Yeah, when I used L. Plantarum and the fast souring Pedio they were also both down in the 3.6 range at that 18-20 hour range. I'm usually down to about 3.4 - 3.45 around 24, with the single time I used the Pedio that took to 36.
I'm sure it matters if you're maintaining certain temps for certain strains. I don't hold temp. I just heat the wort to 180 after I mash, cool down to 100, drain to fermenter, pitch the Lacto (or Pedio), and then stick it in my fermentation chamber, which is a chest freezer, but everything is turned off. It usually drops to about 85 or so over the time it sours.
Once it reaches 3.4 or so I kick in the fermentation chamber, and cool it down to 68 to pitch my Sacch.
Really though the pills are so cheap and effortless that I couldn't justify doing it any other way. It comes out to about 85 cents per 5 gallon batch.
That's compared to $8-12 for a package of the OYL-605 or $10 for the sour weapon.
I'm sure it matters if you're maintaining certain temps for certain strains. I don't hold temp. I just heat the wort to 180 after I mash, cool down to 100, drain to fermenter, pitch the Lacto (or Pedio), and then stick it in my fermentation chamber, which is a chest freezer, but everything is turned off. It usually drops to about 85 or so over the time it sours.
Once it reaches 3.4 or so I kick in the fermentation chamber, and cool it down to 68 to pitch my Sacch.
Really though the pills are so cheap and effortless that I couldn't justify doing it any other way. It comes out to about 85 cents per 5 gallon batch.
That's compared to $8-12 for a package of the OYL-605 or $10 for the sour weapon.