Berry Easy
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Berry Easy: Test for Brettanomyces on grapes

Introduction:
This formulation is based on work published by Renouf and Lonvaud-Funal in the Journal Microbiological Research (2007) entitled “ Development of an Enrichment medium to detect Dekkera/Brettanomyces bruxellensis, a spoilage wine yeast, on the surface of grape berries”. In this publication, the EBB medium formulation and validation are described.


Instructions for use:

Enrichment

1. Add grapes (up to 25) to the EBB Medium within large mouth 125 ml bottle and cap.

2. Incubate 5-10 days. Incubation at 30C and with agitation will increase growth rate.

3. After enrichment, conduct Brettanomyces test

Test Options

1. Z-Brett 3 hour test for Brettanomyces (Lebrun Labs LLC)
2. Easy Blue Brett Test (Lebrun Labs)
3. Genetic test