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Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it?
#26451621 - 01/25/20 10:35 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: Backbone]
#26451624 - 01/25/20 10:37 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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You can do both.
Edited by mushboy (01/25/20 10:41 AM)
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: mushboy]
#26451625 - 01/25/20 10:39 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Which is better? thanks
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: Backbone] 1
#26451627 - 01/25/20 10:41 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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You can buy premixed mea(the a stands for agar)
Or buy malt extract POWDER and agar separately and make your own mix(I recommend this)
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: mushboy]
#26451636 - 01/25/20 10:48 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Quote:
mushboy said: You can buy premixed mea(the a stands for agar)
Or buy malt extract POWDER and agar separately and make your own mix(I recommend this)
I'll second this recommendation. With the premixed powders you are stuck with that malt/agar ratio. Sure, you can tweak the powder/water ratio, but you can't adjust to a slightly firmer or softer agar without also changing the amount of nutrients.
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: Backbone]
#26451718 - 01/25/20 11:41 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Quote:
Backbone said: Which is better? thanks
Both
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26451742 - 01/25/20 11:57 AM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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I'm guessing buying them separately is cost effective because agar and LME are both very cheap. It only takes a minute to mix them. And if you don't want to or don't have time to order them, you can get them at Asian food stores and brew stores.
Don't buy too much LME and keep it in a mason jar or it will turn as hard as a rock.
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: Brian Jones]
#26451745 - 01/25/20 12:00 PM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Whats the best way to store lme?
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: Backbone]
#26451748 - 01/25/20 12:03 PM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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Re: Im confused do i buy mea as is or do i make it? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26451925 - 01/25/20 01:45 PM (4 years, 4 days ago) |
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I keep most of mine in a large, well sealed, jar while keeping what I use from day to day in a little jar that gets refilled from the large jar as needed. The stuff sucks water out of the air and turns sticky.
Light malt extract from a brew supply shop and telephone brand agar together are much cheaper than premixed microbiological grade MEA. But its the same thing, for our purposes.
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