I have heard of people boiling w/ some luck, but i think you're going to get more contam's and headaches then is worth it. Even working with fully sterilized agar can be quite discouraging if your handling procedure is not fully sterile, aka good glove box (or better yet flow hood).
The real big issue will be if there is a small contam you cannot see, and it makes it into your batch of beer. No good.
Really there is no getting around buying a pressure cooker if you want to work with agar/slants. But a small pressure cooker, enough for a beaker of vials, is not a large investment.
The real big issue will be if there is a small contam you cannot see, and it makes it into your batch of beer. No good.
Really there is no getting around buying a pressure cooker if you want to work with agar/slants. But a small pressure cooker, enough for a beaker of vials, is not a large investment.