Lew Bryson ) wrote:
: > Erm, may I very bluntly point out that many British breweries use open
: > fermenters as well, and that quite a few lager breweries in countries
: > such as Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic or Poland also
: > do make the primary fermentation to their beers in open fermenters...
: > So I wouldn't link "open fermenter" to "lambic" that exclusively... (
:
: Yeah, Magic Hat and Shipyard in the U.S. spring to mind as major examples of
: open fermenter breweries as well. Chances are that the husband WAS talking
: about lambics...but not anywhere near a certainty. Sorry, darling.
:

I'm aware of that -- Ommegang uses open fermenters as well -- And Anchor.

I just kind of got "lambic" out of the context of that question. In my
experience, when people go to some lengths to bring up open fermentation
in a discussion of a beer style they're typically talking lambic!

--
Bill

reply to sirwill1 AT same domain as above

Bill Benzel wrote:

>I just kind of got "lambic" out of the context of that question. In my
>experience, when people go to some lengths to bring up open fermentation
>in a discussion of a beer style they're typically talking lambic!
>
Fair enough... Nevertheless kind of funny, as most of the fermentation
process, once the wort has been seeded with wild yeasts, in such
breweries as Cantillon, actually takes place in not-quite-open oak
casks... ;o)))


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