Awesome tech.
One thing I have tried with the last couple of smack packs is give the pack a wipe over with 70%metho and jab the side with a 20ml syringe, draw off the yeast and store the syringe in the fridge.
When I make a starter I just get a syringe out, flame the tip and squirt it into the starter wort.
That is an interesting idea
Another thing I have been meaning to ask when using a stir plate...I know most use foil over the mouth of their containers which to me is ok if you have positive co2 pressure. But when using a stir plate wouldnt it suck air in?
I go to all the trouble of making sure everything is sterile and then sit it on the stir plate with foil over the mouth of the flask, turn it on and watch it suck in every mould spore / wild yeast spore in the room.
Is this how it works?
Sorry if this has been answered
Yes dust, airborne bacteria, wild yeast tend to float on the air, i would not think that any air being sucked in to the flask would be strong enough to suck up and under a piece of tightly wrapped foil.
I am thinking if you go to all the trouble of sterile procedures with your starters you may as well aerate your starter as you would your brew and use a bung and airlock??