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Proper birthing technique?
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Hey guys, I have looked through the guides but i can't find a proper way to birth 1/2 pint brf cakes. I know you should soak in water but i heard it is better to put in a fridge. and if putting in the fridge is best, how long should i leave them in it for? also if there is a faq on this already just let me know.


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: Shredman]
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Soak it in the fridge for 18 to 24 hrs.

that is what I do.

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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: abesh]
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as stated numerous times, psilocybe cubensis is a sub-tropical strain that does not benefit from cold shocking, and thus will only be delayed due to the sudden coldness.

dunking is fine, just store them in a cool, dry, draft free place, not your fridge.


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: dysphoria]
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I never said I put it in the fridge to cold shock it... although that is what ends up happning.

I just do it to dunk it, but since the room temp around where I live gets goes in the triple digits sometimes, I figured the fridge is the best cool, draft free place I have... either that or i could replace the water with cooler water 3-4 times whil i am dunking.... which is a lot more work..

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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: abesh]
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inside your house gets 100+ degrees?
seriously now...


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: dysphoria]
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Its starting to cool down now ....but about 2-3 weeks ago ..yes :shrug:

I don't have central AC.. Just a window cooler.
and my FC sit right in front of that.

Admitted that was a freak heat wave.. but still the norm was 85 to 95 F

but now its starting to cool down a bit. about 80-85

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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: abesh]
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And the part that really pisses me off is that i can drive about 45 min to the beach and it is always about 75-80 :rolleyes:


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: abesh]
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jesus man, im sorry to hear that...thats gotta be brutal at times.

sorry for the thread hijack too, to orig. poster.


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: dysphoria]
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The question is interesting. I had always soaked my cakes in the fridge. I always did so because that is what the guides recommended and I always got good results when I would crumble them into casings. But is the refrigeration necessary or perhaps a hinder to mushroom growth? I always believed that the reason for refrigeration would be to slow contaminate growth, but recent post I have reviewed from truly expert mushroom growers suggest that contamination of mycelium covered cakes is every very small risk. So.........is the refrigeration a good idea?


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: ChesterCopperpot]
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place the cakes in a container --submerged with some thing heavy enough then the turn a faucet on so that the water is constanly drianing out of the container.. do this for 24 hrs


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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: dysphoria]
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dysphoria said:
sorry for the thread hijack too, to orig. poster.


Me too.

But on a side note... when I harvest the shrooms there are usually some pins (not aborts) that have already shown up. And I noticed that if I dunk it with them (taking care not to accidentally break them off), after the dunk they usually resume normal growth. although a few of them grew only a bit more and then the veil ripped.

Just though I would share.

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Re: Proper birthing technique? [Re: abesh]
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Edited by nw_shroomy (04/01/09 03:16 AM)

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