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# The starter should be held at the temperature best suited for the culture as shown in the [[Lactobacillus#Culture_Charts|Culture Charts]].
# Reference the above [[Lactobacillus#Culture_Charts|Culture Charts]] for how long the starter should be incubated for before pitching.
# The entire Pour all of the liquid of the starter should be pitched into into the wort because /beer, leaving the sediment behind (the chalk will sediment out). Avoid cold crashing ''Lactobacillus'' because it can have an adverse effect on the bacteria's health, and the added lactic acid in the starter can help increase the beer's acidity <ref>[http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.ca/2015/05/lacto-starters.html Heit, Bryan. Lacto Starters. Sui Generis Blog. Retrieved 6/15/2015.]</ref>.
See [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.ca/2015/05/lacto-starters.html ''Lacto Starters'', by Bryan Heit of Sui Generis blog] for additional information on ''Lactobacillus'' starters.