Mushy looking rye grain substrate and too few spores?

Started by Swanksandra, January 08, 2009, 08:04:56 AM

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Mushy looking rye grain substrate and too few spores?

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Swanksandra

I am starting a rye grain substrate for the first time and when I sterilized my 1 pint kerr jars in the pressure cooker for 90 minutes I looked at the bottom and it looks kind of mushy.  Anyway I inoculated the jars with a very small part of a spore print that I put in water and inoculated the jars with that. My question is can you use too few spores and the jars not colonize? :huh:

Baphom3t

" I looked at the bottom and it looks kind of mushy."

I'd start over with a new batch.
Grains are not to be mushy after PCing them.

Baph


Swanksandra

Yeah thats what I thought I would have to do. Its okay though.  Thanks Baph!!!!   :mellow:

redeye

try putting the jars in the cooker for 60 minutes at 15 psi. that should keep the seeds from cooking

sin2win

i cook mine for 90 with good results.  60, i think could work but IMO ure pushing ure success rate

psilocybin warrior

I always pressure cook 60min. The mushyness sounds like they got too wet.

PW

sin2win

really, just 60 min.  shit id rather do that i thought 90 was recomended

psilocybin warrior