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Trippy_Smurf
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While pondering my two failures today...
#14242951 - 04/05/11 04:57 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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...which were contaminated LCs and my first attempt at agar, I couldn't help but wonder...
I just dumped myc and agar down the drain... what are the chances of them meeting up and getting it on?
Perhaps I'll be writing a "Garbage Disposal Tek" in the near future.
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bbt0009
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243066 - 04/05/11 05:19 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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not likely.
Dude it took me 4 LC's to get one right. Just keep workin on it bro. You'll get it!
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Doc_T
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: bbt0009]
#14243206 - 04/05/11 05:44 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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bbt0009 said: Dude it took me 4 LC's to get one right.

what an incredible waste of time and energy.
Agar works the first time, every time.
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bbt0009
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Doc_T]
#14243266 - 04/05/11 05:54 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Doc_T said:
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bbt0009 said: Dude it took me 4 LC's to get one right.

what an incredible waste of time and energy.
Agar works the first time, every time.
Yea i went spores -> agar -> LC = money
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Doc_T]
#14243299 - 04/05/11 06:01 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Doc_T said:
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bbt0009 said: Dude it took me 4 LC's to get one right.

what an incredible waste of time and energy.
Agar works the first time, every time.
In my case, 60% of the time, it works every time.
I attempted to follow a tek from damion5050's links (on mycotopia) and I f'd up my agar. Lots-o-lumps. I tried straining twice, but the lumps formed on the receiving container.
I then made a 1/4 batch using a tek I found somewhere here and it turned out better, but pretty dark.
Is MEA supposed to be dark(er), or did I screw something up?
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Doc_T
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243333 - 04/05/11 06:07 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Lumps? You mixed the stuff into hot water, try cold next time.
And why in the world wold anybody use a tek from mycotopia?
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Doc_T]
#14243359 - 04/05/11 06:10 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I blame it on damion.
The successful batch, I mixed cold, poured into 1/2 pints, and then PC'd. Nice and clear.
So should MEA be an amber color or is it supposed to be clear?
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Doc_T
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243370 - 04/05/11 06:12 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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What color is your malt? What color is your agar?
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Cynosure
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243378 - 04/05/11 06:13 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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My first two LC attempts also failed.
I've decided I'm going to hit up the Asian grocery store this week and see if they have any agar laying around. I'm tired of wasting spores!!
-------------------- "You can peel it [language] off the ceiling and make it dance in front of you" - McKenna <3 .
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Doc_T]
#14243387 - 04/05/11 06:14 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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malt is light tan (light dry malt extract). agar is white powder. i would say the finished produce is 3-4x darker than the malt.
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Cynosure]
#14243404 - 04/05/11 06:17 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cynosure said: My first two LC attempts also failed.
I've decided I'm going to hit up the Asian grocery store this week and see if they have any agar laying around. I'm tired of wasting spores!!
yeah... I got a freebie of thai lippa yai from a vendor, and everything I did with it got contaminated except for one BRF and it only has a tiny white spot that hasn't grown in over a week. hopefully there's a shit ton of colonization going on in the middle. if I see any sign of contam, I'm going to try to save that little spot and see if I can get some agary-goodness from it.
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Cynosure
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243471 - 04/05/11 06:26 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Good luck to you! =)
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Mycowlogist
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Cynosure]
#14243502 - 04/05/11 06:31 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Everybody fails! Out of my first 3 LCs, only 1 made it. Learn from your mistakes, read more, use the search function. It is a science as much as it is an art, we all do it differently and achieve close to the same results.
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Damion5050
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14243681 - 04/05/11 07:00 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
Trippy_Smurf said:
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Doc_T said:
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bbt0009 said: Dude it took me 4 LC's to get one right.

what an incredible waste of time and energy.
Agar works the first time, every time.
In my case, 60% of the time, it works every time.
I attempted to follow a tek from damion5050's links (on mycotopia) and I f'd up my agar. Lots-o-lumps. I tried straining twice, but the lumps formed on the receiving container.
I then made a 1/4 batch using a tek I found somewhere here and it turned out better, but pretty dark.
Is MEA supposed to be dark(er), or did I screw something up?
What tek is this ??
Edited by Damion5050 (04/05/11 07:01 PM)
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quebus
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Cynosure]
#14243692 - 04/05/11 07:03 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cynosure said: My first two LC attempts also failed.
I've decided I'm going to hit up the Asian grocery store this week and see if they have any agar laying around. I'm tired of wasting spores!!
You might have better luck at a health food store. They sell the finely ground agar. My asian store was clueless. Next time I am in a Chinatown (boston) I will try a store.
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quebus
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: quebus]
#14243710 - 04/05/11 07:05 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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What is it peeps are failing at? Making the LC or getting the myc to the agar successfully?
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M11
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: quebus]
#14243963 - 04/05/11 07:48 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I would suggest making grain LCs. Take your agar culture and transfer it to grain. Let it grow and check for contaminants. Grain LCs are pretty hard to mess up.
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: M11]
#14245208 - 04/05/11 10:48 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Damion5050
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Trippy_Smurf]
#14245361 - 04/05/11 11:20 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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LoL, well don't blame it on me, your the one that used it lmao.. I can't take credit for it unless you were told by me to use it lol
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Trippy_Smurf
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Re: While pondering my two failures today... [Re: Damion5050]
#14245394 - 04/05/11 11:28 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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the tek was so well written and it all sounded good... and then i tried it.
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