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Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water?
    #21491303 - 04/02/15 08:02 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

I know Stamets says DON'T use tap water because of the chlorine. He says

if tap water is all you have let your tap water sit out for a few days

so the chlorine dissipates or boil it. I have like 10 blocks going and

it's gonna be a pain in the ass to dechlorinate water all the time. I

would like to know how big of a problem the chlorine really is? I

understand that to use non chlorinated water is the best way to do it

but can I get away with not doing it. Will the mushrooms not fruit

because of the chlorine? Will the mushrooms have chlorine in them?

What is the real issue with the chlorine? Would I not be able to call

my mushrooms organic because of the chlorine? Is there someone out

there that has been hydrating their Shiitake blocks in chlorinated tap

water for a while and never noticed an issue?  Thanks


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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: Schultes]
    #21491343 - 04/02/15 08:23 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

Saw this

Quote:


Use vitamin C tablets to dechlorinate water. Depending on the brand, 1 tablet can treat up to 100 gallons (378.5 L) of water. Dechlorination tablets work well for bathwater and hot tubs.




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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: mcchieftan]
    #21491537 - 04/02/15 09:25 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

Wow! The vitamin c thing is awesome. I can use just regular vitamin c tabs from the drug store right? They don't have to be dechlorination tablets meant for dechlorinating I assume. I imagine as long as you get the mg right you should be okay. The dechlorination tablets say they are 1000 mg. I should get some chlorine test strips and do some testing.


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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: Schultes]
    #21491579 - 04/02/15 09:37 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

I'm afraid I have no idea, just googled your problem cos I was curious. Let us know how it works out?!


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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: mcchieftan]
    #21491675 - 04/02/15 10:04 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

It would be cool to see how effective Vitamin C is at dechlorinating water. Post back with your results!


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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: Humbled]
    #21493902 - 04/02/15 07:51 PM (8 years, 9 months ago)

i know humic acid will help get rid of chlorine. if it is regular chlorine it will dissipate if you let it sit out in like 24 hours. if its chloramine, it is hard to get rid of. call your water company to see if they use chlorine or chloramine. or you can buy a test kit


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Re: Is it okay to hydrate my Shiitake block in tap water? [Re: knomadic_niki]
    #21495569 - 04/03/15 08:02 AM (8 years, 9 months ago)

Okay, thanks guys. When I get all my shit together I will post back with results.


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