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Wombraider
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Popcorn too dry?
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I boiled, the drained for 25 mins, set on a paper towel for 25 mins, then put in the jar with 1 hole and 2 pieces of Mirco tape, then covered in foil. I could see water droplets pressed against the glass at that point. Then put in the PC for 60 mins and now looks like all moisture is gone.
On day 3. Just wondering if I'm wasting my time waiting. Also I used 1.5 CC of spore solution. It's a pint jar.
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You need to sterilize your grains which from your description you did not do.
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It's only been three days. Spores can take ~2 weeks to show visible growth.
That said, consider the following: 60 minutes is a pretty short PC time for grains (90-120 is more standard) and popcorn isn't the most beginner-friendly grain, due to all the starch making it more contaminant prone. You also don't need much more than a few drops of spore solution, since they contain millions of spores and are inherently unclean. Be wary of these jars and maybe try other projects in the meantime. This site has plenty of info to keep you busy
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My first time sterilizing, I broke the jars I think because it ran out of water. So i was scared it would happen again, I also read if the jars are smaller like mine were, that 60 mins would cover it. I'm not too concerned about the sterilization, but wanted to know if its supposed to look dry or if you should see moisture on the glass?
I'm currently working on some agar and rye berries too, i have a few things i'm experimenting with.
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How long did you boil for? If the grains look wet they are usually too wet, but they can be too dry or absolutely perfect and it might be hard to tell the difference if that makes sense. Especially with popping corn since its a giant grain and you have none bursting to give you an idea of moisture level as a whole.
You want to bite into them as your prepping and check the inside until you have your method down. I like to see some white dryness in the center of the grain still, load in the jars still wet on the outside and PC. They've been turning out real nice that way.
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Roger Clemency said: How long did you boil for? If the grains look wet they are usually too wet, but they can be too dry or absolutely perfect and it might be hard to tell the difference if that makes sense. Especially with popping corn since its a giant grain and you have none bursting to give you an idea of moisture level as a whole.
You want to bite into them as your prepping and check the inside until you have your method down. I like to see some white dryness in the center of the grain still, load in the jars still wet on the outside and PC. They've been turning out real nice that way.
boiled for 25 mins. then later after sterilizing , there was the smallest amount of moisture, just a couple drops against the jar here and there. But those droplets are gone, like the popcorn soaked it up? they don't look crazy dry they look like the outsides are dry and the inside of the kernels are moist. (judging by the ones that are cracked)
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Word. That sounds pretty good then. A small percentage of burst grains lets you know they were all starting to get near capacity.
But even if they're prepped well its still always a risk going straight from spores to grain, and a 60 minute PC cycle is pushing it.
Many hours of great information here if you haven't already found it - https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24144021
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Roger Clemency said: Word. That sounds pretty good then. A small percentage of burst grains lets you know they were all starting to get near capacity.
But even if they're prepped well its still always a risk going straight from spores to grain, and a 60 minute PC cycle is pushing it.
Many hours of great information here if you haven't already found it - https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24144021
okay dope! Just bookmarked it. Glad to hear its at least normal, Thanks for the advice @all. When I try Rye tek ill PC it for longer. And if all goes well i'll be able to grain to grain.
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