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 losfreddy
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 how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? 
#4675794 - 09/18/05 12:37 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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Can i do it right away? Can it be within 24 hours or so after the jar is fully done?
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Myc0Maniac
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: losfreddy]
#4675814 - 09/18/05 12:42 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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After the jar appears fully colonized, wait about 3 days. You do this to ensure the inside is fully colonized. You should dunk the cake for 12-24 hours to replenish moisture.
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chadwick
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: Myc0Maniac]
#4676333 - 09/18/05 02:53 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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If you're using a fully colonized cake for a casing, could you still dunk the before making the casing? The reason I ask this is because I put my casings back into the incubator for a day or two before putting them into the fruiting chamber. Does dunking promote fruiting, or is it simply a means of re-hydration?
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: chadwick]
#4676410 - 09/18/05 03:17 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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what kind of casing are u gonna use, just outa curiousity? Best of luck to ya m8!
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Shdwstr
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: losfreddy]
#4676451 - 09/18/05 03:27 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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If your using 4 holes (around the outside edge) to inoculate, wait about a week.
Sometimes only the outside is colonized and looks ok.
If your using a 5th hole in the center as well, wait about 3 days, because it is colonizing from the inside out as well.
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S8N
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: Shdwstr]
#4676713 - 09/18/05 05:17 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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i use only a center hole. seal down. this way my cakes are insured to colonise the center first so i KNOW when they are 100% done. seal down helps with contams same for only using a center hole. at day 4 after inoculation i flip the jar so the lid is now on the bottom. this way contams get to fight gravity while they are on the quest to fuck my cultures up. i powder my cakes to dust and use them as spawn like this. finaly GOOD LUCK!
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: S8N]
#4676958 - 09/18/05 09:47 AM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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But what about ventilation? If you flip them then I guess they don't get much air. Or is it not that important? (It would also be easier since there's no need for tyvek and fresh air)
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ready2go
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Re: how long should i wait to break a cake after it has been colonized? [Re: Phoenix99]
#4677534 - 09/18/05 02:19 PM (12 years, 10 days ago) |
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Just the oposite. Flipping the jars puts the holes at the bottom so the CO2 can excape.
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