depth of raspberry flavour in this beer. Excellent balance of fruit and sour. Thanks for sharing!

[mthibodeau]

That was really good, first sip I thought the raspberries were a bit much, but at sip 2 I thought it was great

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[know1]

Great sour jimmy. Wonderful color and nice flavor from the raspberries, nice apparent sourness. Thanks

[LiverDance]

Tasty stuff Thanks Jimmy

[Mr.Cheezle]

Just reading through this old thread - and I don't see any mention if a sparge?
Do I collect a full volume (for a 10g batch) for souring?

[Jimmy]

Just reading through this old thread - and I don't see any mention if a sparge?
Do I collect a full volume (for a 10g batch) for souring?

That's the way I do it.

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[Mr.Cheezle]

My MLT won't hold a full volume needed for 10g - do you see any harm in a batch sparge?
I could do BIAB style in my kettle - and if so, what volume do you mash with at full volume? I need to collect approx 11.5 g