Mixing Lacto Strains?

[DrKennethNoisewater]

Had a question about Lacto mixing.

So, I'm brewing my first wild beer, a smoked Berlinner Weisse, and as part of the recipe it says to mix in the dregs of another highly sour beer.

My question is: would it matter if I added dregs from, say, the Evil Twin Nomader Weisse and the dregs of a Westbrook Gose? Will mixing Lacto cultures have any adverse effect on the fermentation or is Lacto Lacto, no matter how you mix it?

Thanks for any clarification!


- Brent


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[Warthaug]

It will be fine. Sour brewers mix together different sour mixes, bottle dregs, etc all the time with great success. Most likely one strain will become dominant (i.e. because it grows faster, or makes use of a broader range of carbohydrates), but you should end up with character from both strains (as well as character from all the other various bugs & yeasts you're throwing in).

Bryan

 

[DrKennethNoisewater]

Thanks Bryan - really appreciate it!


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[Calder]

Are both those beers just soured with lacto?

For a Berliner (not a regular sour), I would not use dregs. If there is any sacc left, it will take off before the lacto, and the beer will take a long time to sour.