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LC contam?
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How exactally is one supposed to tell what a contam will look like in their LC... wouldn't cobweb and myc look an awful lot alike suspended in honey-water?

just curious because i have 2 different LC's going... one is just honey and water, and the other is runoff of a brown sugar, rice flour and oatmeal mix. both seem to have myc growing, but i don't know if it's myc or contam... i've searched around for pictures of contaminated LC's, but all i found was a picture of a nasty-ass jar with a giant black cloud in it... and i know i don't have that.


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Re: LC contam? [Re: liamtheloser]
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It's easy to difficult, the more you make the easier it will be to ID.

Mycelium has a very unique look,

Cobweb wont grow in LC,(edited not completely true)

And that is why you should always make a test run befor you go to town.


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Re: LC contam? [Re: Snaggletooth]
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If you leave it for a few days without agitation you will usually see contams growing at the surface - if there are any...


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Re: LC contam? [Re: EquilibriuM]
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If you prepared the LC correctly, or to the best of your educated ability, then I don't see any reason for contams. If you want to make sure then just inject a test jar.

But let me say this really quick. When I did my first LC I had about 1/2 colonization with blueing. I thought it was contams cuz it was green. Don't make the same mistake.


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Re: LC contam? [Re: figment]
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I'm wondering about this as well. I have 4 jars of 2 different strains going that I started on Wednesday, 5 days ago. There is definite growth in all of them, but the mycelium in 2 of the jars(1 strain)looks brown, which I was thinking is cause of the honey, but the other strain looks lighter in color, more apparently white. I used the steam method and was extremely careful and clean. The darker mycelium looks almost identical to the lighter strain (aside from color) and is actually growing more. It looks kinda like this picture. But without the white parts illuminated by the light. And also a little less growth.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/files/06-02/725868192-LC_040_Medium.jpg

Could this be contamination? Shouldn't mycelium always be white? Or maybe my honey is just causing the coloring. I did use a dark honey. Maybe this is why I should've use Karo light.

Also, is 5 days possibly too long for incubation. I saw growth on the first day, and have been wondering when to put them into the fridge. What's the maximum LCs can stay in incubation after they are done?


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Re: LC contam? [Re: tallgreen]
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I looked more closely in bright light and I think it's just the dark honey, and I wasn't very precise on the amount of honey. These two must have more as the overall color is darker. It looks white around the edges like the photo I linked to, so it's cool. But I'm still wondering how to determine when it's done. I put the most completed one in the fridge since it is definitely getting there. I'm guessing contams would be pretty obvious, like foggy, or a black or green blob..


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