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Help, Contam after first flush
    #25163338 - 04/24/18 09:03 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

Can anyone explain to me how come my tubs got trich after first flush? any advice would help, it is a monotub, and i just heavily misted after first flush instead of dunking the entire tub

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Re: Help, Contam after first flush [Re: DeathlyxD] * 1
    #25163428 - 04/24/18 10:16 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

It happens. 

only way to fix it is keep trying different things with your spawn prep and try to find a way to make super clean spawn with low levels of bacteria.  Some grain sources will inherently hold more bacteria in them from the start and will be more stubborn when trying to make clean spawn.  So, sometimes changing the grain you use, or even just where you buy your grain from can make a difference. 

Also, even if you have super good spawn prep down, time is a critical factor.  Clean spawn, if left long enough tends to become more bacterial over time, so for best results you want to spawn it as soon as it is ready. 

This took me a long time to realize, so I will try to explain it here so you'll know.  Spawn will always have some degree of bacteria in it.  When we talk about contamination there are two distinct types.  There is bacteria contamination, and there are mold contaminations.  Bacteria weaken mycelium and cause grains to be susceptible to mold contamination after spawning. 

When you make clean spawn it won't have any mold, but almost certainly it will have some bacteria, and given time, those bacteria will continue to grow.  So timing is important to give the grain the most time to produce fruits. 

The only exception to this, where you could have grain that has zero bacteria, and will have a much longer shelf life, is if you have some fancy expensive machine to irradiate the grains with.  I don't think these machines can be had for under a million dollars, so in the hobby line of spawn production bacteria is always a factor.

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