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[ChicagoWaterGuy]

Sure. There are some catches though. Lacto is slow, so it would take it a while to chew through a batch. Second most strains have a low ABV tolerance like 3-4% though there are some good to around 8% ABV. Third, lacto is hop-a-phobic so you have to keep the IBU's real low (8-10 IBU) as it just quivers in the presence of hop alpha acids. Fourth, lacto will quit at a pH of around 3.8. I've never tried an all lacto brew so I don't know which of these walls you'd hit first but you want to keep them all in mind when playing with that particular bug.

Seems like berliner weisse is perfect for lacto.

[strangebrewer]

I ended up with:3# Pils2# wheat malt1# torrified wheat.5# acid maltNo salt or 5.2 addition.I didn't "no sparge", but I did do my first batch sparge. Efficiency was average 75% I pitched the berliner weisse blend from wyeast. The pack hadn't swelled so I hope it goes. I hate the uncertainty of yeast shipped in warm months.

Looks good. I had heard of some people having issues but I've had great results from the wyeast berliner weiss blend. Made a nice tart and refreshing beer that is great on the hotter days.

[ChicagoWaterGuy]

Looks good. I had heard of some people having issues but I've had great results from the wyeast berliner weiss blend. Made a nice tart and refreshing beer that is great on the hotter days.

Thanks. I did boil for 15 minutes with .75 oz of 3.5% AA styrian goldings @15. If It doesn't take off, I'll pitch some s-05 and look for some interesting beers for dregs to add.