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Need help and advice about my cakes.
    #22106846 - 08/18/15 01:54 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Hello, this is my first time posting. I am attempting to grow my own mushrooms for the first time and following the pf tek on fungifun.com
I used the recipe followed everything the way it said and a few days ago the first signs of mycelium started to appear, i am a week into the growing process and the mycelium doesnt look so good and was wondering what the community thought on my cakes. here are some pictures of my jars. and and all feedback is welcome and thank you :smile:


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: kevin.mcc37]
    #22106853 - 08/18/15 01:57 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

jars look too wet...what was the recipe?


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: kevin.mcc37]
    #22106855 - 08/18/15 01:58 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I'm still a noob But that doesn't look great Did the verm and rice flower turn to mush at bottom of that jar?


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: Splinta]
    #22106864 - 08/18/15 02:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I would toss all of those.

Watch this step-by-step guide:

http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek

That guide up there is the best guide you can get. It looks like you used to much water and inoculated in not-so-sterile environment. Did you flame the needle between each jar? Did you put .25 cc in each hole? Did you make sure to NOT wipe with alcohol after?

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Alochol SANITIZES, flames STERILIZE. Sterilization means NO germs, mold can survive sanitation.
Don't wipe your needle with alcohol after flame sterilization:

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wiping a needle with alcohol after flame sterilizing is like rubbing shit on your hands after you washed them and eating a burger.





Flame until the needle is red hot. It will turn black first (because you're using a lighter), then slowly turn red.

Flame sterilize between each JAR, not each inoculation hole. .25 cc a hole for 1cc total each BRF jar.
Grains is 1CC as well.

After flame sterilization gently push down on the plunger. It'll shoot out steam until a drop of liquid comes out. Let the drop gently fall and then push your needle through the hole, making sure to angle it TOWARDS THE GLASS. I look down and check to make sure my needle is against the glass sometimes but you can feel it.

If you push and it feels difficult and nothing's coming out gently pull your needle upward while shooting. BE CAREFUL, this will immediately loosen up your needle and if you're pushing too hard you'll shoot way too many CCs into a hole.




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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: taGyo]
    #22106893 - 08/18/15 02:09 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

yup that must have been it i flame sterilized the needle after every jar and wiped it off with a paper towel with isopropyl alcohol on it and the verm/ brown rice mixture seemed kinda wet when i mixed it all up so i put it on a mesh strainer and got a lot of the water out. so maybe it was still to wet.
Also thank you guys SO much for the feedback and such a quick response. i will definitely be coming back if i have any questions. Thanks again!


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: kevin.mcc37]
    #22106915 - 08/18/15 02:17 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Watch these videos:

http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek

That's RogerRabbit (A mushroom legend) doing PF tek.


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: taGyo]
    #22106931 - 08/18/15 02:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Awesome thanks for the advice and pointing me in the right direction. :smile:


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Re: Need help and advice about my cakes. [Re: kevin.mcc37]
    #22106933 - 08/18/15 02:20 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

:levitate:


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