PIKA FastOrange® Wild Yeast - 2039-3

PIKA FastOrange culture media are ready-made broth and agar media. No need to sterilise flasks nor to prepare media and can be used pre-PCR. There are four different FastOrange product lines and they all follow the same procedure.

With FastOrange® products, microbiology testing is easy and affordable for everybody: You just add your liquid sample into the delivered flask with enrichment broth. Then keep it at room temperature and watch for color change and visible turbidity/sediment formation. All FastOrange® products can be stored at room temperature so there is no need for a big laboratory, not even for a refrigerator or temperature cabinet.

The ingredients are optimized to quickly grow both non-Saccharomyces and Saccharomyces wild yeasts, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus and Brettanomyces (Dekkera) yeasts.

The principle of its selectivity is based on the EBC method 4.2.5.1 Saccharomyces Wild Yeasts, Cu-differentiation which describes the inhibition of brewers’ yeast growth by copper ions.

Incubation time is 1-2 days with PCR and can be up to 5 days when Brettanomyces is in low concentration. Incubation time is 3-5 days with visual evaluation and can be up to 7 days when Brettanomyces is in low concentration.

PIKA FastOrange® Wild Yeast Hygiene Swab Test tubes are
prefilled with specific culture medium. They are easy to
use and together with the swabs are directly applicable at
the sampling point.

1. The procedure is depending on the surface to be
sampled:
- For wet surfaces, wipe the surface with the dry
swab.
- For dry surfaces, first dip swap into broth tube and
then wipe the surface with the wet swab.
2. Place the swab immediately into the broth tube and
close the tube.
3. Incubate swabs for 1-7 days and monitor growth
daily.