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Mushroom Baby Bucket Recipe (Ver 1 – FAILED)

Posted on July 18, 2024January 12, 2025

Edit (2024-08-19): Experienced heavy contamination. Likely the bran, hwp combo.

It’s bucket day! And it’s time to get down and dirty with bucket prep, planning the substrate mix quantities, prepping it and seeing what it yields. I have a 16qt pressure cooker and so 12 half pint jars fit perfect in it. This is my first go at this small setup, so I’m documenting to see what happens!

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Lion’s Mane and Chestnut

Posted on November 9, 2023July 17, 2024

Liquid culture, direct to hardwood pellet + bran block!

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Direct Innoculation to Sawdust

Posted on September 12, 2023July 17, 2024

Trying a combo of Hardwood Pellets bought at Walmart and bran.  Followed a simple mixture recipe and made some bags for Reishi, Lion’s Mane and Chestnut (August 2nd).  Only the Chestnut and Lion’s Mane are taking.

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Hardwood Pellet Hydration:  1 cup hardwood pellets to 1.5 water
1 standard six quart Instant Pot holds 6 half pint jars
One Instant Pot holds 5 cups of hydrated hardwood pellets and yields 5 mini (5x4) bags.
One 32oz popcorn kernel bag yields 10 half pint jars
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