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Wife’s Sourdough
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:27 pm
by Stonecutter
When SWMBO gets into sourdough and now you both have an interest in yeast culture
I told her she can look after the mashes from now on
Re: Wife’s Sourdough
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:13 pm
by subbrew
One of next season batches is going to be a sourdough fermented batch of bourbon. I have made beer using my sourdough as the yeast and it came out fine. Had a flavor similar to an English ale, so quite a few esters. I think they will be fine in a whiskey.
Re: Wife’s Sourdough
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2025 6:33 am
by Tammuz
subbrew wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:13 pm
One of next season batches is going to be a sourdough fermented batch of bourbon. I have made beer using my sourdough as the yeast and it came out fine. Had a flavor similar to an English ale, so quite a few esters. I think they will be fine in a whiskey.
How many grams did you use of starter to use on what size of ferment ?
Re: Wife’s Sourdough
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:20 am
by subbrew
Tammuz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 6:33 am
How many grams did you use of starter to use on what size of ferment ?
Planning in about a half gallon, say 1300 grams or a bit less as there will be plenty of bubbles in it since I want a good active starter. For the 5 gallon batch of beer I used a little under 2 cups.
Re: Wife’s Sourdough
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:28 am
by Tammuz
Thanks I make sourdough a lot. Was always curious in a healthy starter how much is yeast to flour. It's an experiment I will get to.