Dry sub

larshroom · 09-22-09, 21:35

Just got my coir/verm sub out of the oven from pasteurizing. (The internal temp got higher than desired). I brought it to field capacity before putting in the oven but should have made it a little more moist to compensate for being in the oven for now it seems a little dry. Tomorrow when cooled, should I add some distilled water to moisten it up a little before adding the spawn?

GadgetGuy · 09-22-09, 21:42

I've done it before with no ill side affects. I used a squirt bottle.

larshroom · 09-22-09, 21:45

kewl

BuckarooBanzai · 09-22-09, 21:52

You should be safe adding water back to it.

Just don't add too much and over wet it.

A little too dry is better than a little too moist.

larshroom · 09-22-09, 22:00

Thx BB. Just wanted you to know I broke my myc up today to use tomorrow...per your advice.

BuckarooBanzai · 09-22-09, 22:19

I ALWAYS let grain recover before spawning it. That is one of the things I'm religious about. Not only does it make spawning safer, every so often the grain doesn't recover because of an unseen bacterial infection.

GadgetGuy · 09-22-09, 22:21

Yep when I made my last tub I had 6 quarts of spawn. Shook all of em and waited about 30 hours. Checked em and one didn't recover. I took it outside and sniffed it and it had a light bacterial smell to it. Listen to BB he knows his shit.

BuckarooBanzai · 09-22-09, 22:29

Thanks, Gadget. We does what we cans!

Hip clued me letting the grain rest after breaking it up.

I integrated that as a purity test into my grain slurry Tek (modified from Fahtster's Tek) only to discover that beating the myc up also makes it grow thicker - better slurries.

I got the slurry idea from Stamets' The Mushroom Cultivator. Though his Tek was to use sterile tissue macerated in an Ederbach blender.

apokalypse · 09-22-09, 22:46

When I make up trays and put them in tubs, I am careful to watch for any change in sub moisture. I start misting the sub 2 days after I make it to ensure it stays nice and moist, as well as to keep the RH up in the tubs. Best of luck

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09-22-09, 21:35	#1 (permalink)
larshroom Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 159	Dry sub Just got my coir/verm sub out of the oven from pasteurizing. (The internal temp got higher than desired). I brought it to field capacity before putting in the oven but should have made it a little more moist to compensate for being in the oven for now it seems a little dry. Tomorrow when cooled, should I add some distilled water to moisten it up a little before adding the spawn?

09-22-09, 21:42	#2 (permalink)
GadgetGuy Stupid Snowboarder... Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,315	I've done it before with no ill side affects. I used a squirt bottle. __________________ I have to hold on to the grass or I'll fall off the world!

09-22-09, 21:52	#4 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	You should be safe adding water back to it. Just don't add too much and over wet it. A little too dry is better than a little too moist. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-22-09, 22:19	#6 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	I ALWAYS let grain recover before spawning it. That is one of the things I'm religious about. Not only does it make spawning safer, every so often the grain doesn't recover because of an unseen bacterial infection. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-22-09, 21:45	#3 (permalink)
larshroom Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 159	kewl

09-22-09, 22:00	#5 (permalink)
larshroom Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 159	Thx BB. Just wanted you to know I broke my myc up today to use tomorrow...per your advice.

09-22-09, 22:21	#7 (permalink)
GadgetGuy Stupid Snowboarder... Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,315	Yep when I made my last tub I had 6 quarts of spawn. Shook all of em and waited about 30 hours. Checked em and one didn't recover. I took it outside and sniffed it and it had a light bacterial smell to it. Listen to BB he knows his shit. __________________ I have to hold on to the grass or I'll fall off the world!

09-22-09, 22:29	#8 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	Thanks, Gadget. We does what we cans! Hip clued me letting the grain rest after breaking it up. I integrated that as a purity test into my grain slurry Tek (modified from Fahtster's Tek) only to discover that beating the myc up also makes it grow thicker - better slurries. I got the slurry idea from Stamets' The Mushroom Cultivator. Though his Tek was to use sterile tissue macerated in an Ederbach blender. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-22-09, 22:46	#9 (permalink)
apokalypse Dr. Durgs Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,456	When I make up trays and put them in tubs, I am careful to watch for any change in sub moisture. I start misting the sub 2 days after I make it to ensure it stays nice and moist, as well as to keep the RH up in the tubs. Best of luck __________________ "Soo, babies don't come out the butt?"

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