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hamloaf
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Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar
#12177576 - 03/10/10 01:15 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Which do you prefer and why?
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: hamloaf]
#12177611 - 03/10/10 01:21 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: hamloaf]
#12177620 - 03/10/10 01:22 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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They both work the same. The only difference is PDA would probably be easier to do because u can easily get potatoes and not everyone can get the malt extract for the MEA
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: Doc_T]
#12177637 - 03/10/10 01:25 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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I use this cuz its measure, mix, PC and pour. I like easy and it does the job consistently.
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: 13shrooms]
#12177820 - 03/10/10 01:55 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Doc_T said: Dr. Gonz asked too, good thread: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11770529#11770529
But. Now I am asking in my own thread. DocT.http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/12177576 Quote:
Damion5050 said: They both work the same. The only difference is PDA would probably be easier to do because u can easily get potatoes and not everyone can get the malt extract for the MEA
I can get the malt extract at my local brew shop. I am liking the MEA. I don't want to get any thing with dextrose in it due to tahoe's claims http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7887928/page/1. What is your opinion? You to DocT and anyone who knows best.Quote:
13shrooms said: I use this cuz its measure, mix, PC and pour. I like easy and it does the job consistently.
That is pretty cool but I am more of a Do-It-Yourselfer.
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: hamloaf]
#12177903 - 03/10/10 02:10 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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I don't know what tahoe's claim is but all I use is PDA. I use Malt extract for making LC's
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: Damion5050]
#12177908 - 03/10/10 02:11 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: Damion5050]
#12178022 - 03/10/10 02:31 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Damion5050 said: I don't know what tahoe's claim is but all I use is PDA. I use Malt extract for making LC's
Tahoe Says less sugar is better. He claims " You do not want a hyper active mycelium that goes into shock once put to grain which has less sugar. You want the opposite. A healthy low sugar mycelium that goes hyper active once it hits the grain that has more sugar. Really sir. See for yourself. It's really quite intriguing. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7887928/page/1 So this is why PDA discourages me. PDA calls for 7 grams of dextrose.
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: hamloaf]
#12179279 - 03/10/10 06:40 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Yeah I have read similar things that to much sugar can put mycelium into a sugar coma or some shit like that they say.
But I always use PDA and I always use LME/DEX to make LC's I just follow the teks that have already proven to work and you cant go wrong.
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Re: Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar [Re: Damion5050]
#12179746 - 03/10/10 07:51 PM (14 years, 21 days ago) |
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Damion5050 said: Yeah I have read similar things that to much sugar can put mycelium into a sugar coma or some shit like that they say.
But I always use PDA and I always use LME/DEX to make LC's I just follow the teks that have already proven to work and you cant go wrong.
this will be my first agar attempt. I think I will go with MEA. I have everything I need for that.. I always use LME/DEX to make my LC's also. With much success. Did you check out that link to tahoe's thread? I'm gonna try tahoe's method along side my usual LME/DEX for my next LC's. For my LC's after that. I am going to inoculate my LC's with spore syringes along side with live cultures from a petri dish.
Roger Rabbit said this about PDA in this thread here http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5972321
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