Bam Biere Recipe

[brewinhard]

If you are following the main recipe and purchased separate packs of lacto, brett B, and brett L, then you can simply add them to your secondary or keg without a starter for aging. If you plan on using the bottle dregs from a JP bottle then you might want to build them up with a small starter just to wake them up before pitching those into your secondary (keg). But IME, even just pitching the dregs (no starter) into a beer will yield good results given time and patience. Kind of saves the extra step of making a starter.

[tcmonk]

Thanks for the insight.
I may pitch just the Brett, save the Lacto and other Brett strain for another day. Any thought on doing this, I know it wont be a clone but whatever. I cant bring myself to follow a recipe.

[brewinhard]

Which brett were you thinking of dosing it with? If you have the lacto, then I would DEFINITELY pitch that. But I just enjoy the flavor addition from lacto in a wild beer. A nice blend would be just lacto and Brett L. Brett B. can really run away with your beers over time at least IME.

[tcmonk]

Any ideas on reusing the Brett on the bottom of the secondary? Style of beer, ect.

[brewinhard]

Any ideas on reusing the Brett on the bottom of the secondary? Style of beer, ect.

You could make a nice blonde ale or even a flanders red or brown. Pale ales with citrusy hops also can work well depending on which brett strain you used.

[AaronWesternNY]

Belgian Specialty Ale- AKA Orval. BCS-"The White Book"
Styrian and Brett b together- killer!

[tcmonk]

Belgian Specialty Ale- AKA Orval. BCS-"The White Book"
Styrian and Brett b together- killer!

Should I ferment it out first or just use the brett?

[brewinhard]

Depends what you are looking for. If you have enough of a brett yeast cake you can most def. pitch a few cups of that into the primary of your brew. Or you could ferment with an ale strain and add the brett in secondary.