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30 sterile pre-poured plates.
Complete array of effective and user-friendly agars.
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LMDA (BREWING BACTERIA) - $40
The best bacteria test around. This agar test may be used aerobically or anaerobically to determine whether or not brewing bacteria are present, and allows for quick and easy genus identification. It supports the growth of the most common types of brewing bacteria, but suppresses the growth of most brewing and wild yeasts. If individual colonies arise, note the color, texture and size of each type. Also, note whether any colonies have changed the color or cloudiness of the media immediately surrounding them. After running a gram-stain, compare your observations against the characteristics listed for each genus, and identification is complete. Click here for an identification key. Keep refrigerated; shelf life is indefinite.  

WORT (BREWING YEAST) - $40
This aerobic nutrient agar is designed for the growth, storage and conditioning of yeast cultures. Because it is made from wort, it presents yeast with a nutrient profile similar to what the yeast will encounter when pitched, and so may be said to "condition" the yeast in a way that YPD and other nutrient agars cannot. Yields are comparable to commercial nutrient agars. Keep refrigerated; shelf life is indefinite.


YEAST CARE

CLEAN & FEED YEAST CARE KIT - $30
Why hose that perfectly good yeast down the drain just because the next brew day is too far out?  This unique product allows you to prepare yeast for weeks of storage in 30 minutes flat.  Using pre-measured quantities of sterile cleaning and feeding solutions, this simple, two-step process allows you to "clean" the slurry with activated chlorine dioxide to kill any bacteria present, and to "feed" the yeast with sterile, concentrated wort.  Then, simply store the slurry at 34°F/1°C, until needed, for up to 2 weeks.  Treatment can be repeated innumerably.  Treats the quantity of yeast cropped from a 10-bbl batch.