Mad Fermentationist Saison Blend

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  1. minderbender

    minderbender Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 New York

    Just to let everyone know, Bootleg Biology is currently holding a pre-sale of homebrew cultures, including a saison blend obtained from @OldSock (Mike Tonsmeire, who writes the Mad Fermentationist blog and wrote American Sour Beers). The blend contains saison yeast, a wild saccharomyces yeast, a few brett strains, and lactobacillus. Pretty much everything you need to know is in this blog post (Tonsmeire is answering questions in the comments, so there is additional info there). It's worth noting that this isn't really a sour blend, it is intended to produce a dry, funky saison with mild tartness (pH of 3.8 or 3.9). The sale goes through March 5 and the cultures will ship by March 22. (To be clear, I have no affiliation with the vendor, although I did order a few packets.)
     
    #1 minderbender, Feb 28, 2017
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  2. secondbase

    secondbase Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2015 Tennessee

    This company is local to me and their cultures have been produced some killer results for me in the wild/sour/funky department. I'm stoked on this release!
     
    #2 secondbase, Feb 28, 2017
  3. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    Happy to answer any questions!
     
    #3 OldSock, Mar 1, 2017
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  4. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    What's your favorite color?
     
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  5. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    What Is the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow?

    Cheers!
     
    #5 JackHorzempa, Mar 1, 2017
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  6. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    Purplish Orange.

    9 fpf (furlongs per fortnight).
     
    #6 OldSock, Mar 1, 2017
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  7. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    Do you have the hexadecimal code for that?
     
    #7 sarcastro, Mar 1, 2017
  8. Hogue2112

    Hogue2112 Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Ohio

    Glad to see this :slight_smile:

    Will definitely be brewing something soon.
     
    #8 Hogue2112, Mar 1, 2017
  9. Beer_Baron123

    Beer_Baron123 Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2015 Canada (ON)

    Can you get some to me in Ontario Canada!?
     
    #9 Beer_Baron123, Mar 1, 2017
  10. telejunkie

    telejunkie Savant (1,107) Sep 14, 2007 Vermont

    Saw the nice post by Jeff on FB for you @OldSock …I'm in! Really nice that we can now list one strain for your saison recipes instead of the 4… :slight_smile:
     
    #10 telejunkie, Mar 1, 2017
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  11. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    No, I can't.
     
    #11 OldSock, Mar 1, 2017
  12. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    Trying to pull the trigger, but $18 with shipping is currently holding me back.
     
    #12 jmich24, Mar 2, 2017
  13. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    I may have overlooked this: how much are you purchasing (size of slurry for 5 gallon pitch size)?
     
    #13 pweis909, Mar 2, 2017
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  14. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    Add some other cultures to lower the cost of shipping per culture?

    I'll get back to you, sent an email to Jeff.
     
    #14 OldSock, Mar 2, 2017
  15. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    Jeff says the exact number depends on the propagation, but 100 billion cells "for real" is the minimum.
     
    #15 OldSock, Mar 2, 2017
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  16. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Thanks. I saw a few things at their website that tempt me. That Sacc arlingtonia strain, for one. And who doesn't want to tell friends and family, just as they are about to take their first sip, that you made this beer with yeast and bacteria extracted from OldSock's?
     
    #16 pweis909, Mar 2, 2017
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  17. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    Any suggestions?
     
    #17 jmich24, Mar 2, 2017
  18. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    We pitched their kombucha culture into a couple barrels at Modern Times when we started. Have tasted good things from the Funk Weapon series, but haven't brewed with them.
     
    #18 OldSock, Mar 3, 2017
  19. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    What are your thoughts on repitching your blend? How do you maintain your culture at home?
     
    #19 jmich24, Mar 4, 2017
  20. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    I harvest (usually from primary) and refrigerate until I need it again. I'll make a starter if it has been a few months. I'm OK with drift, but nice to have the option to reset now if it changes for the worse or dies!
     
    #20 OldSock, Mar 4, 2017
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