tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post1947574826327963490..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: DCambic (DC Lambic) TastingThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-54360998117564558132013-12-24T07:03:00.022-05:002013-12-24T07:03:00.022-05:00Necessary, probably not, but I've had good res...Necessary, probably not, but I've had good results with the beers I've done it for. It is one of the things that goes into giving lambic its unique character compared to other sour beers. Although it's less important than the true spontaneous fermentation, or aging in well-used barrels etc. If you don't have the equipment/effort for one, you can still make a good lambic-style beer.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-6592137133281189712013-12-16T19:33:29.446-05:002013-12-16T19:33:29.446-05:00"It seems like the more traditional my proces..."It seems like the more traditional my process is, the better the results."<br /><br />I've read different thoughts from you about turbid mashing and how necessary it is. As of right now, do you think a turbid mash really does produce a better lambic than doing a single infusion with oats, unmalted wheat, etc.? Or is turbid mashing one step in the "traditional" process that just isn't necessary with modern specialty grains?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407308359032799733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-18004482663252533442013-06-07T21:01:44.834-04:002013-06-07T21:01:44.834-04:00Looking forward to playing with the isolates, prob...Looking forward to playing with the isolates, probably toss them into a barrel at Modern Times and see how they behave!The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-28543364484834580452013-06-06T20:19:51.248-04:002013-06-06T20:19:51.248-04:00Yeah, I have those two still going. I just moved a...Yeah, I have those two still going. I just moved a few weeks ago and I hope I didn't ruin them in the sunlight.<br /><br />I isolated three (or maybe four) individual yeasts, two of which were almost surely Brettanomyces. One appeared to be 'funkier' and forms a pellicle quickly. The other is a bit cleaner and doesn't appear to form a pellicle. It seemed to come back to life right before I moved, having dropped before. I'm going to give them both a bit more time before I bottle.<br /><br />The third is totally useless for brewing. I'm not sure what it is but it appeared to do nothing when put in wort, although it did grow a very tiny bit. I couldn't pick out any aromatic contributions.<br /><br />The fourth is probably one of the first two, but I kept it separately just in case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-10873466003622536442013-04-26T16:54:40.092-04:002013-04-26T16:54:40.092-04:00Always fun to find out that the work of brewing a ...Always fun to find out that the work of brewing a sour beer actually paid off!<br /><br />Claudio recently <a href="https://twitter.com/dcylab/status/325384979976695809/photo/1" rel="nofollow">tweeted some pictures</a> of a fermentation test with two strains he's isolated. Haven't heard any results yet, but looking forward to getting my hands on them!The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-25743949605569238902013-04-26T08:24:21.088-04:002013-04-26T08:24:21.088-04:00Congrats! It must be satisfying to see the success...Congrats! It must be satisfying to see the success of a long-term project like this.<br /><br />Did you re-pitch or inoculate another batch with your DCambic culture?<br /><br />Were any individual strains ever cultured from the guy DC Yeast Lab?Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989439202101754645noreply@blogger.com