rumfor69 said:

That's where I'm lost at cause 4-6 jars of spawn and double that amount of CV for a true 1:2 ratio in a 66qt tub would make a paper thin sub depth and would have barely any water in it.

I'm guessing that when these teks say 1:2 ratio they just mean jars to actual quarts of CV. But even then 6 jars of spawn and 12 actual quarts of CV then compressed would be about a 2" deep sub in a 66qt tub.

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Nichrome said:

rumfor69 said:

That's where I'm lost at cause 4-6 jars of spawn and double that amount of CV for a true 1:2 ratio in a 66qt tub would make a paper thin sub depth and would have barely any water in it.

I'm guessing that when these teks say 1:2 ratio they just mean jars to actual quarts of CV. But even then 6 jars of spawn and 12 actual quarts of CV then compressed would be about a 2" deep sub in a 66qt tub.

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I go 1:3+ and I don't compress past a little shaking. Ends up about a 3 inch sub, maybe 4. Honestly though I haven't measured in years so in reality it could be 1:4 or more.

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Myc Hunt said:

The thing about a mycology toolset is you think you have everything you want/need and then some clever bastard on here posts something innovative and you have to go out and get yourself one.

For me walking into bargain shops is dangerous. So many things that are obviously not for cult and you think “ooh, that could work!”

I not long ago bought a tool for smoothing icing on cakes. Works great for levelling off substrate in tubs.

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Nichrome said:

8-10 oz dry per mono with 5-6 myco quarts is ideal for me. A lot of that is genetics though. With TAT I don't put more than 5 mycoqts in a 66 purple handle but only tend to pull 6-8 dry. With Playa I'll put upwards of 7 or 8. There are  lot of factors.

2 oz per jar genetics seem about 1 in 20 cultures. It's all a big dice roll.

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stagger said:

Quick question, how often do you all change your blades ?

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stagger said:

kind of the same thing here too Smellyhobbit.
Essentials : PC, SAB, 2 exactly knives, extra blades, mini rounds, quart wide mouths, shoeboxes, monos, swabs, thermometer, vacuum seal, media bottles , maybe 1 or 2 other small things. 

Have had the material to build a hood but haven't gotten to that yet. 

Would like to find something new to make cleaner transfers, currently it's the 2nd exacto knife and its a really a horrible practice. 

Quick question, how often do you all change your blades ?

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Screwup said:

A stipe/stem that is yellow on the inside towards the base is indicative of bacteria, rot, or allowed to mature too long?

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The Tao said:

That’s an interesting thingy. What was it originally intended for?

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