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Offline morticaixavier

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Re: Belgian fermentation stalled
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2014, 10:51:24 am »
Will I need to use a glass carboy to minimize oxygen transfer? What is the ideal temperature? I have a place in the basement that will stay in the 65-70 range over different seasons.

glass carboy or stainless is best but plastic is okay if that's what you have. the better bottles I think are more resistant to o2 pickup than the buckets.
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Offline banjo-guy

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Re: Belgian fermentation stalled
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2014, 12:40:13 pm »
Thanks everyone. I'll let this sit for at least another week and see where the FG ends up.
It looks likely that I will be brewing my first sour soon,

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Re: Belgian fermentation stalled
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2014, 01:31:09 pm »
Learned alot just by reading this thread . Tnx .

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Re: Belgian fermentation stalled
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2014, 04:03:13 pm »
If you do go the brett/bacteria route, be sure to use a secondary vessel that is appropriate for your batch size (i.e. a 5 gallon carboy is best if brewing that size batch).