fruited sour carbing

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Liberatiscioli, Jun 3, 2016.

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  1. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    You purposely infected it with either dregs or commercial bugs/bacteria. These strains have usually been artificially selected for their ability to dominate in wort, so I wouldn't worry about an "infection" because the bugs you pitched should dominate any wild bugs that might try to cause an infection and probably destroy them. Not really sure what @ssam meant by that statement though.
     
  2. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Sure, what @DrMindbender said. You infected it on purpose. I didn't mean anything other than that. It was a little joke.

    That said, beer is most resistant to infection if its hopped, fermented, and carbonated. Hops are naturally antimicrobial; alcohol too; and carbonation lowers pH. You may not have much CO2 yet, but your beer is certainly hardy enough to ward off an [unwanted] infection provided you adhere to best practice sanitation techniques.
     
  3. Liberatiscioli

    Liberatiscioli Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Whoops wrong tag hope this beer turns out better than my internet skills. I guess I should not have said infection but more so of a concern is the transferring vessel to vessel and the oxygen exposure. But not to get off topic I think you guys have more than eased my mind with carbing and I appreciate it!

    So my plan
    - take new gravity reading, am I right to expect this to drop further from my unfruited FG and dry the beer out a bit?
    - wait till stable
    - carb and bottle as normal
     
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