500ml flask good for what?

[verbhertz]

I stupidly bought this from NB earlier tonight planning to make starters from now on. Now I've realized it's pretty much too small for anything. What's the point of a 500ml flask?

Is a 2000ml flask big enough for a 2l starter? Or will I need extra space?

 

[tchuklobrau]

2000ml is 2l. That is the flask I use for my starters and have not had a problem yet.

 

[sudsmcgee]

The 500 ml flask is perfect for harvesting yeast from bottles. Keep it.

 

[sanch]

The 500 ml flask is perfect for harvesting yeast from bottles. Keep it.

And when all the glasses are dirty you can drink out of it, and look real smart!!

 

[verbhertz]

And when all the glasses are dirty you can drink out of it, and look real smart!!

Haha!

Yeah I was thinking it's useless for starters from wyeast smack packs or white labs vials. But harvesting yeast from bottles or growing from a very small population (slants?) it is a good starting step? Might as well keep it then. Although I'm only 5 extract batches into my new obsession so I'm a little aways from that yet.

 

[Spartan1979]

It's good for mixing up gelatin.

 

[chuckjaxfl]

Keep it. If (when) you ever get into plates/slants/suspensions, you'll need it.

 

[frazier]

Get yourself a white lab coat. It's indispensable.

 

[osagedr]

You could rehydrate dry yeast in it...

 

[Montanaandy]

[What's the point of a 500ml flask?

Not having to stop when driving from Billings, MT down to Denver, CO...

 

[kenlock]

[What's the point of a 500ml flask?

Not having to stop when driving from Billings, MT down to Denver, CO...

Gold

 

[Nail]

I too have a 500ml but also have a 1L. I also just ordered a 4L. I plan to use them when I am creating a starter from frozen yeast vials. Figure since the bottles for the frozen yeast are only 60ml, a 500ml starter to begin with will work well.

 

[beergolf]

The 500 ml flask is perfect for harvesting yeast from bottles. Keep it.

+1. I have been getting into harvesting yeast lately and the 500ml is perfect for a small first step.