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How do you make homemade agar?
Were sorry but you cannot make your own agar because it is a special substance highly used by scientists worldwide.BUT, you can buy it at special science stores Source(s): Science class Read More »
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How do you make homemade agar for a petri dish using gelatin?
Honestly, you're likely never going to get it right - it's just not a pleasant environment for bacteria to grow. Here are some specific substitutes for agar: http://www.shroomery.org/8514/Agar-subst… If you really have to use gelatin, then ... Read More »
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How do you make homemade agar for a petri dish?
Well agar is a red algae derivative, but since I don;t think you are going to be separating out the polysaccharides from any algae, you might want to try using gelatin made with beef broth. I never have done this before, so this is just an ... Read More »
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You soak it in warm water like you do for gelatin powder, then dissolve it to use in the skin gel, if your using an alcohol base it will not firm to much, but a cream base may be trickier, I used agar as a chef and it can be a bit of a chal...
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Although I myself use granulated agar purchased from a company, mixed with some simple LB broth, I have heard of people using Jello and some beef broth or bouillon cubes. Essentially, the two are the same things. All you need is a simple me...
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