Mr Piggy said:

Fiet said:

gibilan11 said:

Hey, So I've finally got my first Nats. fruits growing out of a contaminated jar I managed to salvage.

The biggest fruit, however, has grown bent-over, gills-up as seen below and the cap seems to have kind of shriveled up and darkened in color. I don't see any signs of spores around it.



Should I have harvested it already? What about the rest, I can't really tell. I've read that Natalensis can continue to grow quite a bit after the veil has broken and that they should be harvested around sporulation, which I haven't noticed up until now.

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Hey guy's i also have a Nats Strain it's call it P. Natalensis so a hybrid? What makes Nats special ore unique?

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Not a strain, a species.  Psilocybe natalensis.  The species name is not capitalized.  They are very similar to cubes, very similar.

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Wow that's interesting I here from Psylo Cubensis but dint know there is something similar too it and i got it xD is there a potency difference ore it's just the phenotype looking diffrent?

Kloakk said:

Got my induction presto today, and was wondering if it is a good idea to use bolts to raise the trivet? It works well in my brew kettle, but this is not a brew kettle so wanted to make sure I am not missing anything.

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Mwj12977 said:

I do this in my still depending on how I’m trying to flavor my final product. Keep’s the brewers bag with grain and spices from burning on the bottom of the pot.

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Ah, that makes sense. I also do all grain, but never used a bag, I use a mash tun.

cronicr said:

lifescientist said:

Ok I'm making the liner right now and it's a serious PIA. Can I use standard packing tape (make it double-sided) so that the liner doesn't move? I cut 30"x26" of painter's plastic and it's too big. Trying to get the correct size is very annoying

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Any tape is fine , u can flip your tub and make the liner on the outside  using tape on the corners of the bag to get your shape.

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Kloakk said:

Got my induction presto today, and was wondering if it is a good idea to use bolts to raise the trivet? It works well in my brew kettle, but this is not a brew kettle so wanted to make sure I am not missing anything.

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LadysKnight said:

I've seen it done to raise a trivet in a PC. Id use stainless bolts. But I'm curious, why do you use a raised trivet in your BK?

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dcell said:

I raise the trivet to allow more water.  I like to have more water because it allows me to be able to run pc for longer durations without having to worry about it running out of water.

Good idea with the stainless nuts and bolts, regular steel gets really rusty and nasty and starts to corrode pretty bad.

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Stipe-n Cap said:

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Nice, thanks.

Mr Piggy said:

I wipe down the outside of the bag with iso, open it in the SAB, and then take a sample out with a scalpel and place it on a plate like a normal transfer.  I already plan on doing a couple of transfers when I get samples like that, so I'm not aiming for a perfect clean first transfer to plate.

Nothing wrong with trying to be more careful than that, but you really don't need to be.

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I might not feel the need to clean the exterior of the bag personally but it probably wont hurt.

I would use a sterile cotton swab to move the culture from the bag to the plate