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Faht jar / popcorn questions. Many thanks.
    #15181364 - 10/05/11 01:04 PM (13 years, 3 months ago)

Howdy folks,

I've benefitted massively from many of ya'll's posts, and want to send a big thanks out, first.

Also, I have a few questions about popcorn. I've used cracked corn, WBS, rye, and other grains with success; however, now I'm seeking to make a mycelial slurry using Fahtster's Faht jars (or something similar) and am planning on using the prescribed popcorn. I've read through many many posts and teks, but can't find a verdict on burst kernels, so here's my bottom-line question: Should NONE be burst? 

I ask because I tried Fahtster's pressure cooker method for hydrating corn last night, and they almost all burst; of course, I thought, "That can't be right." Is it?

I'm aware of the other typical hydration method: Soak for ~24hrs, boil then simmer for ~30, rinse, rinse, drain drain drain.
Also, one afterthunk question: Has anyone used gypsum in your popcorn while doing the 24hr soak?

Any feedback is welcomely welcome. Thanks.


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Re: Faht jar / popcorn questions. Many thanks. [Re: eutebius]
    #15187656 - 10/06/11 05:06 PM (13 years, 3 months ago)

Yo, yo... if you're going to be using the grain jars for just mycelium slurry, then any grain that breaks up fairly easily into one or two kernels (large kernel grains) will work fine.  That's why I used popcorn... it breaks up extremely well.  Burst kernels aren't a problem as long as you remove the corn from the cooker as soon as the pressure drops and rinse with hot, hot water and then hand dry the kernels with paper towel (I sandwiched the kernels between to pieces of paper towel and then "rolled" the kernels around between them to "wipe" the kernels clean) to remove as much as the starch as possible.  But I'd have to say that if you're going to be making a bunch of corn for lots of myc. slurry, you may want to use the traditional unburst method. 

BUT, for the corn in my faht jars for saving clones I actually wanted the kernels to be burst because you can dry out the kernels for long term storage AND rehydrate them to continually use the faht jar and get the most out of the jars... and cracked corn kernels absorb water better/faster than a hull that is intact.  :thumbup:

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