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MEA has become clumpy and sticky, agar still work?
    #26928511 - 09/10/20 03:16 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I'm trying to whip up a new batch of agar and my MEA this time is somewhat clumpy and sticky. Is it still possible to make agar with this? Or will it greatly affect it and cause any problems and I should throw away and buy a new one? I'm having trouble even weighing it out and getting it in my beaker even with a funnel, and getting stuck everywhere. It was never like this when I first got it, it just poured easily like powder. If I'm going through all this trouble I just want to know is it going to affect my agar? Or do I need to wait and get a new bag?


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Re: MEA has become clumpy and sticky, agar still work? [Re: psycho_nauticus]
    #26928540 - 09/10/20 03:39 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Malt extract is highly hygroscopic, so it will absorb humidity from the air
and get clumpy if not sealed in an airtight container.
As long as there are no nasties starting to grow on it, it should still be fine.


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Re: MEA has become clumpy and sticky, agar still work? [Re: sporecap]
    #26928543 - 09/10/20 03:43 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Even if there is some "nasties" on there it may still be usable, unless whatever was growing on it happened to consume all the nutrients from it. But because you're gonna be sterilizing it, probably be fine anyways :shrug:

I have a bag of malt extract that became one large really hard clump after absorbing moisture. I have to snap pieces off and weigh it in chunks. It still works great. Dissolves to give a clear solution with no sediment just takes a bit longer.

Also I tried vacuum sealing a bag of MEA and it literally still absorbed enough moisture to do that shit. So I gave up on trying to keep it in good condition. :lol:
Maybe some desiccant packs inside the vacuum sealed bag would have done it but fuck it, it works :stoned:


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