how to grow mushrooms the easy way

jay5coat

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Hi guys, read the whole thread minus the troll crap, love it. I originally bought spores a couple years back with the intent to do the pf Tek method but I kinda lost interest until I saw this thread. I'm going to do 12 jars just like the op said but I'm doing 6 with the old spores(just to see if they are still viable) and 6 more with new spores I have on order. And I have taken nice marmots advice and built a Sab for inoculation. also thanks for the pressure cooker advise on keeping the water as low as possible! First sterilization ended up having to much water in the bottom of the jars so had to lay it all back out on the towel and PC it a second time. They looked much drier (no water on the bottom of the jars) so I inoculated last night. Not sure if water got into the jars from the PC or if they were to wet when I put them in the jars. How long do you guys dry your corn on the towel? Wish me luck!
 

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nicemarmot

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overnight drying of the par-boiled popcorn on towels has been sufficient for me in my climate
 
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jay5coat

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Day 8, looking good so far. Had to shake 3 jars up because they were not colonizing as fast, didn't shake em well enough the fist time I guess. Seems like the glove box made the success rate 100% so far. No signs of contamination!
 

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donando

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This is fairly interesting. I've never done shrooms but have been trying to find someone who knows lol but I decided to check out this thread because I obviously know very little about it. What I do know about is asbestos. This vermiculite substrate... Is this the same asbestos ladden vermiculite no longer used for insulating?

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frica

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This is fairly interesting. I've never done shrooms but have been trying to find someone who knows lol but I decided to check out this thread because I obviously know very little about it. What I do know about is asbestos. This vermiculite substrate... Is this the same asbestos ladden vermiculite no longer used for insulating?

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Asbestos stopped being a concern in the 90s for new vermiculite.

Nowadays the mines are being tested for it so it's safe.
 

Voidling

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Once sterilized, how long can a mason jar sit? I had been looking for a pressure cooker so someone gave me one for Christmas. It's an 8 in 1 electric digital 6 quart. So it'd be great for me to cook with but not sure how many jars it would hold at once. Debating on returning for larger basic one though it'd be less useful for cooking.

I'm only wanting enough mushrooms for two people to try a big trip for depression and anxiety like the recent released studies. And then Micro dosing if needed after.
 

mo841

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I would return it and get a bigger regular pressure cooker. I don't see the limitations of a regular pressure cooker would be for cooking, I cook all kinds of shit in mine
 

Voidling

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Thanks. I'll go see what they have I can go exchange for.

If for no other reason this 8 in one is electric and digital with all the fancy timers and stuff. I'm pretty bad about forgetting I have food cooking when I get side tracked, and that's when I'm sober
 

nicemarmot

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This is the pressure canner I own.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Presto-23-Qt-Pressure-Canner/2625289

It fits 6 each of the 32 oz. jars that Canndo describes in his method. It's $95 at Walmart and I believe I picked it up for $75 at Restaurant Depot.

I've used it countless times over the last 2 years and all the gaskets/valves are still going strong. Replacement parts are available online as well from the Presto website. The product should last a lifetime and is a good investment - no frills, no electronics, easy to use.
 
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