Slow starter culture Bactoferm T-SPX | for dried sausages

Description

Finally! Bactoferm T-SPX, the absolute fermentation classic is now available at startercultures.eu!

What are starter cultures for sausages?

Starter cultures are freeze-dried bacteria that you use in making your own dry sausages such as chorizo, fuet, salami and countless other dry sausages. They provide safety by acidifying your meat (i.e. lowering the pH) and they give your sausages their distinctive cured and ripened flavor. You always use them together with nitrite salt (curing salt), dextrose and sometimes nitrates. They roughly come in 3 variants: fast, medium fast and slow. Slow starter culture Bactoferm T-SPX is a slow type of starter culture.

What is slow starter culture Bactoferm T-SPX

Bactoferm T-SPX is the starter mentioned as the slow sausage starter of choice in all international sausage and charcuterie literature (including the books by Marianski and Marianski, see below). Previously very hard to come by in mainland Europe, but “ladies and gentlemen, we got ‘m”.

Characteristics of Bactoferm T-SPX

Intended for a slow fermentation, mild acidification and an aromatic profile. Gives a controlled and moderate pH drop to produce a mild acidification with good color formation and stability. Use to obtain a mild, rounded taste that is typical of southern European salami varieties.

25 grams
suitable for 100 kg of meat

How to use bactoferm T-SPX

dosage: approx. 0,25-0.5 grams per kilo
Fermentation instructions: approx. 72 hours at 20 ° C, or descending from 22 ° C to 18 ° C over 5 days.
Microorganisms: Pediococcus pentosaceus and Staphylococcus xylosus
Note: store in the freezer, but short interruptions of the cooling cycle will not affect quality. Shelf life up to 18 months in the freezer and 6 weeks at refrigerator temperature.
Contents: dextrose, starter culture
Allergens: none