How To Sterilize Grain Spawns Without A Pressure Cooker | The Grateful Gardener
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- In this video, The Grateful Gardener shows you how to sterilize a grain jar without the use of a pressure cooker. Sterilization is an important step in any mycology project. If you plan on growing your own mushrooms or fungus at home, make sure to do it safely.
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How to sterilize without a pressure cooker.
Step one: boil water
Step two: take a nap
I used this method for my first attempt at growing with 3 jars, innoculated 1 and stored the other 2, and the first jar has been fully colonized and transfered to bulk and is a few days from pinning. Just hit primordia, used 2 other with some transfers and 1 of the 2 jars is fully colonized and I'm getting ready to push to bulk, the other jar developed trich but that was my fault, to any doubters this method works, I truly appreciate it
After you inoculated your jar did you poke a hole in the lid or just tighten it up or did you leave it a little loose?
@@bobbybands1957 just left it slight open to allow air flow.
@@juliomontano94 Thanks. I just finished the 2 hours of boiling then simmering the jars in a big pot 1 inch up the jars exactly like you did in your video with the aluminum foil over the top but for some unknown reason I see a lot of condensation inside of the jars. I think I messed it up I remember you saying that it's supposed to be dry. It was definitely dried and cooled completely before I did that last step so I'm stumped.
@@juliomontano94 I wound up putting the jars in my oven on 300° for about 20 minutes and it dried up all the condensation. Fingers crossed when I inoculate them tomorrow with my golden teacher spores. Thankyou for responding to my question that means alot. Subscribed.
Many paths lead to the destination. Thanks for the video.
Great job but I’ve a few questions: 1) only popcorn? what about bird seed or rye…any thoughts? 2) how do you innoculate if the covers are solid? Thanks
great time to find your channel . it's literally my first time growing magic mushrooms ..i've no pressure cooker . i've been doing some research and i find your content very helpful
i'm gonna do this method . good luck to me good job 👍
The best decision you’ll make is getting a PC
what a great find, thankyou for your contribution to low tech mushroom growing
Glad you enjoyed it! We hope to put out more information in the future so stay tuned friend!
That joke at 1:34 was great
Hahaha thank you!
Didn’t know Keem was into mushroom growing
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Great vid. How would you inoculate these without exposing the grain to potentially contaminated air?
So I set everything up in a room and just do it open air as long as you work fast and clean you’ll be good! I may need to make a video on how I do that! Thank you for time dude
Have you ever seen the silicone technique? I’ve never tried it but it makes since. Inoculated though a little silicone hole that you put in.
Yeah so I think the silicone piece your talking about is the self healing ports I have used them but on pre made jars that I had gotten all done up I have never modified the lids my self with it tho I’m always trying to do things as cheap and easy as I can and those ports are definitely nice but not needed
@@JoeWells-n7g I think you’re talking about rtv gasket maker. Works just as well as self healing injection ports
It just occurred to me that a person could probably use a large Pyrex cake pan and do it in the oven also.
When you inoculate the jars do you poke a hole in the lid or do you just tighten the lid tight or keep it kind of loose?
instead of soaking the jars just put them in the dishwasher on sanitize mode
Anyone try this with wild bird seed?
What’s everyone’s beef with spending $130 on a PC?
When first starting, not everyone sees spending that $$$ as necessary.
I started with PF Tek and half pint jars.
Then I got a small PC at a thrift store.
Another couple of years and I then thought it necessary to purchase a Presto 23qt. PC, and another couple of years before I got an FFU.
Not everyone will stick with the hobby and the hobby isn't about getting mushrooms the fastest.
Those that stick with growing mushrooms do learn patience.
This guys point is that you don't need all the 'fancy' equipment, if you just want to grow a few mushrooms.
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Good to meet you, my dude! Thanks for this!
Also I'm more than a little jealous of your beard.
@@pykus342thanks for stopping by dude and thank you hahah
Why is 70% ETOH used vs. 90%?
70% takes longer to evaporate so is in contact with the contam for longer. Fyi you can dilute 90% with tap water to make 70%
@@AndiePiercy Thank you so much!
@@gianaseppanen no problem