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HQuest495
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New Guy needs a couple quick tips
#6044900 - 09/09/06 08:15 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've been gathering all the equipment I'll need, thinking I would just do a simple cake tek without a pressure cooker. Well, now I have just a little extra money, and I can afford that pressure cooker, so:
Does it matter whether I buy an Aluminum or Steel cooker? What's the....difference between the two?
Also, a question you probably get alot; are any specific strains more fool-proof than others? What's a good strain to start with for a newbie like me? I was told B+ is pretty good, but I'd like to hear from a few more people.
Also, in all the teks I've read, vermiculite is used. Is there an alternative to vermiculite? I was able to purchase some, but the garden store told me they're clearing it out, and don't plan to carry it any longer after it's gone.
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imtank
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Re: New Guy needs a couple quick tips [Re: HQuest495]
#6044936 - 09/09/06 08:35 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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any cooker will do...get the cheaper one...strains are pretty much the same...go to ralphstersspores.com for some description...use verm...its the best for the PF tek...you can get it at homedepot, lowes, online...hope i helped
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esdfsfd
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Re: New Guy needs a couple quick tips [Re: imtank]
#6044938 - 09/09/06 08:39 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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get a nice big cheap PC off ebay
my favorite strain so far has been amazon/amazonian. very hardy and forgiving, and faster colonization than B+, which is notorious for slow colonization.
buy the vermiculite while you can..buy them out!
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indicaz
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Re: New Guy needs a couple quick tips [Re: esdfsfd]
#6044974 - 09/09/06 08:57 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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OK heres my opinion
On ebay you can purchase a top knotch pressure cooker USED,
I would suggest only 1 real namebrand if your looking to have reliable and maintenence free results. My suggestion would be an ALL AMERICAN pressure cooker... When i say all american im talking of the namebrand.
The difference btween an all american cooker is that all americans are literally built for a lifetime... They dont need any replacement parts, and they dont use a rubber gasket like most other cookers do. It also includes a steam gauge that shows how many punds of pressure you are pushin... Alot of the cheaper ones dont include a gauge and also use a cheap counterwight to regulate pressure.
The better cookers will feature a THICK aluminum construction , with inner racks and a metal liner that protects your jars from sitting firctly on the bottom, they will have a gauge so you can see how many psi the cooker is at, and usually a regulator valve and a blow port...
A better cooker such as an all american 21.5 quart cooker which can accomodate a bunch of quart jars and even more smaller jars... I personally got mine for 50 bux plus shipping. It works just fine.
You can use a smaller cooker that costs musch less and probably uses the rubber gasket i was talking about, but if you plan on using it alot I would keep extra gaskets on hand, and constantly keep the gaskets greased.. The gasket is essentially what creates the seal on the cheaper cookers while the all american cookers use a metal to metal seal.
just some more info i thought should be added.
If you have any questions feel free to PM
indi
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