Attempt #2

I started a new culture this morning because I have a bad feeling about my first one. I’m hanging on to the old one, just in case it starts to show some activity.

The first culture was showing promise until I stirred it the first time. It had changed consistency. Reinhart recommends stirring with a wet utensil so the mixture doesn’t stick to it, so I wet a spoon with tap water and stirred it. I think the tap water may have contaminated it, because the next time I checked the mixture, it had gone flat and there was a layer of liquid on the top. It’s been like that ever since. From now on, I’m only using filtered water.