W25

W25

Lacto Brevis

Wild & Sour

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W25

Excellent quick sour/kettle sour strain. Keep IBUs low!

A strain of Lactobacillus brevis. It is extremely hop sensitive and therefore should only be used in worts without hops. Lacto Brevis is a great strain for souring wort in the kettle or fermenter, prior to adding yeast for fermentation. For best performance use inoculation rates of 0.1% - 1.0% by volume of wort. Lacto Brevis will typically drop wort pH to 3.3 in 1-4 days depending on temperature and inoculation rate.

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Temperature
85-100 °F / 29-38 °C
Haze
N/A
Flocculation
low
Phenolic Off-Flavor
N/A
Attenuation
0%
Diastatic
N/A
Alcohol Tolerance
2%

Beer Styles

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