[Liquidpoets] Re: yeast propagation seminar

[Taylor Caron]

BTW, before I get something started, it's PJ, NOT JP!!!

On 11/12/06, Taylor Caron <hopaholic at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, we have a yeast bank with some 10-12 strains in it, available on
> agar slants to all members. Most of these aren't all htat commercially
> available, so the possibility for some unique brews is obvious. Many
> of us may have never inoculated wort from a slant, or even made a
> starter. Some of us may be perfectly comfortable propagating it in our
> bathwater then pitching it into a lub-function beer. Whatever your
> skill/experience, I want to try and make the yeast bank available to
> more than just the nerdiest echalon.
> Toward that end JP, the yeast tech at Odell Brewing, has offered to
> give us a 2hr class on yeast handling protocol. He can go over
> anything we want, but depending on the experience of the audience, it
> could be anything from simple propagation from a slant with basic lab
> technique to acid washing, blue staining and cell counting.
> Our first thought was the first week of Dec, but that happens to be
> right after the party, the week of the meeting, and the week lots of
> us are out at our festive functions.
> Questions be:
> Who would like to go (in general)?
> Who would go if it were the 5th of Dec (Tues)?
> Of those interested, what would you like to get out of the class?
> (E.g., everything there is to know, how to prop from a slant, how to
> correctly wash my hands, etc.)
> Please respond today or sooner if possible, so I can either set this
> up, or let it go to January when the smoke has cleared.
> I'm looking for a suggested donation of $5/head but he says he doesn't care.
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to
> keep your mouth shut.
> --Ernest Hemingway
>


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