Feurhund
Well-Known Member
Advice please..
I have six (5 gallon) carboys with various bugs and they are now over 24 months old.
I have patiently left them undisturbed, which is easy with two young kids and a basement.
My plan is to transfer all to corny kegs to minimize O2 exposure and then sample and test blends from the cornys. I will then bottle some plain, blended and straight, and some will go back to the cleaned glass carboys on various fruits.
My question is:
If one blend was great, do I have to save the bottom of the carboy after transfer, or would a bottle or two from the corny work to inoculate another batch?
Should I try to preserve the bottom of the carboy in a Mason jar? Or will it transfer bad stuff from the pellicle remnants?
Thanks for the input in advance!
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I have six (5 gallon) carboys with various bugs and they are now over 24 months old.
I have patiently left them undisturbed, which is easy with two young kids and a basement.
My plan is to transfer all to corny kegs to minimize O2 exposure and then sample and test blends from the cornys. I will then bottle some plain, blended and straight, and some will go back to the cleaned glass carboys on various fruits.
My question is:
If one blend was great, do I have to save the bottom of the carboy after transfer, or would a bottle or two from the corny work to inoculate another batch?
Should I try to preserve the bottom of the carboy in a Mason jar? Or will it transfer bad stuff from the pellicle remnants?
Thanks for the input in advance!
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