Sterile Culture Techniques

Documents:

• Sterilization Tips
  • 3.00
  
  
  A few tips on how you can avoid contamination by increasing your sterilization procedures by Ryche Hawk.
  
  
• Building A Homemade HEPA Filter System
  • 2.00
  
  
  Instructions on building a HEPA filter system for greatly reducing contamination rates.
  
  
• Ramsey Vermiculite Seal
  • 2.00
  
  
  Method which claims to improve on the old method of filling the top 1/2" of jars with vermiculite.
  
  
• Groverz Guide
  • 1.00
  
  
  A guide to creating a clean room out of your bathroom.
  
  
• Kill 'Em All!
  • 1.50
  
  
  A method for insuring the eradication of unwanted bacteria and foreign spores. Good pre-sterilization method.
  
  
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  • 5.00
  
  
  Here's a chart to help you determine the PSI required to sterilize materials at certain altitudes.
  
  
• Proper hand washing procedure
  • 4.00
  
  
  Hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection.
  
  
• Washing Away Misconceptions About Gloves and Handwashing
  • 5.00
  
  
  Everyone agrees that handwashing is very important in preventing food-borne disease. However, there are many misconceptions regarding proper handwashing practices. Through better understanding of the factors influencing handwashing and cross contamination from hands to food, kitchen safety can be improved.
  
  
• Home Made Alcohol Lamp
  • 2.50
  
  
  Build your own alcohol lamp from easily available materials.
  
  
• A Complete Guide to Cleaning and Sanitation
  • 5.00
  
  
  Geared toward the home beer-brewer, this document is still useful for mycologists as it explains and compares many different methods of cleaning and sterilization.
  
  
• Low-Dough Self Sealing Inoculation Lids
  • 4.00
  
  
  A cheap method for do it yourself sealed lids
  
  
• (Ghetto) Chamber Tek
  • 5.00
  
  
  A Cheesy Innoculation Chamber
  
  
• Free Tyvek shipped to you
  • 5.00
  
  
  via the usps!