Platforms, systems, and methods for rapid fermenter sampling

A rapid sampling system for obtaining samples from a fermentation system, comprising:

• a sample inlet fluidly connected to the fermentation system;
• a pump fluidly connected to the sample inlet and configured to draw a sample from the fermentation system;
• a first valve fluidly connected to an outlet of the pump;
• a second valve fluidly connected to a liquid nitrogen chamber;
• a multi-well filter plate, wherein an individual well of the multi-well filter plate is configured to collect and filter the sample;
• a motorized base operatively connected to the multi-well filter plate configured to adjust a position of the multi-well filter plate;
• and
• a control unit including one or more processors and one or more memories operatively connected to the pump, the first valve, the second valve, and the motorized base, the control unit configured to automatically initiate and perform a plurality of sampling operations at predetermined time intervals, wherein each sampling operation comprises:
• controlling the operation of the pump to obtain the sample,
• controlling the operation of the first valve to dispense the sample into a first well of the multi-well filter plate;
• controlling the operation of the second valve to dispense liquid nitrogen into the first well of the multi-well filter plate;
• and
• controlling the operation of the motorized base to move the multi-well filter plate to position a second well beneath the first valve and the second valve.