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)
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)