Secondary feeding?

[jeepinjeepin]

I brewed an Old Ale on 10-1-11 with an OG of 1.080 that finished down to 1.020. I pitched Wyeast Brett B 5112 on 2-10-12 and Wyeast Lacto 5335 3-24-12. I feel the need to monkey around with it some but am very new to wild and sour so I came here for help. I am thinking about boiling up a feeding to pitch to it. Maltodextrin for the Brett? Dextrose or white sugar for the Lacto to munch on? Leave it alone?

 

[Coff]

That sounds like more then enough residual sugar for the bugs to work on, a feeding of maltodextrin probably is t necesarry.

My opinion is let it ride for a few months then take a reading and a taste of course and see where it's at. If you feel it needs a feeding then go right ahead.

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

I wonder how much you will get out of the lacto without giving it something to eat first. A simple sugar might help it along but personally I wouldn't mess with it until it's dried out and you give it a taste. It might be fine on its own.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

I wonder how much you will get out of the lacto without giving it something to eat first. A simple sugar might help it along but personally I wouldn't mess with it until it's dried out and you give it a taste. It might be fine on its own.

This is what I was wondering. I guess the Brett has around 20 points of gravity to use and the lacto has little to none?

 

[jeepinjeepin]

I did end up feeding a tiny little bit. I had it in a keg and transferred it back to a better bottle to free up that corny. I swirled as much of the yeast into suspension as possible before the transfer. With what was left I poured in a quart of 1.037 all-grain starter wort, shook and swirled, and poured that off to an erlenmeyer flash, and sent it for a ride on the stir plate. My Brett pitch was a little old to begin with, so hopefully this will make up for that.