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[CaptRon]

I'm thinking about making some brews with some of the funky bugs. One thing that is making me cautious is that I seem to recall reading or hearing that if you do it, then you will always have those bacterial strains living in your brewhouse and will always have a risk of them infecting your beers. That would be cool for those types, but I wouldn't want a Porter or Pale Ale catching those bugs.Am I remembering correctly or is that something that my mind is making up?

[MtnBrewer]

I think the risk is often overstated. I've had at least one Flanders going at all times in my fermentation room for the last three years and so far no issues.Now, that said, I do take the precaution of not reusing anything soft (plastic, tubing, etc.) on other beers. Once I've used something for a buggy beer, I put a skull & crossbones on it and only use it for bugs from that point forward.

[strangebrewer]

I can +1 everything mtn said. I've sanitized and reused cornies and carboys that had sour beers in them with no issues. Any tubing or bucket used though is dedicated to the cause. Right now I've got a flanders a lambic and a brett/pedio experiment going and I've never had anything cross contaminate going on 4 years.