Recap of Lactobacillus propogation so far
Rice Wash was placed in a 2 litre ice cream container.
A good shady position was found under the trees.
The lid was left part open so that airborne bacteria was attracted and able to colonise it.
It was late May in Brisbane with temperatures from 10degrees C overnight to average 23 degrees C during the day.
After 6 days the container was removed and the contents strained into a larger 4 litre ice cream container.
Milk in the ratio of 10:1 was added to the container to increase the growth of the Lactic Acid bacteria over all other bacteria in the rice wash.
6 Days Later
Curds Floating On Lacto Solution
I have just removed the container to seperate the curds from the wash with the Lactic Acid bacteria.
They contents have a cheesy smell – not unpleasant. After 2-3 days it smelt like kid’s vomit, but has improved considerably.
Speaking of curds, that reminds me. What did Saddam Hussein and Little Miss Muffet have in common? They both had kurds in their whey. (My apologies if I have offended any Kurdish people, but for an English speaker it is a great play on words – not so great if you were being persecuted though. Would it offend me if it was a similar play on words in another language about Aussies being slaughtered? Good question. I’m considering whether to remove this section or not. I told this to a Kurdish guy some years ago and he laughed, but he was quite at ease with himself and had lived in Australia from an early age. Hmm, more thought required. In the meantime back to the lacto.
Separating Curds and Lactic Acid Bacteria Solution
Curds After Removing Lacto
I found the easiest way to separate the curds and lacto was to pour the liquid into a plastic2 litre milk container. The curds stayed solid and didn’t break up or get into the container.
I then added about 500g of raw sugar to the milk container. This is food for the bacteria while it is in storage.
The left over curds were thrown onto one of the worm farms and covered with the hessian bag.
Lacto Solution With Sugar Added
Part 3 will be using the Lactobacillus Serum
To see Part 1, go here Lactobacillus