TipsySaint
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I just got a new (to me) 5 gallon barrel and am hoping to use it as a home for some wild bugs. I was thinking that maybe I could age beer in there for a short time to inoculate it and then once thoroughly inoculated remove it to a carboy.
So to do this i need to learn a few things that i'm hoping the community already knows:
1: Since this barrel has been used and is not "clean" what is the best method for cleaning it?
2: Once it is clean what is the best way to get a solid mix of bugs to live in it?
3: What are the best bugs for this type of project?
4: What is the best way to maintain these bugs in the barrel without killing them, or introducing molds and other more unpleasant things when there is no beer in it/must it have beer in it at all times?
Thanks!
I just got a new (to me) 5 gallon barrel and am hoping to use it as a home for some wild bugs. I was thinking that maybe I could age beer in there for a short time to inoculate it and then once thoroughly inoculated remove it to a carboy.
So to do this i need to learn a few things that i'm hoping the community already knows:
1: Since this barrel has been used and is not "clean" what is the best method for cleaning it?
2: Once it is clean what is the best way to get a solid mix of bugs to live in it?
3: What are the best bugs for this type of project?
4: What is the best way to maintain these bugs in the barrel without killing them, or introducing molds and other more unpleasant things when there is no beer in it/must it have beer in it at all times?
Thanks!