AG73 - Flanders Red Ale

BeerCat said:

Have you tried it yet Steve? Anything interesting growing on top?

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strange-steve said:

I'd actually forgotten all about this. It's been stashed under the stairs for 7 months now so another 5 to go until bottling time. A couple of months back I was trying to find something in the same cupboard and noticed that the bung/airlock was on the floor and so the carboy was wide open

I reckon the wife knocked it out while faffing with stuff beside it, of course she denied it. I have no idea how long it was lying open or if it's been ruined

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samale said:

I am interested in trying out a Flanders red ale.
After pitching the yeast do you let it sit on the yeast cake for a year + or do you transfer to another container once fermentation is complete. I was looking at maybe using the royal bubble 20 litre to age in.

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strange-steve said:

I didn't transfer it, just left in in the primary the whole time. The yeast cake may undergo a little autolysis but that's actually a good thing for these long term sours, it provides nutrients for the brett and bugs. I would strongly recommend using a glass carboy for this, I recently dumped a batch of lambic that was aged in a plastic FV cos it tasted like acetone.

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samale said:

The royal bubbler is glass with a plastic lid. Should I buy a carboy instead.
https://www.geterbrewed.com/brewferm-royal-bubbler-20-litre/

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BeerCat said:

Nice one Steve, i am glad your beer is fine. Must be the pellicle protecting it. Some of mine are still bubbling after a year. Are you going to add bottling yeast?

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