Pith
Well-Known Member
What aged hops will do is decelerate the growth of the kinds of bacteria you don't want, while still letting the ones you do want do their fair share of the work. I personally would not waste them on your actual culturing wort since they seem to be a prized commodity, but instead I would use them to brew your wild beer when the time comes that you have a culture that you like the smells and tastes from.