[kikashi]

I will attempt in this thread, to follow my progress from start to finish. I have just put 8 innoculated PFT+ jars in my Cubincubator. It's a triple insulated Sterilite containter with drip shield suspended from the top. PFT+ for this round is as follows: 4 cups verm.
2 cups BRF
2/3 cup wet with coffee coffee grounds, ( Kona).
1/2 tsp light amber Barley malt extract. ( has worked real well in the past for colonizing jars)
3 tbsp crushed oyser shells. ( to buffer the malt )
1/2 tsp Gypsum ( to buffer the coffee)
480 ml water
pressure cooked 40min., cooled in sealed bags in the incubator. Innoculated with EQ spore syringe from a reliable source.

Once Colonized I plan to case with verm/peat 50/50. I have made 2 previous casing attempts. The most recent involved 5 perfectly good cakes of EQ, ( see the NeuroMintz thread), and 5 cakes of Z. 2 different casing attempts with peat/verm. I believe my error with these was adding 1/2 tsp of malt extract to the casings. In any event to date I have nothing to show for it.
Cakes from the same batches have fruited nicely on their own,( see neuromintz thread). There is no contam. visible on either casing attempt.

The coffee grounds are a new addition to my jar colonizing routine. I want to try the peat/verm casing without malt. More to come.

BTW. I am trying 2 Bonne Maman jam jars. they have ten sides/edges.