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sealing foil lids during incubation
    #5677064 - 05/26/06 01:00 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

i just recently created my first successfully inoculated set of jars using the PF (BRF) tek from fungifun. i have noticed larger amounts of condensation on the inside of the glass since i began incubation, and i read somewhere that it should be fine as long as it is not pooling at the base of the jar. i put rubber bands around the tops of some of these jars (tin foil lids) as a precaution for keeping out contaminants. would it be advisable for me to remove these to allow some air and/or water vapor exchange? thus far i have seen little difference between the rubber banded and non-rubber banded jars, but i really dont wanna mess up another batch over something so trivial. thank you.
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Re: sealing foil lids during incubation [Re: 4taylor2made0]
    #5677113 - 05/26/06 01:20 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

Well, you want to allow air exchange. I am not familiar with those jars (foil lids anyway), but you should have the holes for inoculation and either a dry vermiculite layer, polyfil, or a tyvek filter to work as a contam barrier. You can flip the jar over at 75% colonization to force air exchange (speeds up the process). But don't take the lid off.

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Re: sealing foil lids during incubation [Re: MLBjammer]
    #5677140 - 05/26/06 01:32 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

You should be fine without sealing your foil lids as long as you have the dry verm layer on top. I recently unsealed my foil lids and can see mycelium growth noticably faster.
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Re: sealing foil lids during incubation [Re: zeegos]
    #5677485 - 05/26/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

I took the tops off of mine and they spend up alittle as well, but keep in mind you are chancing the more possible contams, the vermiculite should be enough of a barrier but crap happens, I use sporetape over the holes in the lids when they are on it, alows for air and just an extra barrier, it up to the grower on what you do.


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Re: sealing foil lids during incubation [Re: kilroy]
    #5677554 - 05/26/06 03:59 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

Remove the foil. That's why the vermiculite barrier is in place. If you must, cover the tops with rubber-banded coffee filters to deter dust from settling on top.


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Re: sealing foil lids during incubation [Re: Premedman1]
    #5679386 - 05/27/06 01:59 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

ah thanks for the posts fellas

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