Golden Blonde Sour Ale - All into the Secondary

It took 17 days to get the gravity down to 1.014 or lower but the Roeselare and Brett Lambicus are both now in the secondary for a bit of aging.  Brett L will sit in the secondary at least a month.  It may take longer since it seems to be a slower fermentation compared to the Brett B in my quick red.  The Roeselare will sit for two months.

Here are the gravity readings from today:

Brett L - 1.014
Roeselare - 1.012

Keep in mind the Belgium Wheat Wyeast was down to 1.010 in a week.

I will add some Riesling soaked oak cubes when they are about 2-3 weeks away.  I learned in the Quick Red experiment that 8 weeks was a bit too long as the head from the beer really carried a big oak smell and flavor.  Hopefully this will be a better balance.  Also the beer is a lot lighter and less to hide behind. 

Coming Up in the next 2-3 weeks:

1. Bottle Day - Roeselare Quick Red
2. Inoculating my first 20L wooden barrel with 20L of Cabernet Sauvignon which will then hold the winning recipe from the quick red experiments.
3. Tasting Day - Farmhouse Ales Saison
4. Tasting Day - Roeselare Quick Red
5. Bottle Day - Chimay Blue - Trappist Clone 
6. Brew Day - 100% Brett Trois Golden Blonde Sour
7. Brew Day - Berliner Weisse