martinworswick
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interesting link, if it's reliable information then it seems a microwave is perfect.
In that study did they test any liquids or just bac. decontamination on the surface of objects?
Would there be a way to freeze these innoculated vials? I know 12-18 Months is pretty decent storage time, but is there a way?
Just ordered my stuff for slanting! This is gonna be fun. The only thing I still need is the agar. Any good places on line to get it? Any specific brand or type you guys recommend?
RO water is best (inside the pressure cooker) so it won't scale your pot. Tap water is probably the best choice to prepare the media so the yeast can get the calcium they need from the water.
In the cooker, I place my vials inside pint jars to keep them upright during cooking. Make sure you use a false bottom in the pressure cooker or some means to keep the jars off of the bottom or they may crack.
Is the pressure cooker really the only way? I can't convince my SWMBO to get one right now.
Could I bake the vials at 250F?
Great tutorial!
There's a link somewhere in this thread about microwaving your stuff, but it's not proved to work 100%. You could bake the vials, but the temp is much higher and takes hours instead of minutes like with a pressure cooker.
I really would like to try this but SWMBO might think I am going too far buying a pressure cooker. Unless perhaps I could buy her one for her birthday
Sounds like a lot of work to me.
Thanks for the tips guys. Pity my wife is a vegetarian.
Wonder how much pressure these little guys will hold? Anyone had a slant bomb?
JUST DO IT!!! I'm in 10 strains and 1 bac. and haven't regretaed it yet.
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