alpo
Well-Known Member
I'm only on my 9th batch, but, what the hell.. I already made a stir plate and I figure it should pay for itself pretty quickly versus buying White Labs at $7 a pop. I think I've got a pretty good handle on the process. I was planning on starting only from pure sources for the time being. Are there any common noob mistakes with this? Any random pointers beyond the obvious sterilization, etc.?
Let me know soon, because I'm about to buy some screw cap tubes, a rack, inoculation loops, agar, etc.
Oh, also, I've been saving my (almost empty) White Labs tubes in the fridge since late October. When I brew, I dump in the yeast and cap it immediately (cap and outside of tube was sanitized before opening of course). Should I just trash those or do you think they are ok to cultivate? Obviously there is still yeast in there. They look ok. Maybe do the petri dish thing first to make sure I don't grab any nasties?
Let me know soon, because I'm about to buy some screw cap tubes, a rack, inoculation loops, agar, etc.
Oh, also, I've been saving my (almost empty) White Labs tubes in the fridge since late October. When I brew, I dump in the yeast and cap it immediately (cap and outside of tube was sanitized before opening of course). Should I just trash those or do you think they are ok to cultivate? Obviously there is still yeast in there. They look ok. Maybe do the petri dish thing first to make sure I don't grab any nasties?