Lambic?

[Julie]

Have any of you beer makers made a lambic?

 

[BernardSmith]

Not me, not yet. Sorry.

 

[BernardSmith]

Julie, This weekend I started thinking about brewing a lambic beer and then the thought occurred to me that we take great pains to avoid the presence of brett bacteria (and certainly with lambic brett is only one of the numerous bacteria sought after) anywhere near wine. And then the thought occurred to me - how confident am I that I would be able to remove every last bacterium from inside hoses or on fermenters and the like... So I guess my question to you, is have you made a lambic using the same equipment that you use for wine making and would you think it reasonable to make lambics in the same space as you make wine or even regular beers and lagers?

 

[Julie]

Well now that you bring that up, I won't make it with any of my wine equipment nor in my wine room.

 

[grapeman]

Maybe Seth will chime in on this Julie. I know he is/was making one a while ago.