B brewboy04 Well-Known Member Joined Dec 28, 2013 Messages 86 Reaction score 2 Feb 25, 2014 #1 Has anyone ever done an acid wash on an old yeast starter to reduce the bacteria count? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
Has anyone ever done an acid wash on an old yeast starter to reduce the bacteria count? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
cwhouston Active Member Joined Nov 13, 2010 Messages 39 Reaction score 3 Location Wellington Feb 27, 2014 #2 What makes you think there are bacteria in there in the first place? Acid wash will not purify a contaminated culture. The way to do that is streaking out onto agar.
What makes you think there are bacteria in there in the first place? Acid wash will not purify a contaminated culture. The way to do that is streaking out onto agar.