Following on from the harvesting yeast thread http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...view=getnewpost and Dan's recommendations about googling 'yeast slants' in that thread...
Well a google search and taking the first result gave this page
http://www.unm.edu/~draper/beer/slantuse.html
A couple of questions generated from reading the above link, which I assume contains common knowledge of those who do culture and store yeasts.
1) Are yeast slants a good way to go about storing yeasts?
2) Are there better ways of storing yeast?
3) It was recommended to reculture yeast slants stored longer than 3 months. Is there a storage method that has a longer shelf life?
4) Why slant the surface of the gelatin mix. If using test tubes, then slanting increases the surface area, but is it necessary for short/stubby vessels?
Cheers
Well a google search and taking the first result gave this page
http://www.unm.edu/~draper/beer/slantuse.html
A couple of questions generated from reading the above link, which I assume contains common knowledge of those who do culture and store yeasts.
1) Are yeast slants a good way to go about storing yeasts?
2) Are there better ways of storing yeast?
3) It was recommended to reculture yeast slants stored longer than 3 months. Is there a storage method that has a longer shelf life?
4) Why slant the surface of the gelatin mix. If using test tubes, then slanting increases the surface area, but is it necessary for short/stubby vessels?
Cheers