Hey peeps,
I've tried slanting and culturing using the same recipe posted in this forum (agar + dme) and what I've noticed is that my yeast do not grow like the ones I see posted on the forums. I'm supposed to get white or cream colored streaks if the culture is good, right? I only get... what it looked like when I first streaked it. It's like nothing grew. Although, some whitish material settled at the bottom of the tube. The tube smells fine. I've just started to harvest my cultures, so I don't know what it will turn up with as of now.
I'm wondering if it has something to do with the slant I made. (BTW, the yeast I inoculated from gave me great beer, so the yeast source is fine) I'm thinking of using Nutrient Agar which I can get a lab supply store. It consists of:
0.5% Peptone
0.3% beef extract/yeast extract
1.5% agar
0.5% NaCl
Any of you used this? Can I use this for my slant?
I've tried slanting and culturing using the same recipe posted in this forum (agar + dme) and what I've noticed is that my yeast do not grow like the ones I see posted on the forums. I'm supposed to get white or cream colored streaks if the culture is good, right? I only get... what it looked like when I first streaked it. It's like nothing grew. Although, some whitish material settled at the bottom of the tube. The tube smells fine. I've just started to harvest my cultures, so I don't know what it will turn up with as of now.
I'm wondering if it has something to do with the slant I made. (BTW, the yeast I inoculated from gave me great beer, so the yeast source is fine) I'm thinking of using Nutrient Agar which I can get a lab supply store. It consists of:
0.5% Peptone
0.3% beef extract/yeast extract
1.5% agar
0.5% NaCl
Any of you used this? Can I use this for my slant?