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Brewing => Yeast => Topic started by: Ian Grant on June 19, 2011, 01:58:50 AM

Title: Yeast slants
Post by: Ian Grant on June 19, 2011, 01:58:50 AM

What's the process to build up yeast population from a slant??

Title: Re: Yeast slants
Post by: Thomas on June 19, 2011, 01:57:31 PM

The protocol that I would recommend is at the bottom of this page:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Yeast_Slants (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Yeast_Slants)

I would also recommend using a turkey baster (or whatever you use to take gravity readings) to add the sterile wort to the slant, give it a good shake, and pour into the sterile starter. Repeat this again then let your first starter grow up. A stir plate would be very very helpful during this process as well.