{"product_id":"malt-extract-agar-mea-premix-100-grams-mea-premix-makes-100-agar-plates-agar-premix-for-mushroom-mycelium-make-agar-petri-dishes-for-mycology","title":"Malt Extract Agar Premix (100 Grams) Makes 100 Agar Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003ePDA gets the name recognition. MEA is what serious cultivators actually reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalt Extract Agar is the preferred formulation for mushroom mycelium specifically because malt extract is a carbohydrate source that fungi metabolize efficiently — producing faster, more vigorous growth than the potato-dextrose base used in general microbiology plates. If you are working with mushroom species and you want to see what your culture is actually capable of, MEA gives you a cleaner read than PDA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a premix. The malt extract and agar are already combined at the correct ratio — no measuring, no sourcing separate ingredients, no guessing. Mix with water, sterilize, pour. Each 100-gram bag produces approximately 75 to 100 standard petri dishes depending on pour thickness. Thicker pours extend shelf life. Thinner pours stretch your supply further. Both work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe premix is packaged in a HEPA-filtered enclosure. That matters — agar powder that picks up contamination before it ever reaches your lab is a problem you cannot fix downstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you can do with it:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour plates for mycelial isolation and sector work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClone fruiting bodies via tissue culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest liquid culture and spore solution before committing to grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild and maintain a multi-species culture library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun agar-to-agar transfers to clean up contaminated cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it with a pressure cooker, pour inside your SAB, seal with lab film. The full protocol is covered in our agar guide on the blog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100g. \u003cstrong\u003eYield:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~75–100 standard petri dishes. \u003cstrong\u003eFormulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Malt Extract Agar. \u003cstrong\u003ePackaged:\u003c\/strong\u003e In a HEPA-filtered enclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne bag. Enough plates to build something worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Green Wolf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54347305025841,"sku":"6dd91c85-2937-4cbf-866e-a2997437c610","price":27.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/0108\/1905\/files\/a2f41fd9d6be6d7592ede4c1469af7cc.jpg?v=1779888639","url":"https:\/\/thegreenwolf.org\/products\/malt-extract-agar-mea-premix-100-grams-mea-premix-makes-100-agar-plates-agar-premix-for-mushroom-mycelium-make-agar-petri-dishes-for-mycology","provider":"The Green Wolf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}