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#1
PF - Tek / Re: Am I doomed?
October 20, 2008, 11:47:47 AM
Cheers for the encouragement lads, will persevere!

Random thought - if water ingress while steaming is a problem why not completely encase the jars in foil and when finished and cool simply use a sharp blade to cut round the jar a little from the top and there you go - innoculate, reapply foil lid and await fluffy goodness (which hopefully bears no resemblance to my green and yellow fluff)
#2
PF - Tek / Re: FC Holes Necessary?
October 19, 2008, 08:09:15 AM
Afaik holes are down to personal preference, but yes no holes would indeed help with raising humidIty.

Obviously if there are no holes then air circulation is non existant so yes fanning would be a requirement
#3
PF - Tek / Re: Am I doomed?
October 19, 2008, 03:59:13 AM
hi guys, thanks for the responses.

All 3 jars viciously contamd I'm sure there was too much water (ingress I reckon from steam sterilization) so have used jar with lid this time and a microwave ster tek on one jar as a control subject. Looks much better this time so will keep you lot posted.

Look forward to some positive results with a bit of luck!
#4
PF - Tek / Am I doomed?
October 13, 2008, 01:28:23 PM
Hi to all, and congrats on a great resource.

I couldn't get brf, coffee grinder or pc so ground some organic br using a pepper mill and a mortar & pestle for the tough bits.

After mixing together and steam sterilizing I have innoculated with almost one year old p cube amazon spores.

The 3 jars have been sitting near a low temp heater now for 5 days in the dark, no signs of colonization. I know this can take a while with older spores but the question I have is:

Due to the fact the brf was ground to not as fine a grade as flour using the above method have I jeopordized my efforts?

So far no growth I am being patient just curious if this will cause problems.

Thanks!