Brewing your own silage Inoculant

[Repeat]

If I was going to multiply our inoculant , what would i use as the starter medium ?

 

[davidroberts30]

If I was going to multiply our inoculant , what would i use as the starter medium ?

Some inoculant and molasses and water and a heater

 

[Kiss]

Dextrose

 

[organicguy]

I have been doing it for a number of years with a nutrient mix supplied by a micro biologist. The complicated bit is buffer to prevent the acid the bacteria produce killing them all before you get enough for 1million per gram of grass.
Can be done though.

 

[aidan]

tell us more

does it improve quality

 

[Beef farmer]

Dextrose as above.
Tried milk powder but not as successful

 

[Farmer Keith]

Can it be done with any additive?

 

[davidroberts30]

Can it be done with any additive?

as long as its bacteria type

 

[Beef farmer]

Can it be done with any additive?

No.
Needs to be bacteria so it can grow and multiply

 

[Farmer Keith]

No.
Needs to be bacteria so it can grow and multiply

Then check through a microscope that it’s worked?

 

[davidroberts30]

Then check through a microscope that it’s worked?

you'll see it working!!

 

[Beef farmer]

Then check through a microscope that it’s worked?

Use ph meter

 

[Farmer Keith]

Very interesting, so some dextrose and a PH meter and we’re good to go? How long before silage to you start the brew?

 

[davidroberts30]

Very interesting, so some dextrose and a PH meter and we’re good to go? How long before silage to you start the brew?

need a heater to keep it warm

 

[Beef farmer]

Very interesting, so some dextrose and a PH meter and we’re good to go? How long before silage to you start the brew?

24 hours. When the mowers start

 

[Dragon]

Very interesting, so some dextrose and a PH meter and we’re good to go? How long before silage to you start the brew?

2kg milk powder
25gram additive (Lactobasillus type)
in 25l bucket of warm water kept at 37degrees for 24-36hr
will treat a minimum of 150t

use litmus paper to test the solution is ph4, dont cook it - over 40degrees

 

[Repeat]

Thanks for all the replies ,
got milk powder ,will look for some dextrose,
been making live system since the early days but I'm not impressed with the more instant type of product its become. Like to think we are applying a live and working bacteria.

 

[organicguy]

Thanks for all the replies ,
got milk powder ,will look for some dextrose,
been making live system since the early days but I'm not impressed with the more instant type of product its become. Like to think we are applying a live and working bacteria.

Identical to me, been multiplying up using proper nutrient at 1/3 cost of Livesystem. Supplier of nutrient gave up so used instant. Cannot believe there is anything like the number of bacteria in instant that I was applying with home brew.

 

[Wee Willy]

2kg milk powder
25gram additive (Lactobasillus type)
in 25l bucket of warm water kept at 37degrees for 24-36hr
will treat a minimum of 150t

use litmus paper to test the solution is ph4, dont cook it - over 40degrees

How would you keep a 25l bucket of water at constant 37 degrees for 24 hrs?

 

[vantage]

@Wee Willy