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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Mr Piggy] * 1
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I so can't wait. That's the ultimate level.
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: the_chosen_one]
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Quick question is there any reason to be worried about stuff that looks bruised some of it I have been super worried was covered up bacteria or something bad but it gets fluffy pretty fast and doesn't look bad once its coated again.

I shook this jar so hard for over 10 minutes but it didn't break up well only half of it I stopped because its to full to break up but the mycelium has been pulling the grain closer together and is solid mostly. However after attempting to get it to break up it looks like this. its got a slight green almost grey like color but the mycelium appears to be re growing on the parts im concerned about. It has been roughly 20 hours since I tried I think its just bruised and recovering. For some reason
Psilocybe zapotecorum seems a darker color mycelium almost grey like it gets like that when bruised too but I didn't notice green or blue just seemed grey like its definitely starting to recover though :shrug: the Zapotecorum is a couple days after shake and break 2 or 3 I forgot.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: the_chosen_one]
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the_chosen_one said:
:laugh2:
I so can't wait. That's the ultimate level.
:solidnod:


I use that speech on the kids at work when they try to tell me about the latest video game or pop star gossip :lol:

I can't wait either, curmudgeon core.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Nichrome]
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If I don't have anything but a spore syringe and a swab, can I shoot some solution on the swab and streak the plate? Other tools are coming from Santa, but he's out of funds until the new year.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: COgrower]
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Yes. You can also squirt one drop on the plate and tilt it to spread the solution.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: COgrower]
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You can just drop onto a plate without introducing another contam vector.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Churpee Choozle]
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I'm bad at getting just a drop, the swab provides a buffer from too much solution.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Mr Piggy] * 2
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CaptainTrips420 said:
Quick question is there any reason to be worried about stuff that looks bruised some of it I have been super worried was covered up bacteria or something bad but it gets fluffy pretty fast and doesn't look bad once its coated again.

I shook this jar so hard for over 10 minutes but it didn't break up well only half of it I stopped because its to full to break up but the mycelium has been pulling the grain closer together and is solid mostly. However after attempting to get it to break up it looks like this. its got a slight green almost grey like color but the mycelium appears to be re growing on the parts im concerned about. It has been roughly 20 hours since I tried I think its just bruised and recovering. For some reason
Psilocybe zapotecorum seems a darker color mycelium almost grey like it gets like that when bruised too but I didn't notice green or blue just seemed grey like its definitely starting to recover though :shrug: the Zapotecorum is a couple days after shake and break 2 or 3 I forgot.


They look pretty good to me. As you said the jars are too full but otherwise fine at this point.


Mr Piggy said:
the_chosen_one said:
:laugh2:
I so can't wait. That's the ultimate level.
:solidnod:


I use that speech on the kids at work when they try to tell me about the latest video game or pop star gossip :lol:

I can't wait either, curmudgeon core.


:rofl:

Hell yeah. Breaking out the Buick on Thursday. Driving like you're in molasses in January and using the check book everywhere without having most of the check filled out first. In the express line.
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: the_chosen_one]
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I have an extra bag of spawn fully colonized but all my tubs are still giving flushes so I don't have space for S2B. How long can I store the spawn?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: COgrower] * 3
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COgrower said:
I'm bad at getting just a drop, the swab provides a buffer from too much solution.


Squeeze the barrel, not the plunger :awesomenod:


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ihansterx4i]
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ihansterx4i said:
Yea I noticed it wasn’t in the picture but those are cheap enough I can buy it


https://www.gopresto.com/parts.php?product_id=10797


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Proposition 122]
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Im considering trying to build WBS spawn bags I can get 50 unicorn bags that only have a filter for really cheap.

I prepared a WBS soak today but am just going to use jars my agar plate been sitting too long.

When you PC bags you wrap the bag up covering the filter so dont need tiny foil right?

Bags seem so much better less expensive and easier to evenly spread mycelium only downside is the extra time I would have to PC.

I dont really need an injection port G2G and agar are the most reliable methods everything else I use messes up.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: CaptainTrips420]
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Covering the filter will pop the bags.

Do you have a ffu?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: CaptainTrips420] * 1
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I always fold the bags with the filter covered. But I also never impulse seal the bags until after I inoculate them. If you fold them neatly, the plastic will seal up against itself as they cool (in the canner or sterilizer), so they can sit in a tote until you're ready to use them. A little tug against the diagonals after unfolding breaks the seal.

I personally wouldn't try bags without an FFU but I know some folks on here use them with very large SABs or an SAB over a sink.

(Edit to add I've only ever used bags for wood substrate for gourmets. I've so far never felt the need to produce more spawn than I can do with jars with zero waste.)


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Edited by Phaethon (12/21/25 09:22 PM)

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Phaethon]
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Interesting.  Every time I've folded it filter down my bags have popped


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: tryptkaloids] * 1
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That is weird. I use induction only on the Presto, and the 75X has its own heating element on the bottom, so the sides never get hotter than the water/steam. And I always let the canner or sterilizer cool to atmospheric pressure before opening, but I'm assuming you're doing that too. Not sure what else would cause an unsealed bag to explode because the filter was folded under. Wonder if you have a bad batch of bags - do they fail at seams or random places?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Phaethon] * 1
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I think they seal up before all the air escapes. All I know is following stipes vid fixed the issue.


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Pick a book, Make some chips!
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Nichrome]
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I pressure cooked grain bags for the first time after deciding to move away from using jars. I’d like to know whether it’s best to let them sit for a period to check for contamination, as I’m not completely confident in the seal made after pressure cooking, even though the sealing was done in front of a laminar flow hood.

How long should the bags be left to confirm they’re clean before proceeding with inoculation?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Infinite Monkeys] * 1
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Trust yourself, if not give it a few days


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: cronicr]
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Thanks, Cron. I trust myself so I’m just going to go ahead and inoculate them. Honestly, the bag process was way less intimidating than I thought it would be. I was pretty anxious the whole time especially during the pressure cooking and sealing but they turned out great. They look just like the grain bags I’ve bought before but cost significantly less and honestly have better moisture content too.

The grain bags I've previously bought were hit or miss with most arriving dry. The purchased bags cost $80 for 10 x 1kg wheat grain spawn bags. I can probably make 50 bags for $80. :\

Edited by Infinite Monkeys (12/22/25 12:16 AM)

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