liquid culture tutorial FAQ 

Gary can you share your cordyceps substrate recipe?

Hi Gary, have you thought about upgrading LC jars with a few more tubes so they can be used as bioreactors? Aeration supposedly results in a significantly higher growth rate and having the ability to continually pump in new growth media while also pumping out colonized media would be a huge bonus.

Great video! How do you prep your grain?

Hi Gary. Ive made a honey lc with 16g honey to 500ml water 3 days ago. Looks clear amber. i put 3 quarters in the jar. Ive added a wedge of agar with mycelium, ive no stirrer so i swirl it a few times a day. The agar went fluffy after a couple of days.. the myc side seems flat still.. if i stir it too much or shook it hard and that all broke up it would look confusing right as im looking for mycelium to grow... So i havent shook it, I have a couple of tiny pieces also flosting in there but i dont know if its myc or agar so il see. How soon should i be seeing mycelium growing anyway? Does it need light? I alwyas have it in thr dark Last time i tried the wedge method i believe i got tired waiting and shook it up hard ..then ended up wirh no idea what I had in there it just resembled mycelium but weak ..or it was agar 😅 i threw it away eventually as i couldnt test it.

awesome !!!! good to know that you sell spores ! ~~~ Could you please tell me what kind of mushroom it is ?;,,, in the thumbnail for this vid;~~ thanks

Hi Gary! Great video thanks! I had a doubt about how to restart each round of production. Does one clone a mushroom every time you start the process, or does one make a spore prints or is it that you make a whole lot of master slants and work from there every new round of production? I hope the question is not too confusing. Thanks and keep up the great work.

Great video... I'm just starting out and injected my first grain bag a couple weeks ago and I see nothing, how long does it usually take? Does the grain bag need to be in the dark?

Hello greetings. I want to ask how long a syringe with liquid culture can remain without being refrigerated for reasons of transport to another country. Thanks in advance.

Hey Gary, I transferred some Lions Mane LC into nutrient broth a few weeks ago (not from Fresh From the Farm Fungi). I notice some of the jars have small black specs in inside. Some people are saying its fine, others are saying its contaminated. Looks like a couple pepper flakes. Any thoughts?

Hey, I love your videos. There are so many pro tips! I live in Highlands Ranch. i see you're in denver. Are you ever open to showing people your setup or maybe going out for food? I'll pay. Just would love to talk shop and be able to talk to someone about mushrooms as no one understands 😅. Knows of my friends i mea.

do you put those ports on yourself or buy the bags like that?

It's actually very easy to stab yourself uncapping the needle this way... proper procedure would be to hold the syringe pointing upwards with both hands and pinch the cap between thumb and finger of your dominant hand and kinda squeeze it upward so that you don't accidently recoil and send the needle back into your finger 🍄❤

I get it had to make the video because all the newbies be messing up. Don't you hate getting orders and it turns into a whole bunch of extra. I always tell everyone to save some liquid culture just in case for a 2nd chance.