cmcfarlane at aol.com (Cmcfarlane) wrote:
>I am interested in alternatives to the standard 3-5 day yeast and mold
>test. Any information on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
>E-mail cmcfarlane at aol.com
I run a small consulting laboratory and have been using a 24 hour
yeast test for beer wines and soft drink using a membrane filtration
tecnique.for the last 4years
Procedure is standard millipore Medium I use is Difco YM
pH adjusred to 4.2 Added to medium is iodo-nitro tetrazolium
After incubation mmembranes are examined under 10 or
20 x microscope.
Yeast growth shows up as red spots.
unfortunately procedure does not show up acidophilic
and lactic bacteria which also normally grow on this medium.
procedure is only used when clients require a rapid clearance
on some products.
Bob Molony Molab Ltd.
molab at ww.co.nz
