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shroomskies13
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Agar not setting up 10/10/500ml
#27053630 - 11/23/20 09:21 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is my first time messing with agar. I used 10g agar(bought at Asian store)/10g malt extract and 500 ml water, pced for 30min Followed the Tek to a T. After cooling it has not set up. So I started messing around with different amounts of agar. It only set after using 20g of it. Is this normal?
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It should be pretty stiff at your initial amount (2%). What’s the brand?
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Re: Agar not setting up 10/10/500ml [Re: Mycolorado]
#27053711 - 11/23/20 10:31 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Golden coins is the brand. I am trying to upload photo, but it's not letting me. The question is, I was able to get it to set at a consistency that seems like it should. Although I've never messed with it, but from reading other posts it seems ok. Can it be used? Does it matter how much you use as long as the consistency is good?
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At the top of the page under your name is pics. Should be pretty straightforward from there. I guess I’m not following as you said it didn’t set but now it is. Your statement is confusing. If it has set up, it should be good to use. If it’s not, then no.
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Re: Agar not setting up 10/10/500ml [Re: Mycolorado]
#27053817 - 11/23/20 11:50 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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In addition to needing more powder to set up properly, it looks like the brand of agar that you bought also has added sugar. That's going to affect your recipes, but I'm not knowledgeable enough yet to give advice about how to account for that.
Telephone Brand agar is the kind that is most recommended here, and I think most recipes assume you are using it.
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Re: Agar not setting up 10/10/500ml [Re: adhoc]
#27053849 - 11/23/20 12:15 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thats the same crap I got when I tried to cheap out getting into agar. It will not work due to the sugar content. You are looking for agar agar powder, not the premixed gelatin like desert. I donated mine to the lunch table at work and someone took them home.
Alot of people use telephone brand with good results but as long as it's only ingredient is agar you'll be fine.
8oz of agar should make about 500 plates, so it goes a long way.
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Re: Agar not setting up 10/10/500ml [Re: PBJ710]
#27054937 - 11/24/20 05:05 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ok. Thanks everyone for the info, yes this says it has added sugars in the ingredients. I will toss it and get the right stuff. As far as it setting up, I was able to get it set up, but only after doubling up with the agar.
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Quote:
shroomskies13 said: Ok. Thanks everyone for the info, yes this says it has added sugars in the ingredients. I will toss it and get the right stuff. As far as it setting up, I was able to get it set up, but only after doubling up with the agar.
Please don't toss it, put it in your pantry and use it to make jello sometime.
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