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Julius pitches the yeast at 35C, and top-harvests it. He ferments 12-16 hours, depending on activity.
People trading this culture have reported that there are lactic acid bacteria present in the culture. It is not known if this lactic acid bacteria was present from the source, or if it was introduced during trading. Julius Simonaitis's beers are reported to not be sour, but he uses a lot of hops in his beer and his beer is reportedly fairly bitter. DeWayne Schaaf reported that the lactic acid bacteria present in the culture he was given produced a favorable acidity. Lars Garshol is waiting on lab results to see if the lactic acid bacteria were present in the original culture <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1677055218989352/?comment_id=1729414253753448&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D Lars Garshol, James Thor, and DeWayne Schaaf. Milk The Funk facebook group. 06/22/2017.]</ref>.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1677055218989352/ See this MTF thread by DeWayne Schaaf] for tips and experiences with brewing with this culture, as well as links to more information about Lithuanian farmhouse brewing.
==Relevant Larsblog Posts==
* RåØl (Raw Beer) Brewday with John Palmer at [https://www.facebook.com/eiktid/ EIK og TID]:
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* Presentation by Lars Marius Garshol (in Norwegian):
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==See Also==
* [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kjedebrev_for_Kveik "Chain letters for Kveik"] and [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kveik Kveik flavor profiles.]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1406508709377339/ Kveik yeast pitching rates discussion on MTF.]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1686507141377493/ Norwegian brewer Ivar A. Geithung discusses his brewing process with kveik yeast on MTF.]
* [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com/2016/11/black-adder.html Sui Generis Blog on using Kveik for a black IPA recipe.]
* [https://kveikworldorder.wordpress.com/blog/ "Kveik World Order" blog, by DeWayne Schaaf.]