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nolpspj
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Drying using a food dehydrator
#26490838 - 02/17/20 09:12 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I pulled my first bunch, pulled a lot too, and that’s only first flush. I actually have two questions. First, what should I do to guarantee a second flush? Second, how long should I be dehydrating for? I heard 12 hours on the lowest setting of food dehydrator. Does that sound right? Any help would be appreciated and thank you all for getting me through my first successful grow!
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: nolpspj] 1
#26490849 - 02/17/20 09:17 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I do 24hr on the highest setting.
Keep the sub hydrated and leave it alone they flush by themselves
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: nolpspj]
#26490854 - 02/17/20 09:19 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have a cheap single setting dehydrator that gets the fruit cracker dry in about 6 hrs.
For the 2nd flush, you’ll need to introduce moisture, but that all depends on what grow method you are using.
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: mushboy]
#26490855 - 02/17/20 09:20 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cool, thanks
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: nolpspj]
#26490868 - 02/17/20 09:40 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Moisture is much more important going forward, because you aren't starting with field capacity substrate, so this is where the green thumb (white thumb? brown thumb? no that sounds bad) comes in, you really just have to judge it and adjust as necessary to dial it in. What tek are you following? I do monotubs, and making sure the surface is clean of bits of fungus (so it doesn't rot on the tub) and making sure the substrate is hydrated (usually the time it takes to float and drain the tub is enough, if I'm worried I'll hold the tub underwater for a minute, but that's rare).
And yeah, +1 to mushboy and SYF8, I blast those shits overnight, unless your dehydrator gets above 300 degrees, you won't destroy the actives.
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: antmanmax]
#26490884 - 02/17/20 10:07 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Keep in mind that dehydrators work on airflow, so don't cram the trays full your first time. Throw them on in a single layer, and check on them every few hours to get an idea for how your dehydrator performs. Once you know for sure what "cracker dry" looks and feels like, feel free to just shovel fruit on the trays if you want. You need to know what done looks and feels like before you start pushing the limits of the machine, because it's a matter of relative hydration, not time.
For the tub, it'll need some hydration (90% of the weight in your mushrooms is water from the spawn/substrate), but that's about it. You can float it, dunk it, bottom water it; whatever looks like fun. Mycelium is great at getting water where it wants it, just don't overwater it, because pooling promotes contaminant growth.
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: SYF8]
#26491094 - 02/18/20 03:12 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
SYF8 said: I have a cheap single setting dehydrator that gets the fruit cracker dry in about 6 hrs.
For the 2nd flush, you’ll need to introduce moisture, but that all depends on what grow method you are using.
Unless you have a lot of small mushrooms that's a little short on time. They always feel and snap like cracker dry after 4-6 hours but if stored like this they will get spongy. I like to put my harvest in the dehydrator in the morning(when the situation allows) and take it out the next day around the same time. Most dehydrators run at the same temp(I think it's around 170 unless adjustable) and you want to go a minimum of 12 hours.
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Re: Drying using a food dehydrator [Re: Barrel]
#26491101 - 02/18/20 03:18 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Barrel said: Keep in mind that dehydrators work on airflow, so don't cram the trays full your first time. Throw them on in a single layer, and check on them every few hours to get an idea for how your dehydrator performs. Once you know for sure what "cracker dry" looks and feels like, feel free to just shovel fruit on the trays if you want. You need to know what done looks and feels like before you start pushing the limits of the machine, because it's a matter of relative hydration, not time.
For the tub, it'll need some hydration (90% of the weight in your mushrooms is water from the spawn/substrate), but that's about it. You can float it, dunk it, bottom water it; whatever looks like fun. Mycelium is great at getting water where it wants it, just don't overwater it, because pooling promotes contaminant growth.
Yupp, this is wisdom right here. Never judge how dry a mushroom is by looking at it and guessing how long it's been in the dehydrator. Leave them in there until they are noticeably shrunk and then take the biggest one and try to snap it in half. It should crunch and there should be dust, no spongieness or bending or creasing.
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Make sure they are cracker dry, time is irrelevant. I've experimented, sometimes on 120-140 degrees for a day or two versus 80-90 degrees for three days. WHen you store them, put silica gel packs in the container.
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