Fomes fomentarius (Tinder Mushroom): Difference between revisions

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* Seal the jars and cover the lid with aluminum foil.

Step 3: Sterilize In Pressure Cooker<gallery>

Step 3: Sterilize In Pressure Cooker

* Sterilize in the pressure cooker for 1 hour (Avoid airtight containers, as they may burst!)

* Remove the lid from the cooker and let the jars cool down (Adding mycelium now could cause it to cook).

* While cooling, sterilize surfaces, materials, tools, and hands with disinfectants or alcohol.

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</gallery>Step 4: Add Mycelium<gallery>

</gallery>Step 4: Add Mycelium

* Cut a large piece of agar-mycelium from the PD and place it onto the surface of the grain (Select a piece from the outer part of the mycelium where young and fast-spreading hyphae are present). (Do not worry about transferring some agar as well; no harm will occur.)

* Seal the jar with its lid.

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</gallery>Step 5: Incubate

* Incubate the jar at room temperature in dark conditions.

* After 3-6 days, consider gently mixing the grains to facilitate faster growth, either by using sterilized spoons to stir within the jar or by gently shaking to break up clumps.

* Depending on the jar's size and the speed of growth, expect full colonization to occur within 1 to 3 weeks.

For reference to the original experiment, please see [https://www.top-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Prepare-rye-jars-v2_1-1.pdf Preparation of Grain Spawn]

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 * Seal the jars and cover the lid with aluminum foil.
-<u>Step 3: Sterilize In Pressure Cooker</u><gallery>
+<u>Step 3: Sterilize In Pressure Cooker</u>
+* Sterilize in the pressure cooker for 1 hour (Avoid airtight containers, as they may burst!)
+* Remove the lid from the cooker and let the jars cool down (Adding mycelium now could cause it to cook).
+* While cooling, sterilize surfaces, materials, tools, and hands with disinfectants or alcohol.
+<gallery>
 File:Preasure cooking 1.jpg
 File:Pressure cooking 2.jpg
-</gallery><u>Step 4: Add Mycelium</u><gallery>
+</gallery><u>Step 4: Add Mycelium</u>
+* Cut a large piece of agar-mycelium from the PD and place it onto the surface of the grain (Select a piece from the outer part of the mycelium where young and fast-spreading hyphae are present). (Do not worry about transferring some agar as well; no harm will occur.)
+* Seal the jar with its lid.
+<gallery>
 File:Prepared mushroom 3.jpg
 File:Prepared mushroom 2.jpg
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 File:Cutting flowhood 1.jpg
 </gallery><u>Step 5: Incubate</u>
+* Incubate the jar at room temperature in dark conditions.
+* After 3-6 days, consider gently mixing the grains to facilitate faster growth, either by using sterilized spoons to stir within the jar or by gently shaking to break up clumps.
+* Depending on the jar's size and the speed of growth, expect full colonization to occur within 1 to 3 weeks.
 For reference to the original experiment, please see [https://www.top-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Prepare-rye-jars-v2_1-1.pdf Preparation of Grain Spawn]