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* 40% of the starch is from unmalted wheat
* 40% of the starch is from unmalted wheat


* The lambic has an acidity is from pH 3.2 to 3.6
* The lambic has an acidity from pH 3.2-3.6


* Lambic carbon dioxide content is between 0.5 CO2/l to 2.0 g CO2/l
* Lambic carbon dioxide content is between 0.5-2.0 g CO₂/L


* Geuze carbon dioxide content is between 6 g CO2/l to 10 g CO2/l
* Geuze carbon dioxide content is between 6-10 g CO₂/L


* Boon lambic uses real fruit such as cherries and raspberries as opposed to juices, extracts, or flavorings <ref name=PalmBoon>Brouwerij Boon, Brewing Process http://palmbreweries.com/en/boon</ref>
* Boon lambic uses real fruit such as cherries and raspberries as opposed to juices, extracts, or flavorings <ref name=PalmBoon>Brouwerij Boon, Brewing Process http://palmbreweries.com/en/boon</ref>
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* Under a Belgian law as amended in 1993, geuze must be made based on spontaneous fermentation only, without specifying what percentage of spontaneous-fermentation beer must be present. Hence, geuze beers and their fruit varieties that are not prefixed with “oude” are not produced by spontaneous fermentation alone, or in some cases only to a very limited extent. <ref name=PalmBoon>Brouwerij Boon, Brewing Process http://palmbreweries.com/en/boon</ref>
* Under a Belgian law as amended in 1993, geuze must be made based on spontaneous fermentation only, without specifying what percentage of spontaneous-fermentation beer must be present. Hence, geuze beers and their fruit varieties that are not prefixed with “oude” are not produced by spontaneous fermentation alone, or in some cases only to a very limited extent. <ref name=PalmBoon>Brouwerij Boon, Brewing Process http://palmbreweries.com/en/boon</ref>


* The beer is stored primarily in large wooden barrels, called foeders. Brouwerij Boon has a park of more than 100 horizontal casks averaging 8,000 litres capacity each. Only old oak barrels are used, as new oak contains too many tannins''<ref name=BoonFoeders>Brouwerij Boon, Best By Dates http://www.boon.be/en/casks-lambic/casks </ref>
* The beer is stored primarily in large wooden barrels, called foeders. Brouwerij Boon has a park of more than 100 horizontal casks averaging 8,000 L capacity each. Only old oak barrels are used, as new oak contains too many tannins''<ref name=BoonFoeders>Brouwerij Boon, Best By Dates http://www.boon.be/en/casks-lambic/casks </ref>


* When Boon's beers are bottled, they are marked with a best by date that is 20 years after the bottling date.<ref name=BoonGueuze>Brouwerij Boon, Best By Dates http://www.boon.be/en/our-beers/geuze-boon-old-style </ref>
* When Boon's beers are bottled, they are marked with a best by date that is 20 years after the bottling date.<ref name=BoonGueuze>Brouwerij Boon, Best By Dates http://www.boon.be/en/our-beers/geuze-boon-old-style </ref>