Would someone please point me towards a good resource (or offer first hand advice) regarding the number of colonies of lactobacillus in an HLP test and how shelf stable that beer is? I know zero colonies is ideal—and thankfully most of my HLP tubes grow zero colonies—but I have some tubes growing lactobacillus from samples of recently packaged beer. The cans of beer taste great right now, but I don’t have a clear understanding of how long it will take the lactobacillus to make itself felt on anyone’s pallet.
I inoculated my HLP tubes with 1ml of beer. One tube has grown 7 colonies in 2 days. Another tube has 9 colonies. They’re the distinct ghost/tornado/teardrop shape of lacto.
We have a temporary hold on this beer while I perform additional testing and handwringing. I’m looking for any advice on potential shelf stability, resources for additional testing I might do, and any firsthand accounts for dealing with this type of issue. Thanks ya’ll!
I inoculated my HLP tubes with 1ml of beer. One tube has grown 7 colonies in 2 days. Another tube has 9 colonies. They’re the distinct ghost/tornado/teardrop shape of lacto.
We have a temporary hold on this beer while I perform additional testing and handwringing. I’m looking for any advice on potential shelf stability, resources for additional testing I might do, and any firsthand accounts for dealing with this type of issue. Thanks ya’ll!
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