I would say the right answer is a combination of all the responses thus far. Osmotic pressure plays a huge factor as does water activity. I agree with GN that the reason a lot of high sugar food products don't require refrigeration in the store is a combination of pH factors, preservatives...
I've got an extra flask that I don't really need and would be interested in trading it. Its 1000ml side arm Erlenmeyer. I will entertain all trade offers but am particularly interested in faucets and shanks so I can finish my keezer. Let me know what you got.
Is there any other reason to not disturb the pellicle? Is it strictly a means to keep O2 off the beer? Wouldn't topping up regularly achieve the same thing?
We don't use cellprofiler for the majority of the work since as gremlyn1 mentioned counting yourself is usually much faster and less of a hassle than running through image analysis however, we do on occasion use similar programs since the goal of a lot of what we do is to get papers published...
I work doing microbiology research with a university winemaking program and we use this stuff all the time. Obviously the better the microscope the easier counting is going to be. We use phase-contrast scopes which eliminates the need for your staining solution but these can be very pricey. Most...
Glad your pleased Jerry! Let me know what you decide to fill it with first. Still have three of these available if anyone is interested. Email is best, as my inbox tends to fill up quick. [email protected]
Just wanted to post a feeler out there. I work in a research lab and have access to all sorts of equipment and can run analysis to test your hops AA%. I am not really looking to make money off of this but would be interested in a hop exchange for analysis type thing. Just seeing if anyone would...
I have (4) 1/4th barrel sanke kegs. They have rubber/plastic chimes on top and bottom. They hold 30L or ~7.75 gallons. Maybe you could ferment in them? Cut em up and make a flash boiler or some other heat exchanger? Who knows. Asking $15 each. You pay shipping. They weigh just over 15 pounds.
Lets just call it what it is, a beer tasting trip. Have you been to this...Brews in the Village: Microbrew Festival of Beer and Food in Bakersfield, California featuring over 60 Breweries and 25 Restaurants
These have been spoken for, thanks for all that replied! I was kinda overwhelmed with the responses and didnt get to each of you individually. If something changes I will move down the list.
Update: Sorry all, I never/don't know how to update my profile but I am currently located in Central California. Again still willing to ship these things if you pay shipping. westernill2- they are only 15/5 gallon kegs and I only have 3 (ill have to check to be sure) available. They are sankey...