firsttimetryer said:

Tomorrow the wait begins.

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It's rarely mentioned but once you inoc, leave 'em alone on a shelf. Don't turn upside down to look as it disturbs the protective verm layer.
You'll be tempted to pick them up and look every day but it'll work best if you don't.

Caps McGee said:

How are you going to use a tub with 2 6-8" holes in it for a mono?

Also, you should be leaving the dry verm to the brim, and the lid should compress it slightly, holding it in place... properly constructed, you can juggle them without issue

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firsttimetryer said:

Caps McGee said:

How are you going to use a tub with 2 6-8" holes in it for a mono?

Also, you should be leaving the dry verm to the brim, and the lid should compress it slightly, holding it in place... properly constructed, you can juggle them without issue

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I am confused what this was in response too...

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Caps McGee said:

How are you going to use a tub with 2 6-8" holes in it for a mono?

Also, you should be leaving the dry verm to the brim, and the lid should compress it slightly, holding it in place... properly constructed, you can juggle them without issue

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medical said:

Caps McGee said:

How are you going to use a tub with 2 6-8" holes in it for a mono?

Also, you should be leaving the dry verm to the brim, and the lid should compress it slightly, holding it in place... properly constructed, you can juggle them without issue

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Don't cut holes in it. Hang the upside down tub over the edge of a table just enough to get your arms up into it. Put some books on top to keep from tipping it over accidentally. Works great in a pinch

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My very first time, I taped a sheet of plastic over the tub, cut two slits for arms then laid the tub on it's side to work. While the jars were colonizing I turned that tub into a SGFC.

Duhrwood Stevens said:

Good plan, you'll get more.

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medical said:

Don't cut holes in it. Hang the upside down tub over the edge of a table just enough to get your arms up into it. Put some books on top to keep from tipping it over accidentally. Works great in a pinch

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Caps McGee said:

Just buy 2 tubs for crying out loud: if you don't have $12 for an extra tote that you'll continue to use, you need a job, not a hobby lol

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36fuckin5 said:

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That sounds horribly awkward. If anything, make a cardboard SAB.

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Also agree. Although not about the cardboard SAB. That would require more time and effort for the same result. Again it works in a pinch if needed but not something I would ever recommend as standard practice.

firsttimetryer said:

Ended up going with BRF cakes for the first go around. I am going to shred to bulk in shoeboxes though. 12 1/2 pint jars, I am thinking 4 per shoebox. Inoculation will be soon. Jars are already sterilized.

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