[Liquidpoets] Re: yeast propagation seminar

[Taylor Caron]

OK, it's on!
Tuesday, December 5th, 7-9pm at Odell brewing, in the conference room,
south end of the bldg.
We only have room for 12pp, and there' been more than that interested
in going, so here's the deal: Below is a list of the first twelve who
responded with a positive (and can make the day) and they have first
dibs. If you're on that list, and can't make it please let me know
immediately so I can get someone else in.
Then in January we'll have another, hopefully on a Thursday or some
day besides Tuesday so some of you who work Tuesdays' can make it. I
will have a $5 donation bucket in the room; PJ isn't into the money,
so we won't make a big deal about it. But a two-hour class deserves
something for his troubles, don't you think?
So...
Jeffery Callaway, Matt Kunze, JP Kole, Jonathan Cantu, Charley Caudle,
Brian Thompson, Matt Fischer, Debra Beasley, Remi Bonnart, Don
Chapman, Ted Manahan and myself.

That's the first twelve. There's about six others interested, but most
of you can't make that date, so no biggie. The others will have to
wait and see if someone drops, or just wait till January. I'll be
attending both classes myself, and maybe some of you will also want to
come back for more or review. We can look into that early Jan.
Thanks for the huge response. This will be good.
Again, if your name is up there, and you can't come or would rather go
in Jan, please let me know asap.
Cheers!
Taylor

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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