I love this style but I would never expose my equipment to this beer VD.

[BrewKnob]

Do you keep separate equipment? Do you ever have non lambic beers go lambic on you?

 

[TasunkaWitko]

Even Brettanomyces yeast dies at 140 degrees, 160 tops. That plus good, alkaline cleansing and acid sanitising will be fine.

 

[cactusgarrett]

Some cheap plastic items that i don't expose to boil. Nope; good sanitation and common sense should keep things in check.

 

[RPh_Guy]

What's wrong with making all Lambics?

 

[stz]

I know wiser than I recommend keeping separate equipment, retiring old equipment when buying new in order to lessen the pain of owning two sets of equipment, but I'm totally fine with my cleaning and sanitation. Clean is clean, sanitary is sanitary ... two sets of equipment doesn't change that. I can see erring on the side of caution when offering advice, especially if somebody isn't quite there yet with those things (and we all like to think we are when maybe we aren't), but you've either got to be very unlucky (can happen to anybody and can't avoid it) or really do something messed up to infect beer.

I infected one batch once with something, I still don't know how. It was 10gal split 5gal in 2 FV's with different yeasts for each and one developed a pellicle. It wasn't a good pellicle either, I got a hoppy pale ale with a hint of baby vomit.

 

[BrewKnob]

What's wrong with making all Lambics?

NOTHING!

But I like my Helles.

 

[Clef051]

I’ve reused fermenters after making sours with a “clean”beer. I haven’t had a infection.

Just a good cleaning and star San after has worked for me

 

[SoCal-Doug]

Been using the same equipment for beer, sours, lambics and a few other things for many years. Never had a batch go south. Use common sense hygiene practices and you will be fine. Get lazy and things might get real ugly.

 

[BrewMan13]

After the couple sours I've done sour far, I soak all the stuff that was used overnight in a cleaner one night, a sanitizer the next, then sanitize immediately before the next use (obviously); so far no-cross contamination.