First Sour Beer

[sharkguy05]

So I brewed my first sour beer last november 2011. Finally tasted and kegged it today and it is PIMP!!! I think it came out very well, I used a better bottle so I could distinguish it from the rest and know its sour only. Better bottles have very low oxygen permeation, not alot of acetobacter character just enough to make it jut right. I think I enter this into NHC

[BrewerJ]

Congrats! What is the base style and what bugs did you use? 14 months without a taste, thats some patience.

[sharkguy05]

Its a flanders red so no base really lil pilsner, munich, vienna, special b, wheat and aromatic. Ekg for hops and nottingham for base yeast., i used belgian sour mix 1 from whitelabs and french oak chips in sour stage and a wooden spoon... Dont ask....

[BrewerJ]

Sounds great, did you take a final gravity? I am curious, I have brewed several flanders reds but feel that mine dry out too much over time.

[sharkguy05]

yea it was 1.00, think it tastes just right. lil higher in alcohol than it should be its just over 7% but still tastes good, I think my original was 1.066, I'd have to check my notes

[BrewerJ]

Well that's pretty dry depends if its 1009 or 1001. You can always blend some English brown or mild to bring the maltiness back

[sharkguy05]

Sorry man i meant to write 1.007