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Grains too wet after PC cycle
    #26503384 - 02/25/20 03:15 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Been dealing with wet spots before and after inoculation.

Using bods easy af oat prep Tek

Drying my oats on a giant screen for a few hours doesn't seem to be doing the job well enough, should I blast them with a fan until they are really really dry before loading?

This is what my jars look like 24 hours after shake and PC cycle for 2 hours. Simply too wet, with wet spots



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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26503393 - 02/25/20 03:17 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

hmm, is it possible that water is dripping into your jars during pcing?


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Ombisha]
    #26503404 - 02/25/20 03:22 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

It could be, I'm using micropore tape and foil.

I'm thinking it's mainly an issue with not drying them crispy enough after boiling


Might try switching to plastic lids without holes, unmodded turn them 1/4 to 1/2 a turn


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26503599 - 02/25/20 05:10 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Adding a fan to get them a little more dry pre PC, and a piece of paper towel under the foil for my jars with holes - anyone have experience with this and fixed the issue?


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26503799 - 02/25/20 06:36 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Picture of the lid please.


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26503840 - 02/25/20 06:53 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

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Eclipse3130 said:
It could be, I'm using micropore tape and foil.

I'm thinking it's mainly an issue with not drying them crispy enough after boiling


Might try switching to plastic lids without holes, unmodded turn them 1/4 to 1/2 a turn




idk man i usually just drain mine then load them in the jars and pressure cook them. from boil to start of pressure cooking is usually roughly 35 minutes for me


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: numnum59]
    #26503917 - 02/25/20 07:42 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

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Sockadin said:
Picture of the lid please.




1/4 inch hole made into a heart with micropore.





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idk man i usually just drain mine then load them in the jars and pressure cook them. from boil to start of pressure cooking is usually roughly 35 minutes for me




I've been doing that but I get wet spots immediate after the PC cycle of 120 min, even after 24 hours and shake


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26504034 - 02/25/20 08:44 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

and u cover the whole lid with tin foil? how much water do you put in the PC? ive had a problem once where i put in too much water and as it boiled it splashed into thejars underneath the tin foil


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: numnum59]
    #26504070 - 02/25/20 09:03 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

condensation issues. can take a couple days to clear up but it's fairly normal


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: cronicr]
    #26504078 - 02/25/20 09:11 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

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and u cover the whole lid with tin foil? how much water do you put in the PC? ive had a problem once where i put in too much water and as it boiled it splashed into thejars underneath the tin foil




Yes, usually not enough water, I just upped my water content to 3 qts via a 23 qt pressure cooker based on bods teks.


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condensation issues. can take a couple days to clear up but it's fairly normal




Mine are not clearing up after a few days, and show up especially later in colonization when extra condensation


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: Eclipse3130]
    #26504106 - 02/25/20 09:25 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

well as I love to say and love to say loudly....
FUCK OATS


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: cronicr]
    #26504176 - 02/25/20 10:37 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

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well as I love to say and love to say loudly....
FUCK OATS




Is condensation normal with oats? I even left them in the fridge over night so they were nice and dry for the PC. It seems the more they colonized the more condensation was created.

Would these be alright to throw in substrate?



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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: cronicr]
    #26504178 - 02/25/20 10:39 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Like he said... Fuck oats...
But also 100% this problem can be solved by bringing temps up super super slow.
Also back down kinda slow.
You aren't actually having a wet grain problem, you are having a condensation problem. In my jars this causes mush for grains in some spots and really dry grains in the rest of the jars but after shaking it usually just solves itself.
If I bring temps up soooooooooper slow no problem what so ever. I kinda always seem to get impatient tho.
This is more of a problem during the winter than summer, but try taking your sweet ass time bringing temps up. I'm talking set the PC to lowest setting and walk away for a hour before even trying to get to steam venting stage kinda slow. If this don't fix your problems THEN you need to dry grains alot better.
I've steam dried oats and gone straight to jars the pced and had the grains come out dry and shriveled this way.
Less overcooking the grains and more absorbtion this way. Plus no condensation to fuck you in the ass.
Or just find a better grain like wbs, wheat, rye, barley, or almost anything besides oats. The hull is what causes a problem and extra work drying the grain.
I still use oats but they also still suck.


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Re: Grains too wet after PC cycle [Re: gizmo1]
    #26504196 - 02/25/20 11:06 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Hahah, will take note and try that out, thanks for the advice and lols :lol:

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Is condensation normal with oats? I even left them in the fridge over night so they were nice and dry for the PC. It seems the more they colonized the more condensation was created.

Would these be alright to throw in substrate?






Condensation is normal if the temperature outside of the jar is different to the inside, and especially as jars reach full colonization, they look good to me!


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In The Magical World One seeks Enlightenment and grows Wiser
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As we all tread the Homeward Path we will explore many Realms
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