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Still beer, cereals wine. During the fermentation, the carbon dioxide escapes through the wood and as a result does not saturate the beer.
==Estimated Gravity== ===Original Gravity===
It is estimated that the original gravity of Cantillon Lambic is between ~1.045 and ~1.050. This information is based on known ABV% and final gravity reaching low as ~1.005 in 3 year old lambic.
===Blended Gravity===
Final blend of 1,2, and 3 year old gueuze is 3.5 plato.
=Fruit Ratios=
! Name !! Fruit !! Quantity !! Notes
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| Kriek||cherry||x230.77 grams per liter = 1.93 pounds per US gallon||xfrozen whole fruits
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| Saint Laminus|| merlot and cabernet-franc grapes||x25 (grams per liter) = 1.04 pounds per (5 US gallons)||xFresh, whole, and no longer than 8 weeks or acidity from the skins develop.
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| Rosé de Gambrinus||raspberry||x||xfrozen whole fruits
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| Vigneronnea|| white italian grapes ||x||x
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| Fou' Foune|| Bergeron apricot||x||xhalf pitted, half not pitted but sliced in half for 3 weeks. Any longer and it becomes too tannic|-| Lou Pepe|| cherry or raspberry || 300 (grams per liter) = 2.50 pounds per US gallon || 2 year old lambic, whole fresh fruits, in the barrel
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| Blåbær Lambik|| blueberry|| ??? x || young/early/tart whole fresh in the barrel, 6-9 weeks
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===About===
The most famous among the fruit beers is without doubt the Kriek.