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Invisiblearago
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Two Year Absence From Growing/ What Other Problems Can I Expect?
    #22241778 - 09/15/15 03:08 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

My malt extract agar is hard as a rock.  My pressure cooker just barely gets to 14 psi [it used to have to be scaled back to 2 for an even cook] and I'm opening the 'frig tonight to see how my cultures have fared.

I used a rubber mallet on the agar.
What maintenance might be required for an electric pressure cooker?

Opened the 'frig:  still looks good! :nyan:


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Re: Two Year Absence From Growing/ What Other Problems Can I Expect? [Re: arago]
    #22244846 - 09/16/15 08:39 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Is it a rubber seal or metal on metal on your pressure cooker? If metal on metal I assume you already grease the seam. If its rubber you just probably need to replace the gasket. Actually I don't know of any electric models with a rubber ring but I also don't know much.

Only other thing I think you should expect is to have to isolate away from contamination as sometimes older cultures can be slow to expand on agar (2 years is usually the recommended max before making a transfer but I've heard stories of 15 year old stock being cultured successfully) but if you have culture stocks I assume you already expect to deal with this at some level.

-el mac


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Re: Two Year Absence From Growing/ What Other Problems Can I Expect? [Re: mackrel]
    #22244859 - 09/16/15 08:43 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

it's a silicone gasket.  Should be fine sitting.
I have one too.  I don't know what you use as far as medium and substrate but I would suggest investing in an AA.  I got a 915 for $80 shipped on ebay. Older of course but works great. 
The electrics only go up to 12, 12.5 max and you'll have to pc a lot longer as a result.  How were your grows before?  In my instantpot duo60 I can only fit 1 quart in there at a time.  That got old quick.  The 915 fits about 8.


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