Description
Potato Flakes for making PDA Agar mix 80g-£3.29
Potato flakes for making Potato Dextrose Agar for Agar plates
To make 1000ml of PDA Agar you will need to place in a 2000ml water jug:
1000ml boiling water (Distilled is best)
20g potato flakes
15g Agar Agar powder
10g cane syrup, maple syrup, sugar.
5-6 drops Agar Colourant (We think blue helps most when looking for spots of contamination in plates)
With a fork, hand whisk or hand blender, mix the mixture until you have a smooth consistent mix. The smoother the mix, the better you agar plates will look.
The Agar mix will now need to be bottled or contained so that you can Pressure cook the Agar mix and sterilise it.
Make sure the lid of your Agar container is not on tight. loosen the lid or the container may pop open in your pressure cooker.
PDA Agar mix can be store for future use.
Sterilise +121c for 90min per 250ml amount
Melts at +80c
Sets at -45c
Be careful when working with sharp hand blenders and boiling water.
We accept no responsibility for you actions
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.