I always add lactic acid, followed by a short boil before adding the lactobacillus into the chilled wort. The lactic acid addition before the lacto serves two purposes--- 1) helps ward off unwanted bacteria, 2) assists in lowering the pH before handing off the wort to the lacto
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Love this video. I just got the new brewzilla and have been wanting to make some sours
Gr8 video & content. I thank y'all for all...
Would a robobrew work well for these. We don’t use it much anymore and seems like a good reason to dedicate it to these.
I always add lactic acid, followed by a short boil before adding the lactobacillus into the chilled wort. The lactic acid addition before the lacto serves two purposes--- 1) helps ward off unwanted bacteria, 2) assists in lowering the pH before handing off the wort to the lacto
We pre sour like this in our commercial brewery down to 4.5, we find that it helps with head retention