by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jun 7, 2016 | Berliner Weisse, Brewing & Homebrewing, Fast Souring, Fast Souring, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! Funky and sour beers have been gaining momentum for quite some time now. But for all the barrel aged sours and delicious Brettanomyces laced saisons: where have all the Berliner Weisses gone? To my surprise there are less than twenty widely...
by Dr. Lambic | Nov 18, 2015 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Fast Souring, Off-Flavors, Sour Beer Articles, Starters & Microbe Culturing
Hello Sour Brewers! Last December when I published our article on Fast Souring with Lactobacillus, I had hoped that it would provide a useful overview to both hobby and commercial brewers interested in using sour mashing, kettling, or worting techniques. Personally,...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 20, 2014 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Fast Souring, Off-Flavors, Sour Beer Articles
Fast Souring with Lactobacillus – Best Practices, Sensory, & Science Hello Sour Brewers! There are a number of brewing situations and recipe designs where both craft and home brewers would like to establish a nice clean baseline level of lactic acidity in...
by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Dec 10, 2014 | Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Fast Souring, Gose, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! It’s been awhile since your pal Sour Brew has posted an article. This is because I went and did a dumb thing… I got an internship at a local brewery. I’m excited to say that after three months I haven’t quit and still love to brew,...
by Dr. Lambic | Apr 18, 2014 | Ask Dr. Lambic, Berliner Weisse, Brewing & Homebrewing, Educational Articles, Fast Souring, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Once I decided to create this blog, one of the ideas that I have been most excited about was the opportunity that it would give me to interact with the sour beer community. Although at this point the site is little more than a month old, I...