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Sour Solera Blend - Bootleg Biology
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Sour Solera Blend - Bootleg Biology

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Description

Not your average mass-produced sour blend. Sour Solera™ Blend contains a unique and complex collection of Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and other funky yeast and souring bacteria pulled from an active fermentation. By comparison, many lab-produced multi-species culture blends fail to reproduce the richness and complexity of traditional lambic-style fermentations in their first effort. This can be a result of artificially slamming together cultures after pulling them directly from the freezer.

Sour Solera™ can sour in a matter of months at 70ºF or higher, or if you prefer a more prolonged fermentation, use large amounts of aged hops and/or ferment and hold at temperatures below 70ºF.

This blend is available seasonally, and will always be changing and evolving due to the nature of solera fermentations. Warning: No two Sour Solera™ Blend releases will be the same, and neither will their fermentations.

Brewing Info:

  • Type: Yeast & Lactic Acid Bacteria blend. Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, and other wild variants.
  • Pitching Rate: Directly pitchable into 5 gallons of 1.050 or lower wort
  • Estimated Attenuation: 96–100%
  • Estimated Final pH: 3.2–3.5
  • Flavor/Aroma Profile: Funky, Sour; varies batch-to-batch
  • Flocculation: Low to medium; Higher with prolonged aging
  • Recommended Fermentation Temperature:
    • For quick souring (less than 3 months): 70–80ºF
    • For gradual souring: below 70ºF
 
 
Please Note: For best results we Always recommend ordering an Ice Pack with your liquid yeast. Ice Packs can be found below in the "You might Also Need" section.
 
 

 

Item # Y616
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Weight 0.19 LBS
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I want to make a long aged sour
Sam B on May 23, 2022
I want to make a long aged sour
Sam B on May 23, 2022
I’ve had good luck with Sour Solera blends from Bootleg Biology.
Robert Rutledge on Oct 1, 2021
I’ve had good luck with Sour Solera blends from Bootleg Biology.
Robert Rutledge on Oct 1, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5
Well worth the wait
Used this yeast in a 12 gallon barrel that I kept at
70f. Base beer was saison and fermented right in the barrel. At 5months, there was slight acidity so was hoping it would improve. Tasted again at 8mos and acidity was much more pronounced with complexity you can only achieve in a barrel. Be patient, it will be worth the wait and put in a barrel if you can. As the name states, I plan to use this as a Solera.
March 24, 2024
Rated 2 out of 5
Expired packet
Morebeer sent me an expired packet of sour Solera. Recieved my yeast and its a month and a half expired. Going to make a starter and Cross my fingers. Was looking forward to trying this blend as I heard good things. Im just hoping I get something viable out of it
December 8, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Awesome
Bootleg bio’s yeasts and microbs are the best
May 13, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago