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Contents:
  storing Brettanomyces ("Chris Williams")
  re: fruiting the Frambois ("jeff_ri")


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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:07:16 -0800
From: "Chris Williams" <chwilliams at gmail.com>
Subject: storing Brettanomyces

I've got a 5 gallon carboy of a Lambic style, using Wyeast 3278,
that's been slowly chugging away for some time now. I need to move it
and the only place is next to other carboys filled with various beers
and meads. Is there anything I should do to keep the Brett out of the
others, or do I even have anything to worry about?

Chris


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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:05:07 -0500
From: "jeff_ri" <jeff_ri at cox.net>
Subject: re: fruiting the Frambois

Joe,

  I've only used the sorbate for stabilizing big sweet meads to keep them 
from carbonating in the bottles, so I haven't used it the way you need to.

  It works by preventing re-fermentation.  It won't stop an active ferment, 
or prevent fermentation by a large healthy dose of yeast though.

  It's not supposed to leave any flavor (but I imagine it would if you used 
too much).  Use the recommended amount on the bottle label.

  I would use it in your case by adding it to the base beer and letting it 
sit for a while before adding the fruit.  The idea being that it would knock 
down the yeast before adding food for them.

Jeff McNally
Tiverton, RI
(652.2 miles, 90.0 deg) A.R.
www.southshorebrewclub.org




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