Wyeast 5526 - Brett Lambicus

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  1. Supergenious

    Supergenious Maven (1,273) May 9, 2011 Michigan

    I'm interested in brewing something with this as the primary strain. I haven't seen many postings about it, and was curious if anybody has any experience with it and what to expect. Sounds like its much different than the White Labs Brett L.
    I assume something darker would be best- thinking of doing a stout or porter. Or maybe something along the lines of a dubbel/ Oud Bruin.
    thanks.
     
    #1 Supergenious, Apr 23, 2015
  2. telejunkie

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

    I actually think they're pretty similar...but never used 5526 so not positive. I've used White Labs version...co-inoculated with us-05...not positive I would go with that strain again...but turned out okay. Seemed like it was still developing after 6 months...so my suggestion would be to forget about it for awhile. Hopefully someone with more experience than my one & done will chime in though, or check out Mike Tonsmeire's blog: themadfermentationist.com cause my guess is he's used it more than once...
     
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  3. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I believe the wyeast one has a bigger cherry pie presence, based on something I read.
     
    #3 pweis909, Apr 23, 2015
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