Lambic Digest #0410

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Lambic Digest #410                             Sat 30 July 1994 

 

 
        Forum on Lambic Beers (and other Belgian beer styles) 
                Mike Sharp, Digest Coordinator 

 

 
Contents: 
  Sour Mash ("RKESSLER") 

 

 
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Date: 29 Jul 1994 10:14:10 EST 
From: "RKESSLER" <RKESSLER at HR.HOUSE.GOV> 
Subject: Sour Mash 

 

 
A while back I wrote a question about Pappazian sour mashing.  I 
had asked if I might be better off using a sampling of my current 
p-lambic to sour the mash for my blackberry wheat sour mash 
rather than using crushed crystal malt as Pappazian suggests. 
Those who responded seemed to think that this was a good idea. 

 
Well, bottom line is that I did it and it worked.  I used about 2 
oz of my current p-lambic (about 6+ months old) and the dregs 
from a bottle of Boon Gueze.  I wrapped the whole thing in about 
5 blankets/sleeping bags and stuck it on my balcony (it averages 
in the 80-90 degree range here) for about 35 hours.  When I went 
to boil last night, I found the wort to be clean, slightly sour 
and no off-flavors: just what I wanted.  I'm not sure how the 
beer will come out, and this is only one try, but so far this 
seems to be a good way to go for a controled sour mash. 

 
BTW, Pappazian seems to have abandoned his previous sour mash 
method (the crystal malt introduction).  I don't see any real 
discussion of it in his new book. 

 
On a different note, I tasted my plambic and it seems to have 
developed some cidery flavors over the last month.  Any ideas on 
what's causing it, or, more importantly, how to stop this or 
mitigate it?  A little bit of cideriness is fine, but I don't 
want this getting out of control.  Will a new brett culture help? 

 
Thanks. 

 
- --Rick Kessler (rkessler at hr.house.gov) 

 

 
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