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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AZ Starman2112]
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First time using a sous vide. When pasteurizing casing or sub, do you weigh down your bags or let them float?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Proposition 122] * 1
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Proposition 122 said:
What is a JCM?


A fruiting chamber with a layer of water on the bottom with an aquarium heater and air stones in it. A pump pushes fresh air through the air stones, and the humidity inside the FC increases with all of the bubbles.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: tryptkaloids]
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tryptkaloids said:
tultedspoon said:
Can I do a type of bucket tek for potting soil?

Can I microwave the potting soil fast? I get some soil fleas or gnats that show up, usually I see just 1 per tray but they kind of gross me out because I don't want them getting in the carpet. Not sure if they could really live without soil though but still.

Is it possible to do a steam cycle on potting soil like with PF tek? Some of my trays where I broke up cakes into potting soil have a very heavy blueing going on, not sure what it is. And the random flea/gnat.


With your description of your process, id say that blueing is mold...

Chucking cakes at potting soil sounds like a recipe for failure...

Who told you to use soil and why?

Sterilizing stuff mean you have to use it sterile. Like a petri dish...


I read some people had success with soil if the ratios weren't too extreme. I was only trying to save some cakes I couldn't get to fruit in the water tub, I probably went too big on the tub and I know at one point I got trigger happy and was misting every 30 mins because things looked dry with my flashlight but I know this was wrong now.

The fertilized soil was already purchased, so I was trying between 1:1 and 1:3 ratios. Some of the trays actually grew mycelium really well. I think I may have made things too wet because everything is in clusters (when looking from the sides, the entire top had a very nice healthy looking mycelium coating but it didn't run deep down, I scratched the surface today in a few areas to investigate). And my cakes are really hard so I now remember one of my other questions,

and is it possible to overcook a BRF cake during a steam cycle and solidify the inside? Because I think I may have had my heat on too high and that's also a reason my cakes failed.

Anyone got pics of what an overcooked BRF cake looks like inside?

Edited by tultedspoon (12/29/25 06:44 PM)

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Proposition 122] * 1
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Proposition 122 said:
What is a JCM?


This


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Gilmour Hendrix] * 1
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Gilmour Hendrix said:
First time using a sous vide. When pasteurizing casing or sub, do you weigh down your bags or let them float?


I weigh mine down with whatever I can get to keep them fully submerged….can get tricky! Good luck!


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: CaptainTrips420]
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CaptainTrips420 said:
Anyone tried deer corn as grain? I was reading it needs a 72 hour soak but I saw a 50lb bag for $7 its so cheap I was thinking about giving it a try. But then I would need to buy more buckets to do it daily they $5 each.

I was doing 4 jars a day with WBS but ran out of jars Ball is too expensive like $19 for a case and the Walmart brand always smells like bacteria it is fine after a PC though I just dont like it the box smells and the inside of the jar too they must make them in a dirty factory or something probably in a third world country.


I used the cheapest birdseed that was mostly cracked corn once. The oysters colonized it no problem, but I never used it again because it stuck together so much that it couldn't be shaken.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: flapping_bird] * 3
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flapping_bird said:
Gilmour Hendrix said:
First time using a sous vide. When pasteurizing casing or sub, do you weigh down your bags or let them float?


I weigh mine down with whatever I can get to keep them fully submerged….can get tricky! Good luck!


Haha! Right! I have a casserole dish with a 4 cup pyrex measuring cup inside of it to hold everything down into the pot! It's holding! :lmafo:

Tomorrow will be the 2nd attempt at spawning TTBVI. Everything is pasteurized this time!


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Gilmour Hendrix]
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Any ideas on what is directly on the back of these prints? It lines up perfectly which where the prints are. I left these prints in a shoebox for around a year. the bottom of the shoebox is clean. Could it be mycelium from germinated spores that ate through the foil?




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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge]
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A heavy spore drop can leave an impression in the foil itself - I believe it's an effect of the spores drying.  Did they do that?  Did the foil maybe just pick up some shmutz from the shoebox where the foil is slightly wrinkled?

Pretty sure the spores didn't germinate and eat through aluminium.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: andymc]
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The foil didn't pick up any dirt, I checked the shoebox and it's spotless on the bottom. I'm doubtful it ate through also, but very curious what has caused this. I've never noticed this on other prints

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge] * 2
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Agar Wedge said:
The foil didn't pick up any dirt, I checked the shoebox and it's spotless on the bottom. I'm doubtful it ate through also, but very curious what has caused this. I've never noticed this on other prints


Condensation, aka, temperature.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kloakk]
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:whathesaid:

Swab it


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kloakk] * 1
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:mindexpanding:

My man! Thank you

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge] * 2
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Agar Wedge said:
Any ideas on what is directly on the back of these prints? It lines up perfectly which where the prints are. I left these prints in a shoebox for around a year. the bottom of the shoebox is clean. Could it be mycelium from germinated spores that ate through the foil?








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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge] * 2
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Agar Wedge said:
:mindexpanding:

My man! Thank you


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Gilmour Hendrix]
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Gilmour Hendrix said:
First time using a sous vide. When pasteurizing casing or sub, do you weigh down your bags or let them float?


Sous Vide Weights of course. I have a bunch of these.

If you don’t want to spend the money, then just take a couple of stainless steel tea or tablespoons from your kitchen drawer and put them in the bag. You can sterilize the weights or silverware if you want in the pc when you do other stuff  in there or just boil them before you put them in the bags.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AZ Starman2112] * 1
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They have a solution for everything! Thanks, AZ!


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Gilmour Hendrix] * 1
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TBH just soap and hot water works too. That’s all I do when I’m cooking with them.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kloakk]
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Kloakk said:
Proposition 122 said:
What is a JCM?


This


i was wondering, how come JCM is not a TC? Or is he and hiding the badge? πŸ€”


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: chris77] * 1
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He's hiding in general, hasn't been here for 3 plus years.


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