Mango & Passionfruit Sour Brewday - Grainfather G40

With summertime on the horizon its no better time to brew up a tart, fruity and refreshing Mango and Passionfruit sour on my Grainfather G40.
In this brewday episode I also get to chat with Cillian Fahey, owner of Larkins Brewing Company in Co. Wicklow about the anticipated release of their new Acid Passion range of sour beers. I'm also using 'Sour Hour' dried yeast by WHC Lab and get to talk to yeast expert Philip Nutt about this simple to use souring yeast.
Recipe links coming soon.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

glad to see you back!

[@briancaldwell8514]

good stuff! Thanks Glen, loved the video.

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Thanks so much for watching and for the comments 🤜🤛🍺👍

[@darrenscott1405]

Great video as always 🍺

[@tomwilliams364]

Another good one Glen thanks

[@kellyrick4365]

Glad to see you back on, brewing :)

[@BhoyMolloy]

Brilliant again Glen and thanks for the shout out 🍻

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Thanks very much Mark, Wicklow features alot in my vids and I always wanted to try a sour feature.... thanks for the heads-up on Larkins dude 😎👍🍻🙌

[@michaeleade4149]

loving where your going Glen with your youtubing it really makes alot of difference other then just watching a brew day love your stuff

[@jimmybacon1868]

Hi Glen, thanks for the video this is really cool! BTW for aerating the wort you can buy a wort paddle from Grainfather for 35$, then you attach it to a drill and that will make the brewday a bit easier! Cheers!

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Cheers Jimmy, I saw that before actually, do you use one?

[@jimmybacon1868]

@@TheBeardyManCraftBeers yes I do, it is a good purchase I think.

[@Dts1953]

So pleased to see you back Glen! Only just realised you were back as I have been off you tube a while myself due to family commitments. Great brewday👍 I am still using my old G30 but it keeps going😂 Will now have to catch up with your other videos👍 All the best to you and the family Glen👍👍👍

[@18centwood]

I'm brewing this one. In the states, I like and drink mango cart. Crushable in the hot weather. Keep up the great vids. Cheers!

[@richmurphy5647]

Just bought me a G40!! Can’t wait to get it. Cheers 🍻

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Oh fantastic, you won't regret it! What your first brew on it?

[@richmurphy5647]

@@TheBeardyManCraftBeers Belgian Witbiere

[@chickenparmo]

As always, love the video mate. I hope you and your little'un are recovering well from your bout of Covid. Not long since had it myself and it's no fun at all. Cheers for the video and look forward to seeing how this one progresses. Take it easy fella!

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Thanks a mil buddy! All recovered now 'I think', never know with COVID! This one is turning out great but I need to fast track things with it as there's been a few distractions since brewday 🤣🙌🍻

[@batpak32]

Super video again Glen, hope your arse recovered! 🤣 Love the upgrade in video production since your return Great to see you using WHC labs yeast, shame it so hard to get some of the strains in homebrew packs. Will have to try true sour once it’s available.

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Thanks very much Jon! Arse got a right auld shock in that video....I had to keep rolling, didn't know I was so close 🤣 Great to be partnered with WHC on yeasts going forward. The good news is there will be a release soon of homebrew packs on a variety of yeasts.....I'll post an update on a vid when that happens 👍🍻

[@allegrini]

Great video as always. Super content. Looking forward to the next part. And to try some of that sour. Question for you, what do you suggest for an initiation on sour beers? Where to start?

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Cheers dude and thanks a million once again for connecting me with the guys from WHC! I'll drop across to you with a few bottles once I bottle. This is actually a great 'base recipe' for sours, allowing full creativity with fruit additions in secondary. There's complex sours and easy sours.....give this one a go, change out the fruit, I'll drop over some yeast 👍🍻🍻

[@mkestring]

Awesome video. I just got a G40 and my first brew was an Irish red ale from your videos. Just a question, How much did you configure the mash efficiency and losses on your G40 app?

[@tomford6880]

Hi Glen, I'd like to try out a few sours but starting on the easy side-if you have 2 minutes can you answer these questions. How (and when ) did you add the fruit, was it fresh or a puree? How sour did it get in terms of taste, I know this is objective, but i have never been a massive fan of really sour and tart. Was the yeast good compared to something like Philly Sour, if you have any experience with other yeasts. Cheers man, keep up the great vids!

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Hey Tom, so sorry for the late reply! This yeast is as good as Philly, I tried a comparison and it worked out great! I've always used frozen fruit with absolutely no issues, fantastic taste and aroma and I don't worry about sanitizing the frozen fruit either. I'm a total Mango Head, I always add the chunks to a hop net before dropping them in. Thanks for the support and comments 👍🍺

[@jmsnystrom]

How do you wash the g40? Nice video keep up the good work!

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Many thanks! It's a CIP (Clean In Place) system so it's very easy to clean at the end of brewday. I do recommend using The Grainfather Cleaning Powder, run through the system for 15mins at 60°C, drain, scrub and rinse 👍🍺

[@haysophwhite4877]

Do you have the full recipe?

[@Pingwinho]

You shouldn't let your grain bed gets exposed before you start sparing in a continuous sparge. Your grain bad will collapse and get thicker, prolonging the sparge and actually encouraging the formation of funnels.

[@aidanhill]

Do you create these recipes on the GF app, if so whats your username, can then grab the recipe for future brewing.

[@michaeleade4149]

as far as sparging goes with me i have a spare brewzilla 35l as i use a brewzilla gen4 35 litre the spare brewzilla which is the previous model acts as my sparge water and i just pump the sparge water through the recirc arm into the bz35l and what water i have left over i use as cleaning water for gen4 my bz65l hass come somewhat redundant but will be keeping it for when i want to do bigger batches.

[@ronanmurphy_explorer]

Really enjoyed the video Glen, as usual. Loved the interview setup, and looking forward to seeing Part Deux. Hope you're fully recovered from your dose of Covid. Also, I'll make you famous for only €50 - worth thinking about :)

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Hey Ronn, thanks a million dude, really looking forward to this summer fruit beer! Yeah the interviews worked great but always tricky to keep them short. All good after COVID, can't complain when ya hear other stores. I've made the €50 transfer, how long before you can make me famous?

[@sawekm8025]

These yeast looks similar to Lallemand Philly Sour 👍 good vid

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

Thanks very much, yeap it's very similar to Philly Sour which initially I was planning on using until I discovered this homegrown alternative 👍🍻

[@sawekm8025]

@@TheBeardyManCraftBeers Unfortunately, those from the video are not available in my country, but if they appear one day, I will definitely try them out! Thank you for another inspiration for summer Beer

[@thanhtungvlogs88]

Pls share me link next video thank so much

[@niallconway9444]

No fancy sparging technique for me… similar to you, the trusty Pyrex jug

[@TheBeardyManCraftBeers]

I've tried one or two DIY options but the Health and Safety dept were on to me immediately 🤣👍

[@RalphAverbuch]

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