Difference between revisions of "Growing Yeast from a Plate"
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Growing yeast from a plate (petri dish) allows the brewer to select only a few single cell growth colonies. By doing so a pure culture can be obtained even if the starting culture was questionable. But because the number of yeast cells is very small during the first few steps, a sterile environment is necessary. This will be needed to propagate a pitch of yeast from a plate | Growing yeast from a plate (petri dish) allows the brewer to select only a few single cell growth colonies. By doing so a pure culture can be obtained even if the starting culture was questionable. But because the number of yeast cells is very small during the first few steps, a sterile environment is necessary. This will be needed to propagate a pitch of yeast from a plate | ||
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| + | * petri dish with yeast colonies ([Yeast Cultures on Petri Dishes]) | ||
| + | * inoculation loop | ||
| + | * flame source. Bunsen burner, alcohol lamp, blow torch or gas stove | ||
| + | * vial with sterile starter wort | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 2 March 2008
Growing yeast from a plate (petri dish) allows the brewer to select only a few single cell growth colonies. By doing so a pure culture can be obtained even if the starting culture was questionable. But because the number of yeast cells is very small during the first few steps, a sterile environment is necessary. This will be needed to propagate a pitch of yeast from a plate
- petri dish with yeast colonies ([Yeast Cultures on Petri Dishes])
- inoculation loop
- flame source. Bunsen burner, alcohol lamp, blow torch or gas stove
- vial with sterile starter wort
