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ColonelAngus
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First Try at LC - How long to continue growing? [PICS]
#23998327 - 01/10/17 01:58 PM (7 years, 20 days ago) |
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I made my first LC using Karo and a little bit of nutritional yeast. My jar has a SFD and a 5" needle ready for a large luer lock syringe. I'm running a magnetic stir plate a couple times a day at high speed just for a few seconds to get some air mixed in and break up the mycelium. All appears to be going well.. lots of fluffy white stuff growing.
I'm not sure how long to keep growing it before putting into the fridge or inoculating some grains.
The pictures here show my blob at rest, then in motion on the stir plate.
Any suggestions?
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MushroomBilly
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Re: First Try at LC - How long to continue growing? [PICS] [Re: ColonelAngus]
#23998370 - 01/10/17 02:19 PM (7 years, 20 days ago) |
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I would test it now on something, then you will know if you have an infection or not and whether to keep giving it your energy. A decent liquid culture is brilliant but all too often they get easily contaminated and dreams of fast, flourishing jars quickly turn into a mould nightmare!
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Re: First Try at LC - How long to continue growing? [PICS] [Re: MushroomBilly]
#23998387 - 01/10/17 02:25 PM (7 years, 20 days ago) |
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Quote:
MushroomBilly said: I would test it now on something, then you will know if you have an infection or not and whether to keep giving it your energy. A decent liquid culture is brilliant but all too often they get easily contaminated and dreams of fast, flourishing jars quickly turn into a mould nightmare!
Ok, I'll give it a test. I know it looks a little funky, I think I carmelized some of the sugars. The mycelium is nice and fluffy white, but the liquid is a bit yellowish.
I'm just trying to figure out how long it will grow and thicken. I guess until all the sugar is gone, but I don't want it to run out and die. If it grows well, I'd like to put some in a new LC jar for longer term storage.
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Re: First Try at LC - How long to continue growing? [PICS] [Re: ColonelAngus]
#23998390 - 01/10/17 02:27 PM (7 years, 20 days ago) |
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Yes it will keep eating the sugar and will be good for storage for many months if not a year. This the problem with liquid cultures - it's really bloody difficult to see a contaminant sometimes. Good luck!
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