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=Spontaneous fermentation=
=Spontaneous fermentation=
The spontaneous fermentation of lambic is a complex process involving a succession of bacteria and yeasts that progresses along with the chemical changes that occur during fermentation.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> The spontaneous fermentation process has shown considerable variability even among different barrels of beer from the same brewery,<ref name=Spitaels > F. Spitaels, A. D. Wieme, M. Janssens, M. Aerts, H.-M. Daniel, A. Van Landschoot, L. De Vuyst, P. Vandamme [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095384 | The Microbial Diversity of Traditional Spontaneously Fermented Lambic Beer], 2000</ref> though all spontaneiously fermented beers appear to follow a general sequence of microbes, which can be broken into four distinct stages [1-3]<ref name=AWAs>Nicholas A. Bokulich, Charles W. Bamforth, David A. Mills. [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035507|Brewhouse-Resident Microbiota Are Responsible for Multi-Stage Fermentation of American Coolship Ale], PLoS One, 7(4), 2012</ref><ref name=Oevelen77 >D. Van Oevelen, M. Spaepen, P. Timmermans and H. Verachtert, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1977.tb03825.x/abstract|MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SPONTANEOUS WORT FERMENTATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF LAMBIC AND GUEUZE], 1977</ref><ref name=Spitaels > F. Spitaels, A. D. Wieme, M. Janssens, M. Aerts, H.-M. Daniel, A. Van Landschoot, L. De Vuyst, P. Vandamme [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095384 | The Microbial Diversity of Traditional Spontaneously Fermented Lambic Beer], 2000</ref>:
The spontaneous fermentation of lambic is a complex process involving a succession of bacteria and yeasts that progresses along with the chemical changes that occur during fermentation.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> The spontaneous fermentation process has shown considerable variability even among different barrels of beer from the same brewery,<ref name=Spitaels > F. Spitaels, A. D. Wieme, M. Janssens, M. Aerts, H.-M. Daniel, A. Van Landschoot, L. De Vuyst, P. Vandamme [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095384 | The Microbial Diversity of Traditional Spontaneously Fermented Lambic Beer], 2000</ref> though all spontaneiously fermented beers appear to follow a general sequence of microbes, which can be broken into four distinct stages:<ref name=AWAs>Nicholas A. Bokulich, Charles W. Bamforth, David A. Mills. [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035507|Brewhouse-Resident Microbiota Are Responsible for Multi-Stage Fermentation of American Coolship Ale], PLoS One, 7(4), 2012</ref><ref name=Oevelen77 >D. Van Oevelen, M. Spaepen, P. Timmermans and H. Verachtert, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1977.tb03825.x/abstract|MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SPONTANEOUS WORT FERMENTATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF LAMBIC AND GUEUZE], 1977</ref><ref name=Spitaels > F. Spitaels, A. D. Wieme, M. Janssens, M. Aerts, H.-M. Daniel, A. Van Landschoot, L. De Vuyst, P. Vandamme [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095384 | The Microbial Diversity of Traditional Spontaneously Fermented Lambic Beer], 2000</ref>


# An enteric stage, starting around three days after the boil and ending around 30-90 days, in which enteric bacteria dominate.
# An enteric stage, starting around three days after the boil and ending around 30-90 days, in which enteric bacteria dominate.