I have a question. I didn't find an answer to this on several searches on and off the board. I have been trying to conceive a recipe for a fruit lambic off of a Flanders Brown base, although this question could pertain to several styles.
I was thinking that in the case of souring bacteria, you could end up with the beer sitting on the fruit for extended periods of time. Even though I know this is done, it makes me nervous. The only fruit beer I've ever done in the past had a taste a bit like spoiled fruit after a month of so on some Oregon fruit raspberry.
I was thinking of ways around this such as 100% pure juice or even wine. I sort of liked the wine idea as the product should already have a nice tart bite to it and be acclimated to alcohol. So has anyone ever done a lambic, or other fruit flavored beer, and added anything like a bottle or two of blackberry wine to account for the fruit?
I was thinking that in the case of souring bacteria, you could end up with the beer sitting on the fruit for extended periods of time. Even though I know this is done, it makes me nervous. The only fruit beer I've ever done in the past had a taste a bit like spoiled fruit after a month of so on some Oregon fruit raspberry.
I was thinking of ways around this such as 100% pure juice or even wine. I sort of liked the wine idea as the product should already have a nice tart bite to it and be acclimated to alcohol. So has anyone ever done a lambic, or other fruit flavored beer, and added anything like a bottle or two of blackberry wine to account for the fruit?