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We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling. | We macerated the entire plums for almost five months with a young lambik on a single ex-Bordeaux barrel. Finally, we blended with more young lambik before bottling. | ||
Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik | Final fruit intensity is 480 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik. | ||
===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17=== | ===Season 21/22 Blend No. 17=== | ||
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The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic. | The final proportion of fruit used is 385 grams of plums per litre of Pruim. Almost half of the cereals used originate from the Pajottenland. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambic. | ||
===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19=== | ===Season 21/22 Blend No. 19=== | ||
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Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months. | Maceration took over five months and we used two- and three-year old lambics only. We blended with more old lambics and a small part of young lambics to reach a fruit intensity of 340 grams of used plums per litre of finished Pruim. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling mounts up to 25 months. | ||
===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27=== | ===Season 22/23 Blend No. 27=== | ||
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been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals, | been brewed by ourselves in the first days of 2019. The weighted average age of this blend upon bottling was more than 31 months. The final fruit proportion is 300 grams of Belle De Louvain plums per litre of Pruim. More than two thirds of the lambikken were brewed with Pajottenland cereals, | ||
sourced from our own Cereal Collective. | sourced from our own Cereal Collective. | ||
==History / Other Notes== | |||
3 Fonteinen Pruim is the slow and all-natural maceration of hand-picked whole plums or zwetschgen on traditional lambic. No addition of juices, syrups or artificial sweeteners. Unfiltered. Unpasteurized. | |||
[[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers|← 3 Fonteinen]] | [[Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen#Beers|← 3 Fonteinen]] | ||