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Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars?
    #18433880 - 06/17/13 08:41 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Hey everyone, I am going to prepare and sterilize some pf style brf jars tonight, heres the catch. They're pint jars. I know, double the chance of failure, yada yada. But I want to know what a good ratio for moisture content would be, where condensation wont drip to the bottom of the jars and in turn cause stalling, yet my jars wont dry out. I have seen a tip on another thread to add 10% less water to the mix. But I dont want to go off of what one poster says, I need some feedback, maybe even some tips from those whove successfully used pints with brf, and what YOU did to achieve it! Thanks!


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Jackthetripper7]
    #18433967 - 06/17/13 09:00 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Field capacity would be your best bet AFAIK.  Grab up a handful of substrate, and give it a light squeeze, a drop or a few should come out.  If you squeeze as hard as you can a small stream should come out very briefly, then stop.  That is field capacity.

If it is too dry, add more water; too wet, add verm.  It would be best to do small additions of whichever, then mix, and test again. 

I also like to err on the drier side of things, as I feel too wet is worse.

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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Thadeous]
    #18434022 - 06/17/13 09:10 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Or just make double of the 2:1:1 ratio recipe pint jars if there the longer ones will take longer to colonize n some recommended a longer needle

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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Thadeous]
    #18434553 - 06/17/13 10:51 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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Field capacity would be your best bet AFAIK.  Grab up a handful of substrate, and give it a light squeeze, a drop or a few should come out.  If you squeeze as hard as you can a small stream should come out very briefly, then stop.  That is field capacity.

If it is too dry, add more water; too wet, add verm.  It would be best to do small additions of whichever, then mix, and test again. 

I also like to err on the drier side of things, as I feel too wet is worse.



never field capacity for cakes it should feel damp at best, you could add some verm to the mix to lighten a bit more, the problems with those jars is gravity drawing moisture to the bottom and compacting your sub


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: cronicr]
    #18435320 - 06/18/13 02:44 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Some have told me to shift the jar around in a way counteracting gravity, others have told me not to mess with them and just let them be. I just got done steam sterilizing 5 jars plain old PF style. I'm gonna do a second sterilization tomorrow (why the hell not?) and do 2cc's per jar. Cause if I'm doubling the recipie I cant not double the amount of spores, that's just be counterproductive. I'm confident I can work these jars though. Maybe I'll do a grow log. Thanks though!


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Jackthetripper7]
    #18435949 - 06/18/13 09:24 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

I just birthed one 310ml brf jar! I just follow the 2:1:1 verm/brf/water and make lots to fill my bigger jar along with the 'normal' sized one. Took about 2 month to colonize + 1 week consolidation.

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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: LiquidSubstrate]
    #18436449 - 06/18/13 11:33 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Did you use a rwgular multispore syringe or a luquid culture? And congrats! You should definitely post up some pics to show the community that there IS success with full pints, when done correctly. I feel like there's not enough posts on here about full pint usage, and when there are, theyre all negative!


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Jackthetripper7]
    #18436856 - 06/18/13 01:00 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

it's not that people are saying anything negative r that we haven't seen them succeed, it's just that for years we've seen and for years we will continue to see 2 half pints out perform a pint


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: cronicr]
    #18436865 - 06/18/13 01:02 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

No matter the size of the jar, the ratio is the same: 2 parts verm, 1 part BRF, one part water.

But yeah, those are almost certainly going to stall out and possibly waste your entire month colonizing them. Use short half-pints.


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Re: Achieving optimal water content in full pint jars? [Re: Jackthetripper7]
    #18436931 - 06/18/13 01:12 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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Did you use a rwgular multispore syringe or a luquid culture? And congrats! You should definitely post up some pics to show the community that there IS success with full pints, when done correctly. I feel like there's not enough posts on here about full pint usage, and when there are, theyre all negative!




I used a multispore syringe, yes. Thank you. I didn't bother to consolidate too long due to the two month growth period, but the moment I see pins I will post or PM you! :laugh:

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