brewguyver said:Did anyone sterilize their vials before pitching? I'm considering wiping the sealed ones down with isopropyl alcohol (70%) to make sure they don't cross contaminate before pitching. "flaming the lid" seems like a bad idea in this situation - i don't want to kill the samples.
I plan to pop the wort in the pressure cooker tomorrow and then get the 50ml samples started
I cleaned all mine with 70% as two leaked. Plan to wipe top prior to opening as some liquid got inside parafilm/ label. Starting 15 subcultures prior to 200 ml starters.