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===Manufacturer Tips===
====[[Bootleg Biology]] on Sour Weapon====
Jeff reported good results using 2 grams of calcium carbonate (chalk; CaCO3) per liter of wort for starters of Sour Weapon <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1369904163037794/?comment_id=1370329352995275&reply_comment_id=1370751796286364&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D Conversation on MTF with Jeff Mello regarding starters for Pediococcus. 08/08/2016.]</ref>. This same formula might benefit other ''Pediococcus'' starters as well. This serves as a buffering agent that keeps the starter pH from getting too low too fast, and is similar to the concept of buffered growth media for ''Lactobacillus'' (see [[Lactobacillus#Samuel_Aeschlimann.27s_Starter_Procedures|''Lactobacillus'' Starter]]).
====[[Wyeast]] on 5733====
"If using 1 pack of 5733 per 5 gallon batch; and either adding to secondary after alcoholic fermentation is complete, or co-inoculating with a Saccharomyces' strain, then a starter would not be necessary. If you did want or need to propagate, I'd recommend 2 liters of 1.030-1.040 wort per pack, incubated at 80-90*F, without agitation." - Michael Dawson, Wyeast.