LAB Culture preparation:
- Wash rice grains and collect the first two rinses of
cloudy water. - Fill a clean glass jar about 2/3 full with rice rinse water. Label the jar with date and contents.
- Cover the mouth of the jar with cotton cloth or paper (not plastic) and secure
with rubber bands or ties to keep out pests. Store at room temperature away from direct light. Be careful not to shake or move the jar while it ferments. - After 3 to 5 days, LAB will multiply and give off a slightly sour odor. There will be a mat of semi-solid
material floating on the top of the cloudy liquid in the
jar. Collect only the cloudy liquid (fermented rinse water) by pouring off and discarding the mat layer. - Depending on the size of your glass jar, measure one part of fermented rinse water and add 10 parts of milk to fill your jar 2/3 full.
- As in step 3, cover the mouth of the jar with cloth or paper and secure with rubber bands or ties to keep out pests. Store at room temperature away
from direct light. Be careful not to shake or move the jar while it ferments. - After 3 to 5 days, the contents of the jar will separate into a floating solid fraction and a yellow liquid fraction. It may take longer in cooler
climates. The yellow liquid is the LAB culture. - Pour off the liquid fraction, being careful not to mix any solids back into the LAB culture.
- Mix 30ml per lt water and pour in soil.
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