ThurmanMurman said:

I had some grains sitting around in sterile packaging for a while before putting them to agar on 6/4 and I'm just now seeing them come to life. Is that normal?

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3.A.M said:

ThurmanMurman said:

I had some grains sitting around in sterile packaging for a while before putting them to agar on 6/4 and I'm just now seeing them come to life. Is that normal?

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Was the sterile packaging paper backed or was there a way for the grains to continue drying out?
Only ask because I stored a heeeeaaap of cultures on grains in sterile autoclave pouches and none of them revived unless they were less than a month or 2 old, I can only assume there’s a limit to how much you can dry them out till they’re dead, I now just pop them in ziplocks to limit access to air and they’ve been fine up to a year so far.

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Dkeppel said:

I've made some Acidulated extraction for mushroom gummies and drops, I know this stuff is usually for gummies/drops and the chocolate tek's I see are made with dry mush but I thought maybe I could reduce this stuff down into a powder to add to chocolate or something?

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Illegal_Phoenix said:

Illegal_Phoenix said:

Is this Contamed?

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bump

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Damayo said:

First time grower here. I wanted to grow nats in 2 tubs.
What is the best room (in a small apartment) and setup to place the tubs in when they are fruiting?

Should I place a small grow tent inside the shower?
Above my fridge?
On the table in the kitchen close to the window for more fresh air?

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Axman said:

Damayo said:

First time grower here. I wanted to grow nats in 2 tubs.
What is the best room (in a small apartment) and setup to place the tubs in when they are fruiting?

Should I place a small grow tent inside the shower?
Above my fridge?
On the table in the kitchen close to the window for more fresh air?

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Hello and welcome to the Shroomery.

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The best place for your tubs is anywhere you feel they won't be disturbed a lot. I've grown on the counter, in a closet, in the basement. All of these places work and the inside of the tub will have its own relative humidity so the humidity of the room that it is stored in does not matter.

The average 6qt shoebox tote at any big box store will have adequate fresh air exchange without modification or fanning.

I wish you the best.

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Dkeppel said:

I thought the liquid might be an issue.

I'd like to use fresh mush in chocolate somehow, maybe reducing off all the liquid will work

I'll experiment and report back if I figure it out.

Thanks guys

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I bet if fully dehydrated it would work.  I’ve got some instant tea crystals stored in the freezer right now.  Let us know how it goes, I may give it a try as well.

Axman said:

Has anyone used a Instapot with the Sous Vide mode to prep grain?

I've been trying to nail down a temperature and time with it, but when I tried to copy Trip's formula for a real Sous Vide I didn't end up with properly hydrated grains.

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nocap said:

Axman said:

Has anyone used a Instapot with the Sous Vide mode to prep grain?

I've been trying to nail down a temperature and time with it, but when I tried to copy Trip's formula for a real Sous Vide I didn't end up with properly hydrated grains.

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Same.  I’ve seen 150f for 90 min documented a few times for rye.  I tried that with millet but I’m not sure that it was quite enough for the hard seed. Still experimenting...

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Yeah I did 150f for 90min and it wasn't right I kept upping the time by 15-30m and I overshot it once and undershot it as well

I just wasn't sure if anyone else had experience with the IP method.

tryptkaloids said:

Mackload said:

two jars toque f8 colonizing extremely slowly, I thought totally stalled, but after a second shake (and warmer temps) suddenly took off, colonized the jars in two days, except for those clumps. probably bacteria? maybe top fruit?

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That looks like killer spawn.

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looking good after another shake, ty!

Bra said:

Crossposting from the exotics thread. I'm now thinking that I may have posted in the wrong subforum, and there might be more people familiar with that species.

So, I've seen somewhere on the Shroomery that Psilocybe subaeruginosa is the same as Psilocybe semperviva. Like, "they're kind of Aussie semps". I need to clarify this.

I still doubt that this is true. I mean, I've always thought that this is a finicky woodlover that requires special cool conditions, and subaeruginosa is not well-suited for indoor growing. Is this debunked? I just ordered Psilocybe subaeruginosa from Australia, and I'm considering how to grow it. Will it work if I grow it the same way as Ps. semperviva indoors?

By the way, Is there an official thread for Ps. subaeruginosa? I couldn't find one.

Cheers.

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