Laboratory use profile
Liofilchem BEER UNIVERSAL Agar Culture Media 610126 is a Liofilchem microbiology product supplied by Kormay Biomedicals. Its practical role is bEER UNIVERSAL AGAR is a basal medium to which beer alone or beer with cycloheximide is added for the detection and culture of microbial contaminants in beer. The addition of cycloheximide at 0.001 g / l to suppress yeast growth gives a medium that is selective for the detection of bacterial contaminants in yeast cultures.
This product belongs in fungal or yeast workflows where recovery, differentiation, or susceptibility testing depends on controlled media, incubation, and disciplined result reading.
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Use case and sample types
This product is most useful when spoilage organisms or yeasts need controlled recovery and readable morphology. The lab should define incubation conditions, what counts as typical growth, and how suspect isolates are confirmed before the result is used for shelf-life or investigation decisions.
Decision criteria after incubation
free-flowing, homogeneous. Color: medium beige. Prepared medium
Preparation and execution notes
- Procedure: The sample to examine is inoculated, diluted if it is the case, over the surface of well dry plates. Alternatively pour 1 ml of the sample (or of its tenfold dilutions) into a plate, add 15-20 ml of molten medium cooled to 45-50 °C and swirl the plate gently to mix well. Allow to solidify before incubating at 30 ± 2 °C for up to 3 days.
Formula, QC, and performance
- Formula / composition: (g/l) Peptonised Milk 15.0 Yeast Extract 6.1 Tomato Juice 12.2 Glucose 16.1 Dipotassium Phosphate 0.31 Monopotassium Phosphate 0.31 Magnesium Sulfate 0.12 Sodium Chloride 0.006 Ferrous Sulfate 0.006 Manganese Sulfate 0.006 Agar 12.0 Final pH = 6.1 ± 0.2 at 25 °C. DIRECTIONS Suspend 62.2 g of powder in 750 ml of distilled or deionized water. Heat until completely dissolved. Add 250 ml of commercial beer, not degassed, and mix well. Sterilize in autoclave at 121 °C for 10 minutes. Dispense in final containers.
Risk controls for routine use
- Storage / shelf life: The powder is very hygroscopic: store the powder at 10-30 °C, in a dry environment, in its original container tightly closed and use it before the expiry date on the label or until signs of deterioration or contamination are evident. Store prepared plates at 2-8 °C.
Safety and documentation points
- Hazards: 2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture This product does not meet the criteria for classification in any hazard class in accordance to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008. concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. 2.2 Label elements The product does not need to be labeled in accordance with EC directives or respective national laws. 2.3 Other hazards - none 3.
- Exposure controls: 8.1 Control parameters Components with workplace control parameters Contains no substances with occupational exposure limit value. 8.2 Exposure controls Exposure controls Handle in accordance with good hygiene and safety practice. Wash hands before breaks and at the end of workday.
- Disposal: 13.1 Waste treatment methods Product Not be disposed of with household waste. Do not discharge into sewers. The product must be specially treated adhering to o fficial regulations administrative. Offer surplus a nd non-recyclable solutions to a licensed
What to verify before ordering
- Kormay SKU: KB74610126
- Catalog/document code matched: 610126
Before ordering, confirm the current IFU, SDS/MSDS, batch QC certificate or COA requirements, storage temperature, shelf life after receipt, and whether your SOP needs method verification before routine use.
Order / request documentation: https://www.kormay.ca/products/beer-universal-agar-for-microbiology-lab-testing