{"product_id":"stock-n-store-kit-and-save","title":"Stock-n-Store: Cryogenic Vials for Culture Stocking and Storage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Extend\" your cultures for reliable, quality future batches.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake store-bought cultured product (or your own), add equal parts to the cryogenic vial (0.5ml\/500ul) and freeze. Remove and add to your fermentation - cultures 1 gallon or more (depending on your culture and fermentation temperature\/time).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtend your fermentations by the gallons by stocking your own starters - AND SAVE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYogurt example... at a typical 5.3 oz. yogurt cup found in stores, \u003cstrong\u003eeach\u003c\/strong\u003e of your stocked vials would culture 1 gallon (maybe more) of milk, giving you between 20 and 24 cups of yogurt. (assuming a live and active culture at time of storage)... \u003cstrong\u003ethat's $0.17-$0.20 per cup at our lowest purchase offering!\u003c\/strong\u003e (after initial make and cost of milk, of course)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-grade formulation inhibits ice crystal formation during freezing, extending your culture's viability and making possible long-term storage down to extremely low temperatures (\u0026lt;-80C). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake one batch of your favorite fermentation, portion off with our Store-n-Stock kits, freeze to store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach kit contains:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"X\" number of cryovials* (containing 500uL FG glycerol solution**)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterile swabs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterile plastic pipets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoam storage rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* 2ml vials - sterile, stand-able, o-ringed, write-able area for labeling, and graduated for easy measuring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** Food-grade (FG) glycerol solution - 50% FG glycerol\/phosphate-buffered saline (PBS); does not allow ice crystal formation and allows long-term frozen storage limiting die-off\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow it works:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremove cap from cryovial and on counter top or in foam rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eopen and remove sterile swab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse swab to add your fermentation to the cryovial to the 1ml mark (now is 50\/50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estir, cap, shake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estore in freezer; the colder, the better (can even store below -80C if available)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt isn't as tricky as most want you to believe. Yes, cultures\/starters degrade over time from \"passage\" to \"passage\" - from \"use\" to \"use\" - from freeze-thaw to freeze-thaw... you get the idea. And you know it - BUT! You also know there must be another way. Another way to keep your cultures, extend them, it just makes sense. Well, yes, you're right - there is. But it does take some attention. It isn't a toss-off-easy-thing... but it isn't hard either. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe basics of creating a stock storage of your favorite culture, whether taken from direct-set from \"pure\" cultures or protecting our heirloom, is straight-forward and simple. But you don't know what you don't know until you know, you know?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut maybe you do know... but you don't have the things needed. Like sterile tools or the proper solution at the correct osmotic\/pH\/buffer to make sure your culture cells won't die from all-of-the-things... the easiest to envision is when we freeze something - ice crystals form and they can shear and kill live cells. There's a way to prevent this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur sterile, ready-made kit allows you to add your fermentation culture at an equal volume to the volume in the provided sterile cryovial and it will be at the proper condition for log-term storage... down to -80degC! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Know-How Foods","offers":[{"title":"5 VIALS ($4.00\/vial) \/ No Thank You","offer_id":49422130774260,"sku":"STCK-1039K-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 VIALS ($4.00\/vial) \/ Yes - Indicate in Notes at Checkout in \"Company\" Section","offer_id":49424544891124,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 VIALS ($2.50\/vial) \/ No Thank You","offer_id":49422130807028,"sku":"STCK-1039K-2","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 VIALS ($2.50\/vial) \/ Yes - Indicate in Notes at Checkout in \"Company\" Section","offer_id":49424544923892,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 VIALS ($1.80\/vial) \/ No Thank You","offer_id":49422130839796,"sku":"STCK-1039K-3","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 VIALS ($1.80\/vial) \/ Yes - Indicate in Notes at Checkout in \"Company\" Section","offer_id":49424544956660,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 VIALS ($1.30\/vial) \/ No Thank You","offer_id":49422130872564,"sku":"STCK-1039K-4","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 VIALS ($1.30\/vial) \/ Yes - Indicate in Notes at Checkout in \"Company\" Section","offer_id":49424544989428,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 VIALS ($.85\/vial) \/ No Thank You","offer_id":49422130905332,"sku":"STCK-1039K-5","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 VIALS ($.85\/vial) \/ Yes - Indicate in Notes at Checkout in \"Company\" Section","offer_id":49424545022196,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/9873\/3044\/files\/STCKMultiplePics.png?v=1789664319","url":"https:\/\/knowhowfoods.com\/products\/stock-n-store-kit-and-save","provider":"Know-How Foods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}