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Rogue Fermentation

Post by bluenose » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:12 pm

I missed a couple of numbers when I was brewing last Friday and ended up with an extra gallon of wort. I had a good boil going too, so there must've been something wrong with the recipe. I'll check that later.

I left the extra wort in this gallon jug with a sanitized bag bound around the lid until I could figure out a way to rig up an airlock or blowoff tube. Last night I was walking by the jug and noticed that there was foam around the top and bubbles rising to the top of the liquid.

Could this sucker have picked up some wild yeast and started fermenting? Should I let it keep going with this rogue yeast?

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Re: Rogue Fermentation

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:35 pm

I say let er go, its only a gallon!
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Re: Rogue Fermentation

Post by amartin » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:15 pm

I'd be curious to see what happens.
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Re: Rogue Fermentation

Post by LiverDance » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:17 pm

It seems to be a very healthy ferment so I would say you got your self a wild one there. Let it ferement out and give it a taste. :cheers3:
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Re: Rogue Fermentation

Post by mr x » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:22 pm

That's weird. Way too much action there for some trace yeast pickup. Looks like a full pitch of -05....
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Re: Rogue Fermentation

Post by pet lion » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:30 pm

I had success with my spruce IPA extra gallon fermenting off what was in the air. For a gallon it's worth finding out how it turns out.
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