my first attempt at making agar i thought at the time was a success but i've later learned that i kinda failed. it had small specks floating in the solution, i think it was to much malt used... but i've learned that agar should be translucent with no visible particles, this way if there is any bacteria or contaminates it can easily be spotted before using it. this really helps in keeping contams out!!
so i wasn't sure if it was the malt or agar or the ancient food coloring i used... so i picked up more food coloring ( got some neon colors so get out your glowsticks!!!) and i also reduced the amount of malt, weighing it the same weigh as the agar used. (three grams of each for 150ml of water). last time i used almost six grams of malt.... i also tried to make black agar last time, so i mixed all four colors and it looked black at first but after a few days it turned into a weird green color. turns out you need charcoal agar for black agar.... maybe next time...
i also made some slants to try em out... turned out nice and clear... well translucent anyway, i consider clear to be transparent.
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when you hold a light up to them you can see that there is no contams growing at all and is ready for growth!!!
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pretty cool stuff!!!!!
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and check it out.... my first bulk wee little pins!!!!!!!! day six of loosened polyfill....
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