Made a 1g batch Flanders red style ale using the roselare blend yeast back in January 2021. Tasted after 3 months (gravity had dropped to 1.004 and had a nice acidity) then a pelicle formed - it's looking more white ropey lava now... Is this looking okay do you think? Sorry for the terrible photos, best I could get.
Is this a pellicle?
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An Ankoù
Landlord.
It most certainly is. I've never used the stuff, to be honest, but that's exactly the way I would expect it to look.
Sadfield
Landlord.
Yes it is. Looks fine to me.
I disturbed it to take a sample (tasting pretty good for 6 months, was quite thin rasting at 3 months. Reminiscent of Duchesse de Bourgogne, OG is 1.012). The pellicle dropped out completely overnight, was surprised how rapidly that happened but is now reforming. Going to leave it until 1 year (not sure I can wait much longer than that, also with a 1 gallon batch I lose to much sampling).
IainM
Landlord.
Nice yeast blend that. Last week I bottled a Flander's Red ale that has been sitting with that Roselare pellicle on it since I brewed it in 2018. I split the batch and bottled half at 12 months and the other half at 32 months. Both are great. Enjoy!
IainM
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No I haven't, but others on here have and I've heard that the second batch get sourer and funkier, which sound good to me!
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