I think some of you may shudder at what I'm asking.
I've been working on a recipe for a Gose for a little while on and off and have come across the idea of using a blend of Lacto and Brewer's Yeast in primary fermentation to achieve the style in a unique form. In the midst of kettle sour Gose, this idea really grabbed my attention. I work at a small/growing brewery with a 10 hL system and thought that if I did this, I would probably put it into one of my usual FVs (this is where I start to get nervous). First off, I think it's a big risk to put a new beer, especially one with lacto in primary, in a 10 hL tank that we typically use for clean side beer. Secondly, I worry about the tenacity of bacteria like lacto. While I'm confident in our CIP standards, I still see it as a risk.
I've heard different things from different people like "use a unique set of gaskets" and "don't ever do that" and "eh it'll probably be fine" but I wanted to post about it.
Has anyone done this? Am I crazy for wanting to try this? Am I overreacting? Any insight is helpful.
Lastly, our lab will be purchasing an ATP test kit very soon and from what I understand about what I want to try and what ATP tests do for breweries, I plan on at least waiting until we obtain that to begin my wild experimentation (pun intended).
I've been working on a recipe for a Gose for a little while on and off and have come across the idea of using a blend of Lacto and Brewer's Yeast in primary fermentation to achieve the style in a unique form. In the midst of kettle sour Gose, this idea really grabbed my attention. I work at a small/growing brewery with a 10 hL system and thought that if I did this, I would probably put it into one of my usual FVs (this is where I start to get nervous). First off, I think it's a big risk to put a new beer, especially one with lacto in primary, in a 10 hL tank that we typically use for clean side beer. Secondly, I worry about the tenacity of bacteria like lacto. While I'm confident in our CIP standards, I still see it as a risk.
I've heard different things from different people like "use a unique set of gaskets" and "don't ever do that" and "eh it'll probably be fine" but I wanted to post about it.
Has anyone done this? Am I crazy for wanting to try this? Am I overreacting? Any insight is helpful.
Lastly, our lab will be purchasing an ATP test kit very soon and from what I understand about what I want to try and what ATP tests do for breweries, I plan on at least waiting until we obtain that to begin my wild experimentation (pun intended).
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