Ready to develop your own yeast bank? Collect, store, and grow yeast cultures at home. Begin saving limited release yeast cultures from brewer's yeast suppliers or collect strains from unfiltered, unpasteurized commercial beers! This kit includes more equipment than the Apprentice kit but still won't break the bank. It includes: Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation book, 50 ml flask, #2 solid stopper, alcohol lamp, ni-chrome innoculation needle, 1 ml pipette, 5 ml pipette, 20 ml pipette, 8 slant tubes, slant tube rack (holds 40 slant tubes), 3 lb. dry malt extract, 8 petri dishes (may not be used in a pressure cooker), 2 oz. beer agar, and a wax pencil. Recommended additional items: Liquid yeast culture, agar for creating slant tubes (check your local asian or specialty food markets), yeast starter kit, pressure cooker for sterilizing equipment. Not required, but recommended additional equipment: Magnetic Stir Plate, Micro Torch.
