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=Picking Colonies=

Revision as of 06:26, 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.

What is needed?

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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

Picking Colonies