|
 Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
 primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
 Casing BRF cakes (pics) 
#829568 - 08/20/02 05:17 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Ok, a friend decided to try casing brf cakes, so this is what he did:
1. After cakes were 100% colonized, he dunked them overnight.
2. Then he grabbed a nice sized container and added 1/2 inch perlite to the bottom.
3. Next, he added 1/2 inch layer of damp vermiculte that he had sterilized in the microwave for 30 minutes. Unfortunately, the vermiculite felt dry, so he added sterilized water to the vermiculite to achieve proper moisture levels.
4. Then, he crumbled 3 brf cakes to about the size of marbles and spread them accross the vermiculite.
5. After that, he added another 1/2 inch layer of damp, sterlized vermiculite to cover the crumbled brf cakes.
6. Finally, he put the lid on the container and put it in a warm, dark place. After the mycellium begins to penetrate the casing layer, he will cold shock, add light, start fanning, and misting.
Any comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
Edited by primal_future (08/20/02 05:18 AM)
|
Macey Howard
Formally MOE HOWARD
Registered: 07/02/99
Posts: 14,165
Loc: Georgia
Last seen: 8 years, 1 month
|
|
--------------------
Hugs and Kisses!
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
 Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: Macey Howard]
#829580 - 08/20/02 05:22 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Moe,
LOL ... I knew my friend should have wiped that stuff up before taking the pics! Can't he get no luv from the Moe man?
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
|
 UFOz8MyGoat
The Governator Sayz Go Chagaz
Registered: 07/18/02
Posts: 1,924
Loc: USA
|
|
Is"your friend" gonna keep this updated I am very interested to see how his work turns out... 
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
 Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: UFOz8MyGoat]
#829681 - 08/20/02 06:14 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
But of course!
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
|
cantankerous
Registered: 04/05/02
Posts: 522
Loc: hidden in your terrarium
Last seen: 5 years, 11 months
|
|
you nuked the verm for 30 minutes! damn thats gotta be hot, but answer me this. did you take such careful preparations with that water that was added afterwards? if not then you wasted alot of energy nuking that verm. since the h20 will carry contams too. just a comment.
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
 Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: cantankerous]
#829705 - 08/20/02 06:28 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
The water added later was nuked for ten minutes and then left in the microwave to cool before adding to the vermiculite, which had been covered in the bowl with a clean plate that had been wiped down with alcohol.
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
|
rheidiohed121
Simeon
Registered: 06/19/02
Posts: 157
Last seen: 21 years, 5 months
|
|
That's pretty cool, man. Keep us updated 
--------------------
i apologize if i aide in the spreading of any misinformation
"Adventavit asinus,
Pulcher et fortissimus"
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: cantankerous]
#829743 - 08/20/02 06:41 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Anybody know a better strategy for ending up with field capacity vermiculite for casing? My friend considered the pressure cooker, but didn't have any containers that would handle that much vermiculite that would work with the pressure cooker, and he didn't want to just pour it in as that would be pretty messy. But then again, as Moe observed, things got a little messy anyways.
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
|
cantankerous
Registered: 04/05/02
Posts: 522
Loc: hidden in your terrarium
Last seen: 5 years, 11 months
|
|
primal,
are you asking for a way to sterilize large amounts of verm for casing? in my understanding of the process in verm production, most verm is basically sterilized in that very process so as long as you dont open the bag the verm should be pretty much sterilized. of course it is hard to say how careful they are in the packaging of the verm. if that isnt your question ignore this.
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: cantankerous]
#829764 - 08/20/02 06:51 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Beatle,
Problem is that my friend had already opened the bag for a previous project and didn't trust that contams didn't enter in the meantime.
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
|
EvilJesus
Shaman
Registered: 03/25/02
Posts: 145
Last seen: 20 years, 4 months
|
|
Very nice, Primal. I predict good things from that casing.
--------------------
you're only as deep as the self that you dig
|
josh057
member
Registered: 03/25/02
Posts: 100
Loc: az
Last seen: 21 years, 11 months
|
|
That looks good for a start. Next time though you might want to skip the perlite layer. Unless you sterlized that perlite, it's a contaminant waiting to happen. It can be bad to have still water spots. I made a casing exactly like yours once, and I got one good flush, and then a week later BOoOm, I had green mold everywhere. THe thing was though that I looked closer at the layering of the casing contamination, and it started from the perlite, and finished in the top.
In so many words, just check for this.
joshLSD
|
primal_future
Wizard
Registered: 07/10/02
Posts: 95
Last seen: 21 years, 3 months
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: josh057]
#829958 - 08/20/02 08:29 AM (22 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
My friend was a little concerned about the perlite too. After reading Tripmeister's post about the kit he got from the Netherlands that had perlite in the bottom, he thought he'd give it a try, although that kit probably used rye with a layer of vermiculite on top. Supposedly, one of the biggest problems with casings is being too wet, so he thought the extra drainage might help. Supposedly, perlite is pretty sterile right out of the bag due to the high temperatures in making perlite, but you're right, it makes a great harbor for contamination if it gets in there, so we'll see!
Maybe he'll try misting with the bleach tek. Hopefully some of the bleach water will reach the perlite layer and take care of things.
primal
--------------------
All pictures posted by me were found on the internet. Moreover, I do not grow mushrooms containing controlled substances nor do I possess any controlled substances.
Edited by primal_future (08/20/02 08:33 AM)
|
Zed
Certified Insane
Registered: 07/03/02
Posts: 545
Last seen: 4 years, 3 months
|
|
verm has no nutrients in, so wouldnt harbour many contams......just nuke it/cook it/whatever and it will be fine....u wont get any mould growing off verm unless u get some uncolonized brf on it
Zed
|
Newbie McShroomie
Wizard
Registered: 02/14/17
Posts: 79
Last seen: 5 years, 8 months
|
 Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: Zed]
#24125169 - 02/28/17 02:35 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
"your friend"... hmmmmmmmmm
|
mushpunx
Fungus Punk
Registered: 04/20/14
Posts: 13,394
Last seen: 4 months, 19 days
|
|
Quote:
Newbie McShroomie said:
"your friend"... hmmmmmmmmm
This post is 14 years old
--------------------
 
Amateur Mycologists United
AMU Q&A
|
ComebackKid
Multispore Enthusiast
Registered: 05/27/16
Posts: 3,951
Loc: ked in the trunk of a car
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: mushpunx]
#24125343 - 02/28/17 06:16 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Wow a whole thread full of people talking about sterilizing verm and perlite in the microwave...
I'm so thankful that I never had to worry about this shit.
--------------------
 Substrate surface conditions / Monotub prep and care 
  
Look around you... Everything you see exists inside the mind.
Consciousness, the awareness that is experiencing this mind,
is peering in from outside the universe.
Our individual experiences are all part of the universe's experience of itself
|
Newbie McShroomie
Wizard
Registered: 02/14/17
Posts: 79
Last seen: 5 years, 8 months
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: mushpunx]
#24126053 - 02/28/17 01:31 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
mushpunx said:
Quote:
Newbie McShroomie said:
"your friend"... hmmmmmmmmm
This post is 14 years old
no... this thread is 14 years YOUNG* thank you very much
|
mushpunx
Fungus Punk
Registered: 04/20/14
Posts: 13,394
Last seen: 4 months, 19 days
|
|
Before you post it will give you a little warning if the thread is wicked old look for that next time so you don't dredge them up
--------------------
Amateur Mycologists United
AMU Q&A
|
zenarrow
Stranger
Registered: 02/09/17
Posts: 292
Last seen: 2 months, 5 days
|
|
might try this with my unproductive cakes minus the perlite... maybe mix it wit a little coir
|
mushboy 
modboy
Registered: 04/24/05
Posts: 34,478
Loc: where?
|
Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: zenarrow]
#24216229 - 04/03/17 07:06 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
|
|
double resurrection!
damn 14yrs old. thats a record for oldest resurrection ive seen.
|
MindSailor
Space Wizard
Registered: 07/11/22
Posts: 52
Last seen: 23 days, 17 hours
|
 Re: Casing BRF cakes (pics) [Re: mushboy] 2
#27939859 - 09/08/22 06:33 AM (2 years, 26 days ago) |
|
|
TRIPLE RESURRECTION!! 
|
Smellyhobbit
Actual Retard
Registered: 04/01/22
Posts: 14,136
Loc: Hole
Last seen: 47 minutes, 31 seconds
|
|
Now this is necro posting.
|
Screwup
Googles your dumb questions
Registered: 01/27/22
Posts: 6,340
Last seen: 6 months, 26 days
|
|
Real necro posting hours WHO IS FUCKIN UP?
|
|
Threaded
Previous
Index
Next
Olympus Myco Bulk Substrate 
Buy Bali Kratom Powder 
Substrate Mix 
Injection Grain Bag 
All-In-One Bags That Don't Suck
Edit 
Reply 
[
matamore
aenima
Russdogg
chemkid
indicaz
1 2 3 all )
