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WildBrew™ Sour Pitch is a ready-to-use, high-performance, and high-purity lactic acid bacteria specifically selected for its ability to produce a wide range of sour beer styles.WildBrew™ Sour Pitch produces a clean and balanced citrus flavor profile typical of both traditional and modern sour beer styles. When inoculated at optimal temperature and the right conditions, it is a powerful, safe and easy way to handle bacteria for various beer souring techniques, such as a typical kettle souring process.Styles which can be brewed with WildBrew™ Sour Pitch include, but are not limited to, Berliner Weisse, Gose, lambic-style, American Wild, and Sour IPA. WildBrew™ Sour Pitch will deliver unmatched consistency, effortless application, fully assured performance and unparalleled purity for brewing the sour beer style of your choice.
Sour Pitch is a Lactobacillus plantarum strain.
Brewing Properties
In Lallemand’s Standard Wort conditions, WildBrew™ Sour Pitch bacteria exhibits:
Fermentation rate, fermentation time and pH drop are dependent on inoculationdensity, bacteria handling, fermentation temperature and nutritional quality of the wort.
Instructions
Open the sachet and add WildBrew™ Sour Pitch directly to unhopped wort at a rate of 10g/hL (1g/10L), ensuring temperature is 30 - 40°C (86 - 104°F). For better distribution rehydrate WildBrew™ Sour Pitch in a mix of unhopped wort and water (50/50) 10 times the weight of inoculation at 30°C +/- 5°C (86°F +/- 8°F). Monitor pH drop and test regularly.
Dosage
10 g packet for 1 hL
250 g packet for 25 hL
Keep frozen.