Five black bags containing agar premix for mushrooms.
Malt extract agar premix with a white scoop. Black bag sits behind the agar.
Agar premix in a black bag. A picture of white mycelium contrasts the matte black bag the MEA Premix is contained in.
Agar premix used for petri dishes in mycology.
Back of agar premix bag with instructions.
Ten agar plates stacked up. The agar premix is made of light malt extract, and are for mycelium.
Sterile culture slants in 15 ml tubes. They are about half full of agar.
Agar to agar transfer on a petri dish. Mycelium is growing on the plate.

Easy Agar Premix – Malt Extract Agar Bulk (500 g)

(8 customer reviews)

Easy Mix Agar Premix 5 pack simplifies making agar plates and culture slants. Item has 500 grams in total, and makes around 500 agar plates. It is formulated with light malt extract and agar, and you just add water. Use the entire pack, or use the included scoop to easily make your desired amount.  Perfect for mycologists seeking an effortless agar preparation process.

Each packet makes 2 liters of agar which is about 75-100 standard size 90 mm petri dishes. The item comes with 5 100 gram packets, or 500 grams in total. Malt Extract Agar supercharge your mycelium, at less than 20 cents per agar plate.

Original price was: $59.99.Current price is: $38.99.

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Description

Save big with 500 g Malt Extract Agar. Easily make agar plates or slants. Our 500 gram Premix is conveniently packaged in 100 gram packets, which is used with 2 liters of water each. No measuring, no mixing, just add water.

Simple Preparation Steps

  1. Heat the water to a simmer. Use 2 liters of distilled water per 100 g packet
  2. Add the premix to hot water
  3. Thoroughly dissolve the agar by stirring, ensuring a homogeneous mixture.
  4. Sterilize the agar solution at 10 to 15 psi for 30 minutes to guarantee a contamination-free environment.
  5. In sterile conditions, carefully pour the sterilized agar into your petri dishes.

Our Easy Mix Agar Premix, along with these easy-to-follow steps, simplifies the agar preparation process. Say goodbye to complex measurements and preparations and say hello to a streamlined approach to successful agar work.

Includes

  • 5x 100 grams Agar Premix (500 g total)
  • Instructions for use
  • Measuring Scoop (10 g)

This Malt Extract Agar (MEA) recipe follows the FDA’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM), specifically formulation M93 as listed in their laboratory methods. The laboratory method remains unchanged, including suggested preparation. This formulation uses a 3:2 ratio of light malt extract to agar, in accordance with BAM Media M93.

Included measuring spoon conveniently measures 10 grams per level scoop of Agar Premix. Recipe can be scaled up or down as needed. For example, use 1 scoop (10 g) for every 200 ml of distilled water.

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 8 × 6 × 4 in
Size

500 grams (5 ct 100 gram packets)
Ingredients

Light Malt Extract, Agar Agar.
Produces

Each packet makes around 100 plates. Item makes around 500 plates total.

8 reviews for Easy Agar Premix – Malt Extract Agar Bulk (500 g)

  1. tommy –

    good but it was not in separate bags. save the 6 bucks and buy the normal one.

  2. Donald –

    I’ve bought this a few times and it’s literally saved me hundreds of dollars. Good quality and cheap is good for me.

  3. Chelsea –

    Insanely good price and a good product overall

  4. Leslie –

    Works great!!!!

  5. Bella Tate –

    good stuff and a good price. worked well for me!

  6. Avi –

    GREAT deal

  7. Antonio Mendez –

    I’ve been buying this for a while now, never dissapointed.. Good price and quality..

  8. Nate –

    Good premix for agar plates. Easy to use. I’ve tried a couple of this companies products and they are good quality.

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