Gonna be brewing a brewers best kit this weekend and putting some brett yeast in it. Which would be the best kit to start with?
Are u adding Brett to an already existing recipe? Sure, any kit will do if it contains the bugs u want and you practice safe sanitation Cheers...checking out brewer's best as we speak. http://morebeer.com/search?search=sour+kit admittedly, I haven't used any of these kits, but the beers they are trying to replicate, are no slouches.
Brett doesn't really always mean it's going to be sour.. Some toss some citrus notes, and funk obviously, but sour comes with the addition of lacto/pedio.
Agreed, kinda. Brett doesn't necessarily produce acid. @OldSock dropped a little new info on FB yesterday that certain strains do actually produce Lactic Acid. When culturing Brett strains on plates and starters they can throw Acetic Acid as well, really potent, literally opened the plate and smelled vinegar from a few feet away. OP, if you are doing a Brett secondary don't do an overly bitter beer. As this is your first foray into wild country, I would recommend a Saison or Belgian Pale Ale with Orval dregs added at the begging of fermentation, or in secondary if yuo want to keep your equipment separate.
I've found that limiting exposure to oxygen can greatly reduce the levels of acetic acid. You'll end up with more funk than sour.
Disregard my previous posting about Lactic Acid, misread the FB post! My statements about Acetic still stand.
My advice would be -minimize exposure to O2 -Brett alone won't sour a beer (or at least not in a good way) -have separate plastic equipment and practice good sanitation -think of a sour that you like and pick a kit with similar aspects (ie color, maltiness) -patience is key -you don't really need to hop it (10ibus max)
Yeah, so like I was saying.. If you want a brett beer, then add brett to a style that will work with it, hop it low-ish and roll with it. If you want a sour, you need more than brett. Roselare blend in a simple grist might work out to keep it easy, but it will take a while to be ready.
