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Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing?
    #19151727 - 11/17/13 08:45 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

so my brf jars are colonizing great and fairly quickly  well one of them is shrinking quite a bit it also happens to be the fastest colonizer


is 3/4 an inch normal shrinkage of a brf cake? i read that shrinkage was normal but 3/4 of an inch is quite a lot more than my other jars


also if this is okay do you think it still needs a week consolidation time considering it is consuming the brf faster then all my other jars?


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19151730 - 11/17/13 08:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

also i can post pics if needed


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19151737 - 11/17/13 08:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

is it at a 100% yet?


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19151741 - 11/17/13 08:48 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

The Myc is making use of the nutritious
growth medium. They will shrink. Look on
the bright side, they'll be easier to get
out of the jar!


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: JMcDoogle]
    #19151756 - 11/17/13 08:50 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

yeah that's true and no its at like 95%


it just seemed weird because none of my jars are anywhere near that much shrunk


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19151854 - 11/17/13 09:11 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

so does a cake that has shrunk that much still need a consolidation period or no?


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152307 - 11/17/13 10:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

just looked at it again


you know how when cakes don't get enough FAE and they get fluffy?


well this has some of that so i think i will birth at 100%

also opinions on poor mans syringe tek?

http://www.shroomery.org/67/Poor-Mans-Mycelium-Syringe-Tek


doesn't seem like much of a risk considering i will be dunking it anyway and i also used self healing injection port lids with a tyvek filter PLUS the dry verm barrier so contam risk seems very low.


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152457 - 11/17/13 11:43 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

post pics if you want the most accurate response


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152473 - 11/17/13 11:48 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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lonelyjew said:
well this has some of that so i think i will birth at 100%




Cakes are super nutritious so I would consolidate regardless. The week consolidation is more of a minimum standard, longer is recommended. If you have what looks like aerial mycelium invitro that either points to it being a) not shroom mycelium at all or b) the mycelium is still in max colonization mode, still searching for food and needs a good consolidation to prepare for fruiting.

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also opinions on poor mans syringe tek?

http://www.shroomery.org/67/Poor-Mans-Mycelium-Syringe-Tek


doesn't seem like much of a risk considering i will be dunking it anyway and i also used self healing injection port lids with a tyvek filter PLUS the dry verm barrier so contam risk seems very low.




This tek is loaded with fail but, and this is a big but, if you used SHIP and a tyvek filter instead of the standard 4 holes and dry verm layer only, you may be successful. But be warned LC is sketchy at the best of times and can contam at any point. You would be far better served to start learning agar if you want to use cultures to be self sufficient.


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #19152508 - 11/18/13 12:02 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

alright thanks man i will let it consolidate and yeah it is definitely mycelium


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152591 - 11/18/13 12:31 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152598 - 11/18/13 12:35 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Looks normal. Just let it do its thing, consolidation leads to better results in the end.


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #19152601 - 11/18/13 12:37 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

alright then just wasn't sure because it was so much different then my other cakes.


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19152961 - 11/18/13 06:17 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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it just seemed weird because none of my jars are anywhere near that much shrunk




That one probably wasn't packed as much or had an air bubble, etc.  It's normal for the cakes to shrink because mycelium is consuming the substrate and releasing it as CO2.
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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #19154549 - 11/18/13 02:48 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

thanks RR:thumbup:


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: JMcDoogle]
    #19154572 - 11/18/13 02:54 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

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The Myc is making use of the nutritious
growth medium. They will shrink. Look on
the bright side, they'll be easier to get
out of the jar!




Hey now, just because I'm not RR doesent mean
I shouldent be thanked..

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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: JMcDoogle]
    #19154600 - 11/18/13 02:59 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

thank you JMcDoogle:thumbup::thumbup:


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19154618 - 11/18/13 03:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

about that poors man mycelium tek,

i tried that with colonized wbs, and it worked just fine.
if u are low an ammo u can give it a go


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: Aero]
    #19155096 - 11/18/13 04:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

that's good i figure it couldn't hurt and it wouldn't be much different from a grain LC


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: lonelyjew]
    #19155157 - 11/18/13 04:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

just make sure u are doing that in a glovebox


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Re: Extreme brf cake shrinkage while colonizing? [Re: Aero]
    #19155618 - 11/18/13 05:25 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

yeah definitely


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