Always use a magnetic stir bar and electric mixer. Don’t swirl to mix. I get contam on the filter disc when I’ve swirled to mix. I’m changing all my LCs to 1/2 pint jars and I’ve always used 14g 3” long needles. I wish I could get 6” long sterile needles but haven’t been able to find any. When I apply the SHIPs I always turn the lid upside down to make sure it’s centered.
Swirling works fine as long as you're careful and don't splash your filter. I've been doing it 20 years with no contamination issues. That being said, magnetic stirrers are very cool and a nice accessory. I often recommend them to people but have never bought one myself.
Thanks for the tip, never tried that but it makes sense. You're burning through it more than you're drilling through it. Good sharp drill bit and gentle pressure works for me 99%.
Hell yea, we dont see much of this type of content, nice!. My lids are green, and there are 2 grey rubber injection ports on them, with a ptfe 0.22um red plastic thing, I don't really know what is is really, but I had to but custom small brown Mason jars, to fit in my pressure cooker!.
@@RenegadeMushrooms At this point I take your knowledge as gold, never steered me wrong! I am in southern Indiana and had a good morel season, wishing the same thing for you northerner folks!
I have an appreciation for the grips on these lids. Theyre more than I would want to spend on them, as the ones I currently use are only $10 for 18qty. They (the ones I use) have the silicone seal and groove to house them as well. But, these look like they would be easier to open. I do prefer the pop-in SHIPS too, Ive tried these sticker ones, and theyre ok, but I find the rubber ones better for my likings, because they are larger and I can stab them anywhere without stabbing my needle into the lid. I dry fit them as well, they do not need RTV. This is a good tutorial, I appreciate the time and effort you put into your walk-thru. Im sure it is going to help many people. Good job, and Happy Cultivating!
I see most people using regular mouth jars. Are wide mouth ok - seems like it would be easier to remove spawn. Any advantage to using regular mouth jars?
I have fallowed your recipe of 1.8 lbs of wood pellets to 2 lbs of hot water and to let it cool overnight to add some wine cap spawn to it however when I did I have the feeling that it was too dry if I remember correctly that it should be or have enough moisture in it that if you squeeze a handful of it you should just barely get some water out of it and it was dryer than that the question now is how can or should I add some distilled water to it, could I inject some water to it or just leave it alone and see how it turns out???
You're a little off on your calculations. My recipe is: dry fuel pellet weight x 1.375 = boiling water weight. So for that amount of fuel pellets you should have used 2.5 lbs. of water. You can try adding .5 lbs. of distilled water and shaking it up.
Yeah I've seen those green pre-fabd lids. Never used them myself, but I've never been a fan of the rubber self-healing injection ports. The one's I've tried, the rubber isn't very thick and they swiss cheese quick.
Awesome! Just ordered mine in time for culture jars! Yay to no rust! Thank you!!
I’m definitely going to use these lids!
Cool, I hope they work well for you 👍 Thank you for watching.
Garrett, sent me enough stuff to last me a lifetime, and a handwritten note, that was super cool 😎!.
Always use a magnetic stir bar and electric mixer. Don’t swirl to mix. I get contam on the filter disc when I’ve swirled to mix. I’m changing all my LCs to 1/2 pint jars and I’ve always used 14g 3” long needles. I wish I could get 6” long sterile needles but haven’t been able to find any.
When I apply the SHIPs I always turn the lid upside down to make sure it’s centered.
Swirling works fine as long as you're careful and don't splash your filter. I've been doing it 20 years with no contamination issues. That being said, magnetic stirrers are very cool and a nice accessory. I often recommend them to people but have never bought one myself.
@@RenegadeMushroomsMaybe I just need to be more careful. 🙃
Thanks again for the amazing content man! A little trick I learned years ago when drilling plastic is to put the drill in reverse to prevent cracking.
Thanks for the tip, never tried that but it makes sense. You're burning through it more than you're drilling through it. Good sharp drill bit and gentle pressure works for me 99%.
Hell yea, we dont see much of this type of content, nice!. My lids are green, and there are 2 grey rubber injection ports on them, with a ptfe 0.22um red plastic thing, I don't really know what is is really, but I had to but custom small brown Mason jars, to fit in my pressure cooker!.
An end to rust, cool. Awaiting lobster mushroom time to go hunt
Good luck 👊 They don't show up till July or August around here but I love to hunt for them. I find quite a few in my Chanterelle spots.
Another awesome video! As usual, have learned a lot from your channel
I appreciate you 👊 Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RenegadeMushrooms At this point I take your knowledge as gold, never steered me wrong! I am in southern Indiana and had a good morel season, wishing the same thing for you northerner folks!
Glad I found ya! Great content & info , thanks
I have an appreciation for the grips on these lids. Theyre more than I would want to spend on them, as the ones I currently use are only $10 for 18qty. They (the ones I use) have the silicone seal and groove to house them as well. But, these look like they would be easier to open. I do prefer the pop-in SHIPS too, Ive tried these sticker ones, and theyre ok, but I find the rubber ones better for my likings, because they are larger and I can stab them anywhere without stabbing my needle into the lid. I dry fit them as well, they do not need RTV.
This is a good tutorial, I appreciate the time and effort you put into your walk-thru. Im sure it is going to help many people.
Good job, and Happy Cultivating!
I see most people using regular mouth jars. Are wide mouth ok - seems like it would be easier to remove spawn. Any advantage to using regular mouth jars?
Either one works fine. Personal preference mostly.
I have fallowed your recipe of 1.8 lbs of wood pellets to 2 lbs of hot water and to let it cool overnight to add some wine cap spawn to it however when I did I have the feeling that it was too dry if I remember correctly that it should be or have enough moisture in it that if you squeeze a handful of it you should just barely get some water out of it and it was dryer than that the question now is how can or should I add some distilled water to it, could I inject some water to it or just leave it alone and see how it turns out???
You're a little off on your calculations. My recipe is: dry fuel pellet weight x 1.375 = boiling water weight. So for that amount of fuel pellets you should have used 2.5 lbs. of water. You can try adding .5 lbs. of distilled water and shaking it up.
Thank you
Are you still using the reusable silicone lid covers?
Yes, I use them every time I run grain spawn. Still loving them.
lol just checked local supplier in my country - $70 US plus packaging or Amazon $25 include packaging
Sorry, that sucks. Watch for sales on Amazon though. Maybe this video will make them popular enough that they will get cheaper.
What kind of injection port is that?
They're from Microppose.com, an affiliate company of my channel. You can use promo code "RENEGADE" at checkout for 10% off if you decide to try them.
It won't let me send pics on here
No, no pics on TH-cam, that would be a nice feature they could add. You can share pics on Patreon though.
These lids do not specify that they are made of pp5 plastic.
They are, I've run them in the PC hundreds of times now.
@@RenegadeMushrooms we need a video on how you make agar! If you even use agar.
I think it's a air vent
Yeah I've seen those green pre-fabd lids. Never used them myself, but I've never been a fan of the rubber self-healing injection ports. The one's I've tried, the rubber isn't very thick and they swiss cheese quick.
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Yes PP5 very nice.👍 PP1 too small.🤏