fruit pectin for homemade agar?

[Getitosis]

can one substitute fruit pectin for gelatin in a homemade agar recipe?

will the fruit pectin cause the agar medium to solidify just as the gelatin would?

really curious to try something... quick response anyone?

[shroom57]

I've tried it...it just doesn't work.

[HUMBLE STUDENT]

heres a little recipe that works like a charm (no agar needed)


5.5 grams brown rice flour (home made)
14 cc's of water
1/8 tsp powdered pectin


i use kerr half pint wide mouth jars. i add the 5.5g brown rice i ground into a fine powder then i add the roughly 1/8 tsp. pectin .then i shake it around with just the dry ingredients in then i add 14 cc's of bottled water cover with two layers tyvek and lid ring (no metal disk in the middle) and pc for 15-20 minutes at 15 psi. thats it just wait for them to cool add your favorite spore and your off to the races

[weeeeeee]

Originally Posted by HUMBLE STUDENT

heres a little recipe that works like a charm (no agar needed)


5.5 grams brown rice flour (home made)
14 cc's of water
1/8 tsp powdered pectin


i use kerr half pint wide mouth jars. i add the 5.5g brown rice i ground into a fine powder then i add the roughly 1/8 tsp. pectin .then i shake it around with just the dry ingredients in then i add 14 cc's of bottled water cover with two layers tyvek and lid ring (no metal disk in the middle) and pc for 15-20 minutes at 15 psi. thats it just wait for them to cool add your favorite spore and your off to the races

sweet action

[HUMBLE STUDENT]

i should add this is not a tek i came up with, well not totally it came from a tek i read at the shroomery but it seemed to come out soupy sometimes so i decreased the water by 2 cc's it helped some but still got a few soupy ones so i decided to add a little pectan and they come out perfect hope you find as mush success with this tek as i did

[catdaddy]

That sounds like it could easily be taken to a liquid slurry by adding distilled water and blending...

Then straight to innoculation...

Can't do that with petri dishes.

[weeeeeee]

Originally Posted by catdaddy

That sounds like it could easily be taken to a liquid slurry by adding distilled water and blending...

Then straight to innoculation...

Can't do that with petri dishes.

awesome idea CD

[Getitosis]

that's an awesome recipe humble student! going to give it a shot.

thanks.