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#121
General topics / grain bags/jars
January 05, 2010, 08:53:44 AM
Wondering if anyone has a link/links for a good site that sells sterilized grain bags that dont cost an arm and a leg, I have issues with preasure cookers so its easier just to order them i guess. a pal of mine use to offer autoclave jars but he has moved. so i guess im ordering. also wondering why no one here offers sterilized grains? using paypal and such? could that be possible? :huh:
#122
PF - Tek / Re: The fuzz!
January 02, 2010, 05:31:30 PM
the cakes have been in the FC for a few days now(3-4) is it too late
to case them?
#123
PF - Tek / Re: The fuzz!
January 02, 2010, 10:47:42 AM
Excellent! Thank you again malabar -_-
#124
PF - Tek / The fuzz!
January 02, 2010, 08:29:47 AM
so  im using the tropic aire system in my FC, there is plenty of
FAE and temps are between 68-73F RH is around 95% and im still getting the fuzz. any ideas?

#125
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 29, 2009, 10:59:18 AM
Ah well...after further inspection i discovered the pans of casings had lime green mold under the verm layer. so they are now resting in their new home, the compost pile. (sigh)
#126
PF - Tek / LED lighting
December 28, 2009, 10:06:35 AM
just curious as to the outcome of the LED lighting? anyone notice any difference in fruits?
#127
Malabar they are all beautiful.  :mellow:
#128
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 28, 2009, 10:01:14 AM
i colonized the jars(verm/brf) to 100$ then crumbled them and they sat and stewed for about 4 days. the top of the tray had a nice fuzz across the top but now its gone. they might just be slow i guess. dont want them to get too dry in the meantime. they are not blue at all so i guess thats a plus.
#129
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 28, 2009, 06:48:40 AM
So after casing the cakes on the 15th (over 13 days ago)
they have been in the FC since and have no signs of pins or further top growth. only random white patches. temps are 68-72F and humidity is at 97%. FC still smells ok, no foul oders.
whats the time frame for these buggers before i should donate them to the compost? Maybe put them back into warm&dark? at a loss with the batch. :huh:
#130
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 16, 2009, 09:33:27 AM
yes its a mild sweet bread smell, no more standing water at all in the FC, the 8 cakes were crumbled and now sleep in a foil pan, could be the moist verm maybe? the top of the verm bed had random thick white fuzz patches..but im guessing its the network poping through?
#131
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 15, 2009, 09:17:44 PM
Trials,trials,trials!

so the cakes i cased a few days ago were ready for the FC, after about half the day the FC started smelling like bread?? hope its just the warm Vermiculite and not some unwanted nusance. argh!
#132
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 13, 2009, 05:41:42 PM
only 3 gms but they were a bit small so i wasnt expecting a big
punch. maybe it was the strain(B+). star gazers and creepers are on the way
though. -_-
#133
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 13, 2009, 11:08:04 AM
the fruits were good. mild but satisfying. as a precaution and for good measure, i think i will be sanitizing my FC between flushes as ive noticed small dark spores on the glass where the tropic air hose is expelling the humidity. just put the cakes in a cool bath for a few hrs and on to the 2nd flush. i can notice a difference in the shrinking of the cakes from the sprouts extracting the nutients. very interesting :mellow:
#134
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 12, 2009, 07:54:46 AM
So ive just cased the 8 cakes, after closer inspection i found out it was the water under the lava rock that was smelling a bit. the tray weighed almost 4lbs and the cakes are now sleeping in a toasty 80F dark spot. after crumbling the cakes in the bag i was hit with a wonderful fresh mushi smell! very excited to see the results after about a week. -_-
#135
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 10, 2009, 01:19:20 PM
so a few of my cakes in the FC have white fuzz mold and smell a bit like vinager. can they be saved or are they wrecked?
#136
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 10, 2009, 12:27:49 PM
Dub..if i do not have a PC to clean the casing material for the top of the cake crumbles is there any way that the boiling pot method will work properly? or maybe bake it? also if i wanted to use a jar or 2 that are 80% colonized will they be ok or should i let them fully colonize?
#137
acadam dont say that...i just ordered 4 KC's syringes from them.   :angry:

oh well...wish me luck  :rolleyes:
#138
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 09, 2009, 08:17:58 PM
Ah thank you Dub. My pal uses a simple simmer pot for 2 hrs on his
jars and says its does the job. what do you think? also, will using plain popcorn alone have enough nutrients? as far as when casing? or is this why it is a good idea to use the light grains as an additive?
#139
PF - Tek / Re: new fruits looks a bit small?
December 09, 2009, 08:01:14 PM
So Malabar...the popcorn/millet mix, what are the steps? i thought i saw that you had a posting on here but couldnt find it. i think my next go will be over the weekend and i want to get stocked up with what i will need.  it will be my 1st try at the non-cake method.  -_-
#140
PF - Tek / Re: poor man FC pics
December 09, 2009, 07:47:03 PM
ive got my FC setup with lava rocks and tropic air setup, seems to be holding the RH steady at 97%. I gave up on perlite as it got dirty quick and started to stink. ^_^