Home | Community | Message Board


This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.


Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop: Bridgetown Botanicals CBD Concentrates   North Spore Bulk Substrate   MagicBag.co All-In-One Bags That Don't Suck   PhytoExtractum Kratom Powder for Sale   Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   Original Sensible Seeds Bulk Cannabis Seeds

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
Invisibleseven
.
Male

Registered: 06/09/08
Posts: 1,478
Loc: north carolina
stored coffe contam question.
    #8597753 - 07/05/08 03:22 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

i can just pc the coffee in a qt jar to kill any nastys right?
ive been storing used coffee and i suspect it to have contams .. after a couple months of storing and not fully drying. sorry for the simple question

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinenumonkei
Back! From thedigestive tractof dave theiguana!

Registered: 04/12/06
Posts: 2,500
Loc: A Tree
Last seen: 7 years, 14 days
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: seven]
    #8597768 - 07/05/08 03:28 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

For what? Are you spawning to bulk? Casing? What?




~Monk

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflinePowerOfTheCoir
Newbie Sympathizer
Male User Gallery


Registered: 07/02/08
Posts: 421
Last seen: 13 years, 3 months
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: seven]
    #8597778 - 07/05/08 03:31 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

I'm guessing that the coffee is an additive for some bulk recipe. A PC should kill everything in there. The only things that survive PCing are endospores, but they germinate in moist environments, so they should be vulnerable to PCing in your case.

Usually you don't want to sterilize bulk substrate. Pasteurization lets some beneficial bacteria survive and gives a bit of a defense against contamination. If you are mixing the coffee with something else, like coir, poo, ect, be sure to PC your coffee, mix it with the rest of the bulk, and then properly pasteurize it. That will let you kill any funk thats been growing in the fridge yet still keep the good bacteria.

I keep my used coffee grounds in the fridge too and have no problem just pasteurizing it, but months of storage time may be pushing it.


--------------------
Check out my first ever TEK!
Shroom capsules with the Cap-M-Quik (pics)

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinenumonkei
Back! From thedigestive tractof dave theiguana!

Registered: 04/12/06
Posts: 2,500
Loc: A Tree
Last seen: 7 years, 14 days
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: PowerOfTheCoir]
    #8597789 - 07/05/08 03:34 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

Yeah, but storing used coffee for months might just be a bit dangerous.

If this isn't a compost pile...

Why not make a new pot of coffee?



~Monk

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleSFsorrow
Is Born
Male User Gallery

Registered: 11/11/07
Posts: 259
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: numonkei]
    #8598066 - 07/05/08 05:20 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

Or why not just let the used grinds fully dry before you store them?
I usually make a morning pot of coffee and then just dump the majority of the grinds out of the filter and onto a plate, spread them about and let them sit for a day or so on top of my oven to dry off. My oven has pilot lights underneath the burners which keep it nice and warm. They are then totally dry at that point.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisibleseven
.
Male

Registered: 06/09/08
Posts: 1,478
Loc: north carolina
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: SFsorrow]
    #8598200 - 07/05/08 06:20 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

yes i plan to use them with bulk coir. i got to thinking about that being a risk of contamination. i know sterilizing bulk substrates is wrong and will cause contams. so this being said, it is ok to sterilize the coffee additive? would it be advisable to soak the coffee in question as you would grain to germinate any endospores? then pc. and in the future i plan to dry the coffee right away.


--------------------
grind

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblewisp

Registered: 04/13/08
Posts: 5,304
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: seven]
    #8598268 - 07/05/08 06:48 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

I would think so. I've used coffee which I had left around for too long and ended up growing bactera in it. I just dried it in the oven and then threw it in my bulk sub. I didn't bother sterilising it and have had no issues from it.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisibleseven
.
Male

Registered: 06/09/08
Posts: 1,478
Loc: north carolina
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: wisp]
    #8598660 - 07/05/08 08:45 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

haha you could have heated the oven enough to sterilize no? minus the pressure. i think i will do anything to be on the safe side. thanks to all who added info on this topic.


--------------------
grind

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblewisp

Registered: 04/13/08
Posts: 5,304
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: seven]
    #8598665 - 07/05/08 08:48 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

Very possible. I think it was on a pretty low heat though so it wouldn't burn it.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleSFsorrow
Is Born
Male User Gallery

Registered: 11/11/07
Posts: 259
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: wisp]
    #8598788 - 07/05/08 09:22 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

So, just cook it in the oven at 350F till it is dry.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleDJYoshaBYD
Male

Registered: 04/07/07
Posts: 2,405
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: SFsorrow]
    #8598802 - 07/05/08 09:26 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

you DO NOT need coffee for coir..

again:
3rd flush, straight coir


I cant wait till I have a different goddam pic.. lol

but, yes.. you can PC it.. it will still have all the same nutes.. if you were storing it in the fridge it will be cool.. dont bake it.. if anything, get a cheese cloth and pasteurize it at 160f for 2 hours or just pc.. I would just pasteurize it, though.. coffee isnt really needed, though...

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblewisp

Registered: 04/13/08
Posts: 5,304
Re: stored coffe contam question. [Re: DJYoshaBYD]
    #8599137 - 07/05/08 11:17 PM (15 years, 8 months ago)

No, you don't but you can add it if you want. Every single additive is beneficial by diversifying the nutrients available to the mycelia. No one additive is necessary but they all help.

Yes, just dry it in the oven to store, then add it as you need it.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Shop: Bridgetown Botanicals CBD Concentrates   North Spore Bulk Substrate   MagicBag.co All-In-One Bags That Don't Suck   PhytoExtractum Kratom Powder for Sale   Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   Original Sensible Seeds Bulk Cannabis Seeds


Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* contam question GaHippy 681 1 02/27/02 12:39 AM
by Zorba
* Re: Contam Question tom 646 2 07/03/00 10:14 AM
by Krupa
* Contam Question BlipKorterly 744 1 08/03/02 01:33 AM
by paranoid2
* Dried & stored with desiccant .... question macoda 1,124 2 06/26/01 10:24 PM
by earl
* mycelium contam and fruiting time nathancd 1,695 1 06/07/01 05:04 AM
by puscle
* wierd rye contam - endospores - bacteria - presoak liquidplaya 1,701 11 10/04/01 12:22 PM
by liquidplaya
* contam question nightbreed 877 6 05/28/01 04:20 AM
by auto59009
* Casing Contam Question Phake_ld 803 2 12/17/01 11:40 PM
by Phake_ld

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a
1,218 topic views. 25 members, 102 guests and 71 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2024 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.023 seconds spending 0.008 seconds on 14 queries.