wedge421
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I dont think it does. It just says to dilute it with some water and apply to dry skin.
I use a 500ml separatory funnel I snagged from the lab at work. I use a short piece of silicone tubing on the funnel, and on the other end I have the snapped-off end of a glass pipette. Works fantastic. You might be able to find a cheap funnel online. I'm on the hunt for a cheap 1-2 litre size myself.
I dont think it does. It just says to dilute it with some water and apply to dry skin.
scinerd3000 said:so i ended up finding tubes that were 8 ml....think that would work or should i go bigger?
cugel said:Thanks for your response. Would a pipette work, if used in a manner similar to a wine thief... ie stick into yeast-rich fluid until full and then place thumb over the end to maintain a vacuum?
When your yeast seperates out after placing in the refridgerator for 48 hours, how much of your vial is "yeast" compared to the wort, water, glycerin, etc.
...And 0.0017% is the mathematical equivalent of RDWHAHB...
...You should still have plenty of yeast left in the flask to pitch into a batch of beer...
1.030 is a little low (I use .040) and I would have stepped up the starter from 500ml to 2L in 500ml increments. Also, be sure to use a foam plug or foil instead of an airlock to encourage air exchange.
I use a stirplate, should I not be using an airlock?
There are lot of people that do, but presently CW says no. Airlock don't allow air into the vessel.
After decanting the beer and adding back distilled water, I harvest about 180ml of slurry from a 1L starter and that settles out into about 60-65ml of compacted yeast.
1.030 is a little low (I use .040) and I would have stepped up the starter from 500ml to 2L in 500ml increments. Also, be sure to use a foam plug or foil instead of an airlock to encourage air exchange.
I started with a 'pitchable' vial from White Labs, is stepping up still neccessary?
You're way over thinking it...
So someone asked this question many posts ago but it was not answered: How many generations of the yeast can you freeze? Basically how many times can I wash then extract and freeze the same yeast?
It is more than it sounds. For every 'batch' that you freeze, make sure that you use one of those starters to make another 10 vials. That's 50 vials of yeast before you have to buy a new package.So if you could only go 5 generations, you would eventually have to buy yeast again correct?
I'm working on making a centrefuge for one baby soda bottle test tube, just for the hell of it kinda. im not yet in a position to use a yeast bank, but if anyone is interested in can fill them in on how to whip one up easy for separating yeast.
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