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Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Wednesday Apr 22, 2009 11:00 am
by jadk42
been reading about making and using slants. Seems simple enough. I'd be interested in hearin from anyone who uses them to hear about the practicalities.
David
Re: Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Wednesday Apr 22, 2009 11:41 am
by Kevnlis
If you have no means of sterilising the equipment you will use, I would not recommend you attempt to make slants. Even a small infection in a slant can cause a major problem in the final product!
Re: Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Thursday Apr 23, 2009 11:19 am
by Throsby
Excuse me gentlemen.
What - in 25 words or less - is a slant?
Cheers,
Throsby
Re: Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Thursday Apr 23, 2009 12:33 pm
by drsmurto
Linky
A slant is a test tube with an agar(like jelly) mixed with malt. The yeast is cultured on the surface of the agar.
And another
link for you
Re: Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Thursday Apr 23, 2009 4:00 pm
by Throsby
Ah, I see.
Brilliant (and succinct) definition. Informative links too. Looks like something Colin at the Kambah HBS once showed me. Not something I have any urge to meddle with. Do the benefits of getting this right outweigh the problems with stuffing it up?
Thanks for the info.
Throsby.
Re: Does anyone use slants on this board.
Posted: Thursday Apr 23, 2009 4:10 pm
by drsmurto
Cant comment on slanting cos i dont do it.
My yeast bank is a rack of 50mL tubes with the yeast sitting under sterile water.