Now, we get into the question, how is penicillin made? I will answer that exact question with three simple steps.
1. Grow the penicillin
You first want to put a piece of white bread, a cantaloupe (or any citrus fruit(s)) that is cut up at least ten times into a closed container that is not airtight. This includes a loosely wrapped plastic bag or a ziplock bag with a very tiny hole at the end.
If you put it into an airtight bag or in the open air, that will interfere with the air circulation it needs. It would be best if you put this bag in a dark environment that gets very little light.
2. Prepare to Purify the penicillin
Now, after about three days or so, you should start seeing small amounts of mold. It would be best if you now sprayed or sprinkle about a tablespoon of water over the bread.
Meanwhile, cut the potato into nice thin slices, and put those slices into an airtight container (not plastic) with distilled water. Boil that container for 30 minutes. After it cools down a little bit, open it and filter your liquid through a cloth (cheesecloth, bandana, flour sack towel, etc.)
Now, add 20 grams of sugar and agar (if you don’t have agar than plan gelatin is okay) to your liquid. Your agar will make the liquid thick; that is what you want. Now, add distilled water to make the total volume of one liter.
3. Purify the penicillin
Put that liquid into small sealed containers or Petri dishes if you have them. Now, move the penicillin mold by using a wire to move 3 small slices per container. This should take time for the penicillin to grow inside.
Now, put your penicillin in a flask and sterilize that flask. You can sterilize the flask by putting the flask in an oven at 315 degrees for an hour. It would be best if you were done making the penicillin.
Now, let one teaspoon of sugar, yeast, citric acid, milk powder, and sea salt into your graduated cylinder. Next, fill the cylinder with water until it reaches 100 milliliters of distilled water.
Next, pour it into your flask and shake it until it is just liquid. Now, you will have to extract the penicillin. You do that by first removing any solid part of your liquid. Now, filter that liquid through a piece of cloth into another container.
Now, continually add drops of hydraulic acid, until your PH tester gets about 2.2. Meanwhile, freeze your ethyl acetate and mix the penicillin with that ethyl acetate with a separator funnel.
Shake it for 30 seconds. It should separate again shortly after. Now, open the separator funnel to allow the ethyl acetate to drip out into a container slowly. Now, add 1/100 the amount you added for the ethyl acetate.
Finally, let the ethyl evaporate in a ventilated area, and you have penicillin ready to use!
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“Now, add 1/100 the amount you added for the ethyl acetate.”
What is it I should add to what?
Thank you for the article!
Penicillin does NOT work against viruses.
If I was a bit wary of your hillbilly penicillin before, I’m totally convinced to try this recipe now!
Great article! I am starting to make penicillin right now.
Good for you! Good luck!