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redshadow
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honey/water mix for liquid culture
#5486500 - 04/06/06 01:05 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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ive read many teks on this and just about ready to do this one too. all of the teks ive read only boil the honey/water though, i havent seen or herd any mention of PCing them. its my assumtion that if you PC the honey then you get clumps of sugar in there from excess heat so thats why they dont PC them? i have a PC and would def. prefer to use it if i can over boiling for obvious reasons. what do you guys think?
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JustK


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Re: honey/water mix for liquid culture [Re: redshadow]
#5486513 - 04/06/06 01:14 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I use Karo syrup and have no problem PC'ing them.
15 psi for 20 min is the max you should PC them. Any longer and the syrup or honey will caramelize.
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Premedman1
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Re: honey/water mix for liquid culture [Re: JustK]
#5486526 - 04/06/06 01:22 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
Wronguy said: In my experience, the best way to produce a clean, particulate free solution is to use very hot water. I always run my dry liquid culture ingredients through my coffee maker. The hot water seems to give the best dilution.
If you do not own a coffee maker you could try this:
1. Boil 4-8 cups of water in a pot. 2. Have your dry liquid culture ingredients measured and inside of 2 coffee filters. I use 10 grams of light malt extract and 10 grams of dextrose per 4 cups of water using quart jars. 3. Take your coffee filters and slightly push them down into the jar. 4. Using a rubber band, wrap the outside of the jar so the filters do not fall in when you pour your water. 5. Pour your boiling water into the coffee filter as it sits inside the top of the jar by swirling the water around to catch all the ingredients. 6. After you have poured the desired amount into each jar, place the lids back on that you will use and cover with foil. 7. Pressure cook one time at 15 PSI for 20-25 minutes. 8. Allow them to cool, with the foil on, for at least 3-4 hours outside of the pressure cooker. 9. Leave the foil on until you are ready to inoculate.
Using this method ensures that only the diluted ingredients enter the jar.
Doesn't get any better than this. Works every time.
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