rocklobster08 said:

Glad to be here! Thanks for taking a look. Here’s some closer pics of those tubs.

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Tri said:

dont let fiet fool you he's been growing shrooms for years

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Nooo, nooo... I Grow years ago with litte success but i am feel still I am a beginner in some point.. But my Agar work looks solid no contam in my dishes today but i am learning and learning...

I have make new Grain Jars yesterday

I let the Rye Cool down and do the Paper Test but they looks litte wet today in the Jar

Would you guy's still using them i belive the litte wet Grains will dry out a bit what you think? I PC both Jars for safety 2h

Rasmodius said:

0_tonin said:

is this the beginning of rot?

oopsies

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Were they squishy / did they go a bit long before harvest?

The outsides look so nice. For me, by the time the inside looks like that, the rest of the fruit body is similarly nasty. IDK if I've ever seen it in an orderly ring like that.



guess imma learn some stuff here, curious to see what people say about this

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Normal.  I've had many that look like this before. The outside weren't squishy at all. They dried perfect.stored perfectly and I tripped great on them  a year later.  No  issues at all. 

I honestly don't know what it is. Just looks like bruising on the inside or some  other coloration.

But I don't think it's indicative of rotting..  I wouldnt worry about it.

callmehippie said:

Rasmodius said:

0_tonin said:

is this the beginning of rot?

oopsies

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Were they squishy / did they go a bit long before harvest?

The outsides look so nice. For me, by the time the inside looks like that, the rest of the fruit body is similarly nasty. IDK if I've ever seen it in an orderly ring like that.



guess imma learn some stuff here, curious to see what people say about this

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Normal.  I've had many that look like this before. The outside weren't squishy at all. They dried perfect.stored perfectly and I tripped great on them  a year later.  No  issues at all. 

I honestly don't know what it is. Just looks like bruising on the inside or some  other coloration.

But I don't think it's indicative of rotting..  I wouldnt worry about it.

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Muffa said:

Looks fine to me! Usually after sterilization the jars looks wet, but the grains will absorb the moisture in the next days.

To be extra sure I hydrated correctly I weight the grains dry, then I weight them after they have been drying on fly screens.

Then I calculate the percentage of hydration I got on them, with the goal of it being 70-75%.

I do that by multiplying the dry weight of the grains (I use rye berries, every grain has it's own correct percentage) by 1.75, which gives me the total weight I am aiming for.

For example, I weight 1000g of dry drye, I cook it, strain, leave to dry the outside on the flyscreen, then weight it, and the maximum hydration I want is 75%, so:

1000g dry weight x 1.75 = 1750 hydrated grain

That's the goal, but for me it's okay if it's on the dryer side, but won't take it wetter.

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Hey, that's a great idea very nice... Will do that next time

DV8DUG said:

Those look fine. Except for that horned ant head in the middle of the right side jar.

Quit trippin' on grains drying out and inoculate already.

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Fiet said:

DV8DUG said:

Those look fine. Except for that horned ant head in the middle of the right side jar.

Quit trippin' on grains drying out and inoculate already.

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I do inoculate from my LC 3-4cc I do no shake after inoculation is that what you recommend? so i see some wet Grains on the bottom from the LC you know what i mean a area around the jar

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DV8DUG said:

Fiet said:

DV8DUG said:

Those look fine. Except for that horned ant head in the middle of the right side jar.

Quit trippin' on grains drying out and inoculate already.

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I do inoculate from my LC 3-4cc I do no shake after inoculation is that what you recommend? so i see some wet Grains on the bottom from the LC you know what i mean a area around the jar

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OK. I shake after I inoculate. Then LITFA for a week or two. Moisture DOES NOT cause bacteria. It just spreads it quicker.

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