Lambic Digest #0628

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Subject: Lambic Digest #628 (June 18, 1995) 

 

 

 
Lambic Digest #628                             Sun 18 June 1995 

 

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

 

 
Contents: 
  fruiting ratio/award winning lambic digesters (John Isenhour) 
  Re: Cry for help (bickham) 

 

 
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Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 10:21:50 -0500 (CDT) 
From: isenhour at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (John Isenhour) 
Subject: fruiting ratio/award winning lambic digesters 

 
> Dirk Houser writes: 

 
> I plan on a 5lbs to 1 gal ratio.  This will heavy on fruit 

 
I have 25 lbs cherries in my current 5 gallons of Kriek style.  Last year 
I tried 18 lbs/5 gal and U.S. national first round judges (94) said MORE 
CHERRY. My current 25 lb batch just took bronze at the '95 nationals.  
Considering how it tastes now, I would not hesitate to use even more fruit 
if I could get my hands on it (by this I mean cheaply:)  

 
Also a report on my 7 BBL batch of gueuze style.  This stuff took off  
like a rocket!  Had about 10 gallons of blowoff that was really  
interesting and settled into distinct bands of "stuff".  The blowoff felt  
very oily and smelled really complex.  If we were not replacing the  
brewery drain at the time I would have harvested the blowoff.  (the 1bbl  
starter was made from F. Boon Gueuze dregs obtained several years ago  
when I was serving it at a tasting). 

 
Its a month old today and has been rated as midway between faro and gueuze 
already.  (I have only had Boon Pertotale faro so thats all I can tell my 
self by comparison.) It is already fairly sour, which was quite a suprize 
to me.   I have taken several 2L pet bottle samples to various clubs and  
they rate it as very good (!?) - then I tell em how old it is.  I am  
trying to get the brewery to send it to GABF, and some will almost  
certainly be available at "The Great Taste of The Midwest". 

 
PS to Mike Sharp - If its possible, I'd like to buy a "Caution" T-shirt  
for the brewer for letting me contaminate his brewery - any miracles? 

 
 -john 
isenhour at lambic.fnal.gov 

 

 

 
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Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 17:05:02 -0400 (EDT) 
From: bickham at msc.cornell.edu 
Subject: Re: Cry for help 

 
I think in a recent posting, someone recommended using 2 lbs 
of raspberries per gallon, and 3 lbs. with cherries.  I have 
to agree with the cherries, since the 2 lbs./gal I used in 
haven't held up well in the bottle.  I also wouldn't use 
more than 3 lbs. of raspberries, since they can cover up 
the nice brett and other funky aromas we like in our lambics! 

 
Scott 
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