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# Optional/recommended: Bring the wort to boiling temperature for up to 10 minutes. | # Optional/recommended: Bring the wort to boiling temperature for up to 10 minutes. | ||
# [[wort chilling|Chill]] the wort to 100°F (37°C) or less. | # [[wort chilling|Chill]] the wort to 100°F (37°C) or less. | ||
# Optional/recommended: Pre-acidify the wort to between [[pH testing|pH]] 4.0-4.5 (measured at room temperature), which helps with [[ | # Optional/recommended: Pre-acidify the wort to between [[pH testing|pH]] 4.0-4.5 (measured at room temperature), which helps with [[head retention]] and helps avoid growth of certain contaminating microbes. | ||
# Pitch the bacteria. | # Pitch the bacteria. | ||
#* A very high pitch rate is recommended, preferably using a [[sour beer#Lactobacillus_starter|Lacto starter]]. | #* A very high pitch rate is recommended, preferably using a [[sour beer#Lactobacillus_starter|Lacto starter]]. |