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cronicr



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wildernessjunkie said: If you're going with jars for agar, I would use the half pints over the 4 oz jars. The smaller ones have quilted sides making it difficult to make out whats growing on the agar. The half pints are clear and you can easily see through them.
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Adustus
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wildernessjunkie said: If you're going with jars for agar, I would use the half pints over the 4 oz jars. The smaller ones have quilted sides making it difficult to make out whats growing on the agar. The half pints are clear and you can easily see through them.
Excellent advice! I would have never known that till it was too late.
And I've grown plenty of cubes. Those little guys will fight to grow on nearly anything. I even had a friend grow some on cigarette butts.
Crazy.
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36fuckin5
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#19197101 - 11/27/13 03:56 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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What I would consider to be essential:
Pressure cooker. The biggest one you can afford. Tubs. At least one for a FC and one big-ass one for a SAB. Flowhoods are invaluable if you have the cash. Petris. Real ones. Agar/LME or dextrose Scalpel/blades Torch Jars SFD's Hole saw/drill Big bag of grain Coir Big bag of verm Lime Thermometer Alcohol Spores/culture Dehydrator Polyfil Parafilm Tape
That should be enough to get you started the right way.
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Valyr
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19197599 - 11/27/13 06:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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nice list 365
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Adustus
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19198475 - 11/27/13 09:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Im still unsure about the need for a dehydrator. I always fan dry cubes. But I'm unsure as to edibles and medicinal mushrooms. I was going to fan dry them as well but maybe a dehydrator is better. Any opinions on this?
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Valyr
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#19198812 - 11/27/13 11:35 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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as far as I know, its the same dang thing just takes longer. And less space usually unless you construct some kind of drying rack with fans or something.
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#19198989 - 11/28/13 12:46 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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IMO it's less crucial with edibles than it is with cubensis. In most places fan dry isn't actually dry enough for storage, though.
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wildernessjunkie
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Psilicon]
#19199080 - 11/28/13 01:36 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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In most places fan dry isn't actually dry enough for storage, though.
Yep. Anything less than crispy is a recipe for funkiness.
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Adustus
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Psilicon]
#19199305 - 11/28/13 03:56 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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van der griegen said: IMO it's less crucial with edibles than it is with cubensis. In most places fan dry isn't actually dry enough for storage, though.
Do dehydrators ruin cubes at all? Like do they use any heat?
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mushrume man
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#19199331 - 11/28/13 04:24 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Heat from dehydrator's is fine and recommended for most
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#19199543 - 11/28/13 06:45 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Adustus said: Do dehydrators ruin cubes at all? Like do they use any heat?
Not using heat is more likely to ruin the cubes. Heat will not break down the actives until past 300 F whereas O2 will degrade your actives. So the longer they take to dry and get stored, the more possiblity that potency could be affected.
Like most people I crank my dehydrator to the max (mine goes to 165) so as to get the job done as quick as possible.
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Valyr
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19200323 - 11/28/13 11:22 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said:
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Adustus said: Do dehydrators ruin cubes at all? Like do they use any heat?
Not using heat is more likely to ruin the cubes. Heat will not break down the actives until past 300 F whereas O2 will degrade your actives. So the longer they take to dry and get stored, the more possiblity that potency could be affected.
Like most people I crank my dehydrator to the max (mine goes to 165) so as to get the job done as quick as possible.
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Adustus
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19201017 - 11/28/13 02:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said:
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Adustus said: Do dehydrators ruin cubes at all? Like do they use any heat?
Not using heat is more likely to ruin the cubes. Heat will not break down the actives until past 300 F whereas O2 will degrade your actives. So the longer they take to dry and get stored, the more possiblity that potency could be affected.
Like most people I crank my dehydrator to the max (mine goes to 165) so as to get the job done as quick as possible.
Fantastic info everyone. I will add a dehydrator to the mix as well then. Thanks again guys!
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Re: The Ultimate Question! [Re: Adustus]
#23930118 - 12/15/16 04:59 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I know this is old but i thought its hilarious that ive had the exact opposite problem. ive only had success with popcorn and the one time i tried rye most of my jars didnt even show signs of growth... but i came to an amature conclusion that popcorn is friendly to spores and LC should be used with other grains such as rye lol.
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