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Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* -UPDATE 12/10/12- * 3
    #17007040 - 10/10/12 06:38 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

First of all let me say that if you follow my tek you will reap nothing but success in record time.
For a long time I have read popcorn as an inferior substrate for mushroom growing, that it is very prone to contamination and very difficult to get the proper moisture content in the grains. Again, if you follow the tek you will find that popcorn is your favourite grain !
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For the following steps you will need...


1. Jars
2. Polyfill for your lids (VERY IMPORTANT)
3. Popcorn
4. Large spoon
5. Pressure cooker
6. Alcool lamp or lighter or any steady flame
7. A Cubensis print or syringe of your choice

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Ok, so get your jars and polyfill and also a sharp object to poke a hole in the lids.


Poke a hole in all your lids. The hole has to be quite large to fit the polyfill and most important AIR EXCHANGE.
I see people wrap the shit out of their jars with aluminium foil and other stuff... this is very wrong... okay maybe one loose layer of foil is good but hey we got polyfill here so no need for foil !
Air exchange is one of the most important if not the most important part of using corn. Without proper air exchange you will get pools of water at the bottom of your jars and that will cause contamination.
No air exchange = contaminations for sure.


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Now that our jars are ready we can start preparing our spawn and this is where most people fuck up with corn.
No pre-soaking or predetermined simmer time here.  You simmer the grains until they are ready.

First, dump the required amount in the pan.


Cover with water.


Set the heat to MAX and bring to a hard boil.


The second your water is at hard boil lower the heat to about half to maintain gentle boil.
Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.


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OKAY, this is where we learn how to gauge moisture content of your popcorn grains... they say a picture is worth a thousand words!
Here it is.

Try and zoom in the pictures to really see the difference.
Also try biting in the grains, when they're ready they'll be soft and very easy to bite through with no crunchy part in the centre.
The husks on the grains will start to split as well. Don't over cook them, you don't want the husks to flower out just to start to crack a little bit. When you see some of the husks split on some of the grains they're ready.
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When you judge the grains are perfectly hydrated strain out all of the water either by tilting the lid on the pot and emptying it in the sink or if you have a colander use it. When the excess water is gone dump the grains back in the pot and let them sit for a while with the lid on the pot. Speaking of pot, go smoke a bowl while your grains consolidate.


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Next few steps pretty straight forward...

Fill the jars, leaving some space at the top.


Slap on the lids


Add a couple jarfuls of water to your pressure cooker, deposit the jars in the PC and twist the PC's lid on and turn the heat on MAX.
When the pressure reaches 15psi reduce the heat to about half and cook for 60 minutes.


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60 minutes later, turn off the heat and let the pressure in the pressure cooker drop.
Open the lid, take out your jars and set them aside to cool down.


Once they are cool to the touch just inoculate as you would with any other substrate.


I don't use an incubator, I find them to increase chances for contaminations.
I just stick my jars in the cupboard over the fridge and they colonize in record times !

This is after only eight days


Once your jars are fully colonized... well that is up to you !


You can use it as span for straw or just case it as is.
This tub was spawned about twenty days ago and started fruiting about 3 days ago.


Or you can turn it into something like this.



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Here is an update regarding the obtained results using my tek !



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Fin.


Edited by Gotlib (10/12/12 06:35 PM)


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: snakeinthegrass] * 1
    #17007153 - 10/10/12 06:52 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

you better god damn it i spent all after noon setting this up !!!


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* *DELETED* [Re: Gotlib] * 1
    #17007542 - 10/10/12 07:44 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: FooMan] * 1
    #17007596 - 10/10/12 07:51 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

Damn, if RR loves this shit and my TEK demonstrates proper use... this is my crusade... popcorn reigns supreme !


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: mentalpatient] * 1
    #17007774 - 10/10/12 08:10 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

All these outcomes depend... You could totally optimize this tek by providing perfect colonization and fruiting parameters.
Temperature, humidity, air exchange and light exposure.


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: mentalpatient] * 1
    #17007944 - 10/10/12 08:29 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

You could set them up like BRF cakes, just use wide mouth jars and give them extra time for mycelium to get extra thick then dunk and roll.


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: zepski] * 1
    #17008409 - 10/10/12 09:30 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

The only way i've put WBS to work is by mixing it 50/50 with pf tek mix. I got pretty good results with it !


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: zepski] * 1
    #17008513 - 10/10/12 09:45 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

Yep whole WBS mixed in to pf mix. I never had any luck with it either, very messy and if you don't rince it properly you get that sludge shit at the bottom of your jars.


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: tripdawg420] * 1
    #17012145 - 10/11/12 02:04 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

Hey if you guys have pictures of your corn grows feel free to share them !


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: creationdivine] * 1
    #17015792 - 10/11/12 10:54 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

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Funny that we all have our methods, huh?  If anything, these teks aren't meant to be necessarily followed to a T, but to show differing methods and improve upon them.

Personally I like to use WBS, but I don't even soak, strain, or simmer.  I just load about 1 cup of WBS into each jar, followed by a 1/2 cup of water, then PC that for 90 mins at 15 PSI.  Works like a charm.  :grin:

I'm sure it'd work for corn as well.  You just gotta experiment.



These teks are for noobs and experimentation is the name of the game... once you master a tek you like make it your own.


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: mentalpatient] * 1
    #17068354 - 10/20/12 04:34 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

Total cracker dry weight of the first flush was 33g !


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: Crassodon] * 1
    #17075981 - 10/21/12 08:58 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

NICE DUDE !
post a grow log and pictures please !!!


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: Crassodon] * 1
    #17076320 - 10/21/12 10:01 PM (11 years, 3 months ago)

francais ??


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* -UPDATE 12/10/12- [Re: rando1122] * 1
    #17195964 - 11/10/12 02:12 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

Great Success :borat:

post results


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: Tosua] * 1
    #17252745 - 11/20/12 01:54 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

try the organic food market


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: zenoshroom] * 1
    #17270250 - 11/23/12 06:07 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

yeah and you want to hydrate the kernels more then what I show in the tek


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: Gotlib] * 1
    #17340740 - 12/05/12 08:17 PM (11 years, 1 month ago)

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yeah and you want to hydrate the kernels more then what I show in the tek




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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: creekfreek] * 1
    #17341231 - 12/05/12 09:28 PM (11 years, 1 month ago)

yep... plump and the husks cracked


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: creekfreek] * 1
    #17627223 - 01/29/13 02:06 AM (11 years, 1 day ago)

Rehydrate the popcorn MORE then what I show in the TEK


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Re: Best Popcorn Tek *w/pics* [Re: 3Cajun1Mo8] * 1
    #17859742 - 02/24/13 07:36 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Killua said:
Is using only polyfil in the lid pretty contam resistant? Btw im a noobie




I use polyfill only... I shake that jars and the kernels touch the polyfill all the time when I shake and I never get contams... if everything was PC'd properly you're fine.

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I tried rehydrating more and it worked better.




Told ya !!!:mel:


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