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01-17-2012, 01:43 AM
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Orange in Lambic
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My wife bought some Kumquats. I don't know why. A pretty boring fruit really. Will use some in salads, but will probably have a bunch that will go to waste.
They do have a pretty strong bitter orange flavor, and I wondered if I could use some of them in a Lambic, or if that would completely ruin it.
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01-17-2012, 02:32 AM
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if its bitter to start with then that will transfer to your Lambic i wouldnt use just that but then again i dont like fruit beer
IPA all the Way
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01-17-2012, 03:25 AM
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Kumquats are pretty bitter, but they do have a distinct flavor. You can zest them like any other citrus and use that in your beer. I'm not really sure if the zest in a kumquat has bitterness so I would taste it before adding it to your lambic as bitter and sour don't go together.
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02-11-2012, 10:18 PM
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I chopped up somewhere between 15 and 20 kumquats, and put them in a jar with a few ozs of rum. Put in the whole thing; zest, pith, and juice, but removed the seeds. Left them for about a month. Yesterday I added them (and the rum) to 5 liters of 4 month old pLambic. The pLambic was pretty good, refreshing and sour.
It's only a gallon. Might be interesting.
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02-16-2012, 02:53 AM
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I think a Kumquat Belgian Wit would be very interesting.
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02-16-2012, 03:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Calder
The pLambic was pretty good, refreshing and sour.
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I've always wondered, what does the p in pLambic stand for? |
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02-16-2012, 09:21 PM
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pretentious
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02-16-2012, 09:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by guess42
pretentious
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02-16-2012, 10:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Waylit
I've always wondered, what does the p in pLambic stand for?
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pseudo as lambic is specific to a particular location in Belgium.
Just like champagne or burgundy only comes from that part of france. |
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02-17-2012, 12:15 AM
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It would be a little pretentious to call it Lambic.
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