storunner13
Well-Known Member
So, I'm going to try to culture some lactobacillus from grain. Here's my plan.
Create a wort starter, maybe a pint or so, 1.030 with some Wyeast nutrient. Transfer it to a sanitized soda bottle (PET) and let cool to 120F. Then, I'll add some fresh barley (and wheat...it's for the batch of the Berliner Weiss I'm going to try...) and squeeze all the air out of the bottle before sealing it with the sanitized cap and try to keep if at 90-120F for 3 days or so.
The PET bottle is to keep as much oxygen out as possible for the duration of the Lacto propagation. The temperature is to best encourage lacto propagation. Does anyone see any issues with this method, or can anyone perhaps suggest a better/easier method?
Create a wort starter, maybe a pint or so, 1.030 with some Wyeast nutrient. Transfer it to a sanitized soda bottle (PET) and let cool to 120F. Then, I'll add some fresh barley (and wheat...it's for the batch of the Berliner Weiss I'm going to try...) and squeeze all the air out of the bottle before sealing it with the sanitized cap and try to keep if at 90-120F for 3 days or so.
The PET bottle is to keep as much oxygen out as possible for the duration of the Lacto propagation. The temperature is to best encourage lacto propagation. Does anyone see any issues with this method, or can anyone perhaps suggest a better/easier method?