I wonder if the growth of 8% honey culture was sluggish because nutritious was too much? In any case, liquid culture is a great way to obtain mycelium and its active ingredients.
@cats.mushroom an interesting theory, but I'm doubtful given I had such a good response in super nutritious corn syrup. One would expect extra nutrition would lead to massive growth either mycelial or contam, given I had almost zero growth I suspect it's a case of net energy loss as a result of caramelisation.The mycelium uses more energy consuming the complex sugars than it receives from those sugars.
I haven't mate. There are a few other syrups and things I'd like to try. My local grocer has date, plum and mango syrup. Could be interesting to see if they work
A great idea. I planned to test that using some brf cakes. I'll inoculate a bunch using the two different solutions. Could be interesting to see if there much, if any difference
@@BigMush9000 my mentor likes honey at 1%. I've read in forums that less concentrated solutions are better for long term storage but I have no articles or personal data to compare
I see your pressure cooker is a generic chinese 7 psi one, mine is very similar and I used a lead weigh to raise the pressure to 15psi. How is yours going? My pc has a curved bottom now. These pressure cookers are made with the lowest amount of aluminum possible but still work to reach 15psi. I wonder if the pc will fail at some point but cant afford an all american for this time.
Yeah, it is. I've had no trouble with mine so far. Have done about 50 or so runs with it. Seems to be holding up well. The rubber gasket works as well as it ever has. I have some coins and blue tack on the weight to get it up to 15psi. If the bottom of your pressure cooker is changing shape, I'd be careful man. How full is your pc each time you run it? If you're not smashing out kilos of grain, perhaps you could get away with a smaller, but higher quality pc
Isn't it? I'm filming a time-lapse on some colonising jars at the moment. I'm eager to observe colonisation through the footage at 100x the normal speed!
@@Hamsquatch1973 Eh, better safe than sorry. I like the needle to glow red....ensures any endospores are destroyed. An extra 5 seconds with the flame or throwing out whole batches and starting again? Any easy choice!
It's alright, this was out in the wild. It's no doubt released its spores ready for newer pastures. The mycelium is also very much alive in the stump and will make more mushrooms next time conditions are favourable
@@BigMush9000 I guess this is chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus). If it were a little younger, it might be possible to identify more accurately.
@clintparsons3989 another guard against contamination. The water is from the tap an non sterile. Keeping it cold in the fridge helps prevent certain things from germinating/taking hold. That's my understanding at least
