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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#24417380 - 06/19/17 10:40 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I should find time, bonfires and beers.
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TheMadHatter420
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: abductee]
#24417608 - 06/19/17 12:18 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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So confession time
I have a shit load of regular mouth pint jars sitting around from canning last fall. I saved the lids for mycology. Well I also have a shit load of agar plates to use up. SO today I am prepping and PC'n 20 of them with grains. I will use a 1/4 of a 90mm plate for each jar. Should colonize fast and if any look truly good they will be used as masters since each one will do 4-6qt jars. Also I can use 2-4 for a shoebox. Figure why not, can't hurt anything and 20 fit in my PC at once.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24417623 - 06/19/17 12:23 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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TheMadHatter420 said: So confession time
I have a shit load of regular mouth pint jars sitting around from canning last fall. I saved the lids for mycology. Well I also have a shit load of agar plates to use up. SO today I am prepping and PC'n 20 of them with grains. I will use a 1/4 of a 90mm plate for each jar. Should colonize fast and if any look truly good they will be used as masters since each one will do 4-6qt jars. Also I can use 2-4 for a shoebox. Figure why not, can't hurt anything and 20 fit in my PC at once.
This is my thoughts on the fact too. If they take off, awesome. G2G and win. If they're crap, spawn to a shoebox and get a few shrooms. Better then just tossing the plates if you ask me. Could always fruit them right from the jar as well.
I just hate tossing shit away personally. Let me know how it works out for you Hatter!
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: jkz]
#24417639 - 06/19/17 12:29 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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It should work fine, I remember reading about people using pints for their masters actually. They will colonize faster and one does the right number of qt jars needed for bigger mono's.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24417694 - 06/19/17 12:53 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I think so too. I don't have pints and I'm not gonna buy any, especially since I have a ton of half pints sitting around. I just fill them 2/3 full with a little less moisture then normal and slurry up a plate and pour it in. Did this with 3 jars on the 16th at 12am, and they were half done when I got up this morning. So I gave them a shake to redistribute the myc and grain. They should be ready for a g2g by Thursday I think.
Gonna whip up some more tonight, and test another plate, while I make more agar and stuff.
I can see how this can easily get outta hand with all these transfers and plates and shit. I need a better way to organize my stuff and thoughts honestly.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24417701 - 06/19/17 12:56 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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So grains were chilling on the stove, and I got stoned really quick. I went to go drill my lids for grain jars. Well being stoned I wasn't paying attention to how I was holding the lid, was pinched between my thumb and index. Hit the drill, bit grabbed metal after a sec and spun it through my fingers. Some how the edge sliced my index finger open. So while I am dealing with that shit, the timer for my grains goes off. I'm still dealing with cleaning up blood and shit. Well grains sat for an extra 10 min in the hot water, I think I may have fucked them. More exploded than I like. I am now trying to consider a new batch and toss these. I hate to do that though. Sadly I just filled all my cake jars so I can not turn them into cakes.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24417711 - 06/19/17 12:59 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Shit dude that sucks!
Is your fingers okay? Don't need stitches or anything do ya?
I hate tossing grain personally. But it's better then innocing and wasting everything.
Feed it to the animals?
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: jkz]
#24417772 - 06/19/17 01:22 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Dude. Dont hold the lid with your hands as you drill through it.

Damn Im on a roll today lol
Seriously though
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Kenetic] 1
#24417778 - 06/19/17 01:26 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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yah i leave them on the jars. drill my holes. pop off lids, clean out jars. load up.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: mushboy]
#24417839 - 06/19/17 01:48 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I put three lids together and use one those clamps that you squeeze tight.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: abductee]
#24417843 - 06/19/17 01:49 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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A vice grip?? Haha i just leave the lids on drill still in the box
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: mushboy]
#24417863 - 06/19/17 01:55 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I don't drill holes. I just push a big ass nail through n wiggle that around a bit, then stuff it with polyfil using a thinner nail...
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: LizardWizard]
#24417870 - 06/19/17 01:59 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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With the lids on the jars I just hold it in one hand and jab a screwdriver through with my other. Holes come out about 1/4". Takes 3 seconds per lid
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Germs] 1
#24417873 - 06/19/17 02:00 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I don't modify my grain lids.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Germs]
#24417883 - 06/19/17 02:07 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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I used to stab my lids with my leatherman ans open it up with the pliers but some holes are probably 1/2"+ but never had an issue still i use a 1/4" bit now
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Kenetic]
#24417949 - 06/19/17 02:24 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Kenetic said: Dude. Dont hold the lid with your hands as you drill through it.

Damn Im on a roll today lol
Seriously though
I had it on a block of wood to drill through it, normally I just push down on the lid and it stays in place, for some fucked reason I put my fingers at the edge.
@JKZ, its fine, nothing that bad.
I am on a fucking roll of today. Thought I was out of lids for some fucked reason, went and bought more. Then when I grabbed the ajrs I realized the wife had screwed them on the jars.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: jkz]
#24417952 - 06/19/17 02:25 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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jkz said: I don't modify my grain lids.
I don't mod my plastic lids any more. These are just metal lids. I drill a hole and layer up some MP tape.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420] 1
#24417973 - 06/19/17 02:39 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ok good. Accident is different, just looking out for you. Tough love homie
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24417982 - 06/19/17 02:43 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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TheMadHatter420 said:
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jkz said: I don't modify my grain lids.
I don't mod my plastic lids any more. These are just metal lids. I drill a hole and layer up some MP tape.
Gotcha! Yeah I only use plastic lids these days. Tossed all my metal lids since they were rusting majorly. Kept 5 tops just to put in my PC under the rack for when I do agar.
Glad your hands okay homie.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist [Re: Boogieman47]
#24418024 - 06/19/17 02:59 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Lol no, it's a clamp that can spread or clamp, has a handle you squeeze and it pumps it tighter, it has rubber ends for working with wood and doesn't damage the lids.
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