How to Grow Cordyceps Militaris Fungi | Two Methods

[@neilanderson7147]

Much respect for showing us beginners how to grow Cordyceps

[@SporenSprout]

It is my pleasure! Thanks for the feedback 🙏

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

What size of container did you use here

[@kalebwhitaker8438]

Dude let me just say, this tutorial is so hard to find. I appreciate your channel so much, straight to the point, no bs, you just gotta love it! Thank you!

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for watching! I’m glad this video can be helpful.

[@whateverthedaybrings2268]

I use corn syrup and put a marble in my jar for stirring. Excellent video!

[@jamesmorrison6609]

Thank you for this video. Well done. Short and to the point. I'm not exactly a beginner, but am completely new to cordyceps so the substrate recipe and fruiting instructions were extremely helpful. You are a hero!

[@CTZipp]

Thanks! for the terrific demonstration.

[@SporenSprout]

Thank you 🙏

[@Allyourbase1990]

Been looking everywhere for a simple recipe . Thanks man

[@christopherleubner6633]

Wow, I'm impressed.😮 ThisTek makes growing these normally hard to cultivate fungi on par with magic mushrooms PF tek in ease. Hats off to you! ❤

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for watching!

[@adamripplinger6035]

This has been one of the most informative and practical guide regarding liquid culture and you’ve really helped explain why my jars are growing so slow lol thanks!

[@SporenSprout]

I appreciate the feedback! Good luck my friend.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I love the Simplicity of this recipe! It's got me wondering why so many people Complicated by adding a dozen other exotic ingredients? By using this more simple recipe I think it would be easier to track problems and identify things that work well. If you're using a dozen different ingredients it's hard to know what would be causing what outcome

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for the feedback! That’s exactly what I was aiming for. By showing you the bare bones base method you can easily add stuff like azomite rock dust or powdered vitamin pills once you get a couple grows in and understand the nature of cordyceps. I assume many people become overwhelmed with the complicated/incomplete instructions in most Tutorials so I’m just trying to clear that up. Good luck! 🍄

[@lukasandresson3990]

Easily one of the easiest to grow with right conditions. This is a wonder mushroom. Praise god!

[@kurtdixon4700]

Hi I have just watched your informative video. I also noticed the time and effort you have put in to answering questions, that is so amazing! Much appreciated! I do have two questions if you or anyone else is able to answer: Can we make many more cultures from one syringe and how far have you been able to stretch a 10cc syringe? Is there any other way to propogate cordyceps for example from spores? Thank you kindy.

[@SporenSprout]

You can inoculate 5 quart jars of LC with one master syringe. That would make enough LC for 300 viable syringes or about 20 bulk bins. If you try to use some of that mycelium to make more LC, the culture will have less and less yield and more deformities the more you expand and according to your storage and time frame. You can stick a cordyceps fruiting body to the top of a water agar Petri dish with petroleum jelly and it will discharge the ascospores onto the water again and germinate. You can use a microscope to isolate single ascospores and attempt to mate them together and run fruiting trials to see if it’s viable, or you can select multi-ascospore colonies and run fruiting tests with that. I will be posting a video of how I collect the ascospores soon.

[@kurtdixon4700]

Thanks so much! That's very useful!

[@kurtdixon4700]

Will definitely sub!

[@gwgrantwilson]

Just bought your culture over Amazon (noticed your logo after the fact of buying it.) Going to try your exact method. I am used to inoculating substrates with grain spawns so this should be interesting. Thanks for the video! I will let you know how it turns out!

[@user-yq8he1hu6m]

This is the best video on KZbin ! Thanks!!!

[@magichappens]

It's a great way to make mushroom soup. thanks a lot.

[@kumhoshin8736]

Thank you for your presentation, It is very good information. Thank you again. God bless you!!

[@sunflowerglitter9233]

I appreciate your time, effort, and knowledge. Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know where to start and cordyceps militaris is so intriguing.😍 I’m a newbie in mushrooms and love your content.💗🍄

[@SporenSprout]

Thank you for the feedback! It makes me so happy to help others find the same happiness I have with growing mushrooms! 🍄 😊

[@sunflowerglitter9233]

@@SporenSprout Yes. Same here happiness is mutual! 💜🍄😊

[@xj11w2c7]

Thank you for explaining the overlay problem the one time I tried to grow cordyceps I think that's what happened to me

[@abundantcat7448]

ive grown psilocybe cubensis from uncle bens spawn and coir substrate. this is such an interesting and cool way to grow mushrooms!

[@SporenSprout]

Right! You can even grow cordyceps from uncle bens like this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKYdn-wn750kKc

[@captaindebris]

So, do you have it mixing the whole time it's incubating, or just the one time. I don't understand that step. At 3:28 you say "after about 5 days of using the liquid stir bar", so stirring the whole time at slow, seems like you skipped over something.

[@SporenSprout]

I didn’t skip over anything. Use the stir bar once a day for 5 days.

[@captaindebris]

@@SporenSprout Thanks! I must have missed where you said that.

[@lechecaducada]

Well explained, have some questions... Once you got the fruits, how do you harvest them? Grain+Mycelium can be also be used? What is the best or prefered way to preserve them? Dehydrate?

[@SporenSprout]

I just use clean scissors or a knife to harvest. I’d say to give the left over mycelium cakes to chickens for them to eat. Studies suggest that mycelium contains active compounds although I do not agree with those who process the rice in with the final product because it is just a filler. If you can separate the mycelium from the grains then it is better. Freeze drying is best because of the low temperature. Dehydration at lowest temperature works best.

[@daveyboy9260]

Recently bought king oyster, chestnut and cordyceps. Very excited. Mush love from the toledo area

[@yeheshuawilliam]

the scarlet caterpillar, exuberant fungi. great tutorial

[@srinivasa.t.r9911]

wonderful video for beginners like me thanks a lot

[@SporenSprout]

No problem, thanks for watching and good luck! 🍄

[@glengarrahy5236]

Is there any benefit is using the multicolour lights over the cabinet white light? (I have 5 tubs of Cordycep Militaris about to come out from blackout to lights)

[@SporenSprout]

I just noticed they grew faster with the colored lights compared to my other grows with white light.

[@glengarrahy5236]

@@SporenSprout I will try it out. Thanks very much for the reply!

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

What day should I expect to see pins? Also can overlay occur if the lights are not bright enough? Thank you.

[@SporenSprout]

It can take as long as 30 days. The jar lids kind of block light from above so you have to try to point the light through the sides diagonally. Red/blue lights are best. Overlay can occur if you use indirect light instead of LED lights. I have some going now that took longer than 30 days to start pinning but it’s a special substrate so it a take longer under certain circumstances.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

@@SporenSprout thx for the swift response! I have a bad feeling they developed overlay! But, time will tell. What strength of light should I get?

[@elizabethr2908]

Great video! How long can the Cordyceps LC be stored in the refrigerator?

[@SporenSprout]

1-2 months for best results

[@david-dg4cp]

Hello, is it possible in indirect light or only with LED light is recommended?

[@SporenSprout]

Only LED light is recommended

[@marvin216]

What are the measurements of your flow hood? I want to build/buy one myself and need some reference for size. Thank you

[@SporenSprout]

The filter is 2 ft by 2 ft amzn.to/3QJ45Gd

[@abillionairelife8673]

hello sir, which tablet did you put in that jar (at the start of making liquid culture)? , please do reply 😊

[@SporenSprout]

It’s a magnetic stir bar amzn.to/3RlpzuS

[@myyyliusss]

wow what an incredible job you are doing !! awesome man !😎🤟

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for watching! 🍄

[@benverlie1077]

I just ordered some from you super quick shipping I should get it Tuesday

[@edgaracuna4809]

Thanks for this video. And the liquid culture is in shaker bottle for 5 days?

[@SporenSprout]

Yes that’s fine

[@edgaracuna4809]

Thank you

[@carlfranz]

I'm using the jar method with some success but I'd like to know more about "overlay". One set of jars is covered in white foamy mycelium, about half an inch thick. Is this overlay? Also, your nutrient recipe is the simplest I've seen but it obviously produces -- that's a beautiful shoebox!

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for watching! Yes that’s overlay. I would try exposing to light earlier next time.

[@david-dg4cp]

Hello, I made the Honey Tek but the recipe was 1 large tablespoon of honey plus 7 ml of saline solution for 1 liter of water, and fractionation for a normal 300 cm3 jar. I understand that there is a small amount out there, what do you think? as it grew only 1 day, but stagnated. TMB wanted to ask how many times per day you recommend using the stirrer! Thank you and great videos! You saved me with Cordyceps!

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah the recipe you used is not good. Just follow my video and it will work. Stir the jar for a few minutes, once per day for the first week and then you can stir every other day until it’s ready

[@tswitch86]

Been trying to grow cordyceps forever. This tutorial is amazing thank you brotha. Also, maybe have a video discussing how to breed cordyceps, can you just clone them and keep getting fruits. Not a lot of info on this stuff. Any advice is helpful. Just found your channel, will be binge watching.

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks! I’m actually gonna be posting a video about that soon. You can clone but the strain degrades fast and fruits become mutated and small so you have to collect ascospores and mate them together until you get another viable strain.

[@tswitch86]

@@SporenSprout sweet! Cant wait for the video! I would love more info on the ascospore isolation and how that’s done, how how you even know which ones to isolate and breed. I’m obsessed with mushrooms lol. Started with shrooms to help treat my ptsd, from there I quit growing those and moved on to other medicinal mushrooms. But I’m most facinated by cordyceps

[@SporenSprout]

@@tswitch86 You stick the mature cordyceps to the underside of a water agar plate lid using petroleum jelly and the asco spores discharge onto the water agar and you can find them with a microscope and extract them from the plate one by one to individual plates. From there you mate them all together which takes ALOT of plates and work. I prefer letting the discharged ascospores stay on the water agar plate to grow and eventually all the different ascospores will collide with one another and in theory will mate with each other and dikaryotic mycelium will form on the leading edge. I then extract a section of the uniform growth suspected to be dikaryotic and transfer it to liquid culture to expand from there and test fruiting ability. You can verify dikaryotic mycelium by looking for “clamp connections” where two hyphae connect in the microscope but they are not easy to find.

[@tswitch86]

@@SporenSprout dude, that’s the most knowledge anyone has shared with me before lol. I understood about 60% of what you said. I’ve never seen them under a microscope, so I wouldn’t know what I’m looking for, but I want to. I want to learn so bad, just seems like there are very very very few people who understand this. Or maybe just not willing to teach. If you plan to make videos on this it would be very valuable to the community, definitely to me, or maybe even just point me in the direction to learn about the breeding process. Where did you learn all of this?

[@gardenlifelove9815]

I'm a beginner and I apologize if this is a stupid question but why do you have it in front of a laminar flow hood? Is it not ok to breath it in?

[@SporenSprout]

The laminar flow hood blows clean air onto the work area to prevent airborne contamination from landing on the work

[@dapperdish3231]

I just ordered some cordycep culture from you, and I've never tried to grow these guys. I was curious to know if I have to use led lights or if I can use natural light?

[@SporenSprout]

They will grow faster and more uniform if you use the red/blue led lights.

[@Frankiemind]

Thank you so much !!! Im trying your jar method now! But how much FAE do Cordyceps need ?

[@SporenSprout]

They don’t need much FAE. One 1/4” hole covered in 2 layers of micropore tape is good for jars. 4 holes is good if using a bin.

[@Frankiemind]

@@SporenSprout sweet thank you!

[@AndrewduToit]

Thanks for this video, Just one thing, how do you prepare or eat it?

[@SporenSprout]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJe7YoOQg7SHe9U

[@silenthill4]

Would there be any benefit to adding animal carcass? I have access to several pounds of dehydrated freshwater shrimp

[@coltonmalinowski8943]

If I inoculate a small grain jar like in the video after 3 days when mycelium has spread could I transfer the colonized jar to a tub?

[@SporenSprout]

I suppose that would work

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Do the lights need to be 24 /7 to promote pining ,or just 12 on 12 off ?

[@SporenSprout]

I keep mine in 24/7 but you can do 12/12

[@ryandewald1]

With cordyceps fully colonized in containers that are sealed in poly bags with filter patches, when placing in fruiting conditions, do you introduce more fresh air? Cut holes in the bag? Or keep sealed during fruiting?

[@SporenSprout]

It doesn’t need additional holes, the filter patch is sufficient.

[@MrStewart1954]

Thanks for the excellent video. What size jars did you use? I assume from the look of them they are pint. is this correct?

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah they are wide mouth pint.

[@chihai_tran]

brother. do you think white rice would be suitable too?

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah it works

[@BalcaAlper]

Hello, thank you for the video. I have a question. When you stir for 5 days the inoculated liquid culture for how many minutes you stir each day?

[@SporenSprout]

5 minutes

[@TrungNguyen-iq5xp]

Wonder if we can steam pasteurize jar methods instead of pressure cooking it , since we didn’t need to sterilize for the tub method

[@SporenSprout]

Yes that would work, I would steam for like 1.5-2 hours.

[@TrungNguyen-iq5xp]

Thanks boss been buying a lot of your spores 😀

[@SporenSprout]

@@TrungNguyen-iq5xp No problem and thanks for your comment! I really appreciate the support and I wish you good luck!

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

Plz explain how to isolate the asko spores?

[@SporenSprout]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHyXZYiYbteLntUsi=fHHNs3ggrct9-nPQ

[@a110100]

Is there a way to transfer from agar to the rice or does it have to be LC? I've made LC of Cordyceps Militaris before but I only poured a little on sterile wild bird seed. I use that or rye. Only where the LC was poured on is where the mycelium grew.

[@SporenSprout]

LC is the only reliable way. Cordyceps mycelium rapidly degrades on agar due to oxidation. It is safe from oxidation while submerged in LC media. Rice is the preferred substrate.

[@a110100]

@@SporenSprout okay, got LCs going from an LC. Saw the Uncle Ben's video of yours and I really should have mixed the grain to mix the LC with it. I also didn't use the LC as you showed in this one and I should spray it all over the rice when I do this again.

[@orionsbelt3827]

Yooo quick question! I have 2 8qt bins that fully colonized in 3 days, beautiful and even colonization. Then I have a bin twice the size that has barely colonized and spotty goin on 7 days. Maybe there’s not enough FAE but I’m concerned if I wait too long I’ll get overlay. Would you recommend I let it keep incubating or put it under light? What would spore n sprout do?

[@SporenSprout]

I would just put it under lights now. It will continue colonizing while fruiting under the lights.

[@orionsbelt3827]

@@SporenSprout 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

What kind of heat source do you use to run the P.C.? Thanks

[@SporenSprout]

Electric coil stove is good for the presto 23 quart pressure cooker.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I don’t have a gas hook up and we recently got a glass top stove! It claimed it was capable of 50lbs well I broke it using it P.C. On it one too many times.

[@SporenSprout]

@@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 omg that is terrible ! Yes it is best to use electric coil for that reason

[@AdmiralFelson]

Question: regarding 12:17 when you state “… to prevent the mycelium from replicating excessively” 1) Can you elaborate on this? Does have to do with the genetic particularities of cordyceps? 2)How old is this culture you are using here?

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah it is the genetic difference of cordyceps. The strain becomes senescent quickly when the mycelium is exposed to oxygen while replicating or when exposed to higher temps than 70F. That’s why it’s best to culture the mycelium submerged in liquid rather than on agar plates. The older the culture is the more mutations occur and less yield received. The culture in this video was around 1-2 months old, 2nd expansion from original syringe.

[@hopehenley3002]

Thanks for these instructions. I have 2 questions that I still need clarification on. 1. How long do you inoculate the honey water in the dark? The average consensus seems to be about 3 days of darkness. What's your opinion? 2. After removing the jars from the dark (since you prepared multiple jars), I'm assuming that you need to swap out the jars on the magnetic stirrer (rather than CONTINUOUSLY STIRRING EACH JAR for a the FULL five days straight with each jar on its own separate designated stirrer). If you swap every jar to INTERMITTENTLY magnetically stir them, what is the estimated AMOUNT OF TIME they are stirred and HOW OFTEN during those 5 days? I apologize if my questions are elementary. Thanks for your patience.🙂

[@SporenSprout]

No the liquid doesn’t need to be only 3 days. The 3 days of darkness refers to when it’s growing on the rice.

[@9701jamieb]

Can you link the canner and burner please?

[@SporenSprout]

amzn.to/46YPTko

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

What gauge of syringe is best for pulling up the mature liquid culture?

[@SporenSprout]

16 gauge is good

[@manishmudgal6307]

Great video 👍. I am keeping for 10-12 days for inoculation in dark (jars) whereas you are suggesting 3days only. What may go wrong in keeping it for this long. Thanks in advance.

[@SporenSprout]

The mycelium may become overlayed and a thick white growth will grow on the surface, and the fungi will have a hard time pinning. Small yield and deformed.

[@sheyanpatel4984]

hey can i use a dry malt extract instead of a light malt extract

[@SporenSprout]

Yes

[@grabs_you5954]

Is there a way for me to do this method without a pressure cooker or magnetic stirring bar? If so any good alternatives?

[@SporenSprout]

Growing in bins does not require a pressure cooker, only a flow hood and instant rice cooker. If you don’t have a flow hood you will need to grow in jars. You can try to steam boil the jars of rice for 2 hours instead of pressure cooking. The magnetic stir bar could be replaced with a piece of glass or marble but it could crack the jar or not break the dense mycelium up well enough.

[@grabs_you5954]

@@SporenSprout thank you!

[@bbg1757]

Are you growing un pint or quart jars. In the video description it says pint but it looks like you are using quart jars but i could be wrong. I am asking so i can buy the right jars. Thanks for the video.

[@SporenSprout]

I have used both but I prefer pint jars. The recipe in the video is for wide mouth pint jars.

[@daerokosgalvan6041]

600ml of water wouldn't fit into a pint jar though

[@SporenSprout]

@@daerokosgalvan6041 for liquid culture it is quart jars

[@-blackcat-4749]

What's the yield per box and per jar? Sounds like temperature control is the most challenging part. What do you use to control the temps?

[@SporenSprout]

2 ounces, 7 grams. Yes, air conditioner or cold basement.

[@-blackcat-4749]

@@SporenSprout is that dry yield?

[@SporenSprout]

@@-blackcat-4749 Yeah

[@browndwarf4200]

Glad I found this channel 👍🏽💯

[@rickiefeatherstone]

You do any fanning or misting?

[@SporenSprout]

No

[@coltonmalinowski8943]

How would I do a bulk amount without a flow hood?

[@SporenSprout]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKYdn-wn750kKc

[@CordycepsA2Z]

sir can you tell me from where are you purchase liquid culture syringe?

[@SporenSprout]

www.terrestrialfungi.com

[@pianchick]

Could you colonize the mycelium in the jar and then move the jar content to a larger tub when fruiting for a larger yield?

[@SporenSprout]

No it would be the same

[@pianchick]

@@SporenSprout Sorry one more question. Could you combine jar content with other jar content and fruit in bulk in a tub?

[@SporenSprout]

@@pianchick the cake in the jar will be stuck to the bottom of the jar, you will not be able to remove the cakes until they decrease in size after fruiting. I guess you could cut around the edges and remove the cake. It could maybe work. I would just go with this method though : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKYdn-wn750kKc

[@pianchick]

@@SporenSprout Thank you so so much. I received your LC a week ago and I can't wait to get started 😊

[@SporenSprout]

@@pianchick Good luck, I hope you are successful!

[@forexpinoychannelbyreactiv5828]

Thank you very much for this.

[@vivekkeskar4299]

What was that capsule you used with honey?

[@SporenSprout]

amzn.to/45EScs8

[@ronniehughes8378]

What pressure cooker is that? Is it a plug in?

[@SporenSprout]

41 quart All American electric sterilizer, yes it plugs in.

[@zacschlais5613]

Think you could do this with an instapot??!

[@SporenSprout]

Yes

[@bradmcclure4945]

link for the source of the spores would be nice

[@SporenSprout]

Sporensprout.com

[@bradmcclure4945]

@@SporenSprout ordered 2 vials thank you

[@SporenSprout]

@@bradmcclure4945 No problem! They will be shipped first thing tomorrow morning. If the methods in this video seem too difficult, you could try this easier method: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKYdn-wn750kKc Good luck!

[@psychomaniac189]

can you tell me where you got that poster in the background in the begining?

[@SporenSprout]

Here is a similar one: amzn.to/3PKpTmn

[@josephmichaelides1312]

Say I didn’t didn’t have a flow hood but wanted to do the first method, One could I cook the rice in the broth on the hob without a rice cooker? Two if I did this should I then sterilise the rice then add to the box after? Obviously usually half cook the rice but wondered how it compared with a rice cooker and how much you cook it? Sorry new to cordyceps but familiar with growing other mushrooms

[@SporenSprout]

Yes that would probably work with half cooked rice. I would sterilize the half cooked rice for 45 minutes to 1 hour and see if it comes out good before inoculation.

[@josephmichaelides1312]

@@SporenSprout thanks so much, getting started today!

[@RaghibDennis-n4f]

Thank you for sharing!

[@deepakadapa]

we have normal dry yeast but you have recommended to use nutrition dry yeast , can I use normal dry yeast for cultivation ? , Or can you suggest me alternatives for nutrition dry yeast, please.

[@BaconPanganiban]

Is light dry malt extract and light malt extract are the same?

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah

[@BaconPanganiban]

@@SporenSprout thank you!! What is the size of the hole?

[@DubDigital]

Can steam bathing in an instapot for 2-3 hours work for the liquid culture and substrate jar prep?

[@SporenSprout]

Yes that would work although I would rather steam hot water bath in a big canning pot for 2 hours.

[@DubDigital]

@@SporenSprout Cool, thanks for the quick reply! Just wanted to pick your brains, why do you prefer that to instapot?

[@SporenSprout]

@@DubDigital I like to use a steam bath for 2 hours for honey LC media because pressure sterilizing seems to cook the liquid too hot and turns it white and cloudy where as the steam bath makes a perfect golden color.

[@michaelbyf4979]

Can I use pressure cooker to prepare the brown rice broth instead? I have a normal rice cooker at home also, will that work?

[@MrJimtheRooster]

Does anyone know if you can expand with grain to grain transfer or substrate to substrate transfer with these?

[@SporenSprout]

The genetics will degrade if the mycelium is aloud to excessively replicate in the presence of oxygen. You should only propagate by liquid to liquid transfer.

[@MrJimtheRooster]

@@SporenSprout You're the man. Thank you! I'm actually starting my own mushroom business. Just started working with these guys

[@bubbasmith58]

Do you have to control humidity for cordecyps or is it essentially a neglect tek, sit and let grow?

[@SporenSprout]

Just let it grow

[@bryanleon7396]

Can I use brewers yeast instead of nutritional yeast?

[@SporenSprout]

No because brewers yeast is active. Nutritional yeast is not active.

[@tigrerozario6837]

Is non diastatic barley malt extract the same as Light malt extract?

[@MoreFootWork]

Hi again. I just rewatched it because I have LQ :) Tell me please, what light will be best for fruiting?

[@SporenSprout]

I have noticed faster growth with pink/red and blue LED lights but white under cabinet LED’s are fine to use. I have the best results with the pink and blue lights so I won’t go back to using white lights.

[@MoreFootWork]

@@SporenSprout Thank you very much. I will try to fint those lights in my country. Also I have one more question. I try to find inform about LQ and temp. When making new LQ with Cord, is it necessary to store it in the fridge from the start? I mean, You mentioned abot fridge, but what about making new LQ? Is room temp ok to make LQ, or its to high? Its hard to find good source of info in net :)

[@SporenSprout]

@@MoreFootWork it’s ok to have the liquid culture at room temperature 70-75 degrees F while colonizing for no longer than 1 month. After that it should be used or moved to a cold room or refrigerator.

[@MoreFootWork]

@@SporenSprout ok, TY. I can go sleep now :)

[@mitchellcollar2706]

How long can the liquid culture sit?

[@SporenSprout]

6 months - 1 year with cold temps

[@balajid1873]

Totally how many days it take to grow completely? How much fresh & dry can we get from it?

[@SporenSprout]

About 50 days completely and 2 ounces dry from bin method and 4-6 grams dry from jar method

[@balajid1873]

@@SporenSprout Nice. How do you marketing this product? And what price do you sell per/kg?, is this mushroom demand & costliest in future also? Is it possible to get more than 20+ kilo gram dry mushroom per month?? Pls.

[@em_thegamer1234]

Does normal yeast work instead of the nutritional yeast?

[@SporenSprout]

No it has to be nutritional yeast

[@Visiomax]

Quick question: once you make the liquid mycilium, how long can you keep/ store it?

[@SporenSprout]

3-6 months

[@Visiomax]

@@SporenSprout thanks, but you need to keep it refrigerated, no?

[@Visiomax]

Quick question: the red substance sealing the injection port - is that paraffin? I would like to make my own jars due to price reasons and noticed that you seemingly had a similar idea. Did it work? Do you still use the same ones or is it really worth it to buy the pre-built ones?

[@SporenSprout]

Here is the video: How to Make Self Healing Injection Jar Lids for Growing Mushrooms kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4vbd2N9o8yoiLc

[@Visiomax]

Oh totally forgot to thank you. You're the shit. Like wow. This is awesome! 🔥🔥🔥

[@SporenSprout]

@@Visiomax I appreciate it! Good luck! 🍄

[@Visiomax]

@spoorensprout thanks!

[@HueTran-ch8hq]

Thanks for showing this

[@MoreFootWork]

Thank You very much for this upload. Im thinking of starting Cordyceps growing, so Your video is very helpful. I have one question. Is it ony one flush and bye, or you can hydrate it after first one and then get secound? Thank you for answer

[@SporenSprout]

Thanks for watching! 🙏 it is only one flush but I suppose you could try that!

[@RebelZoe1804]

Bro much respect and salute to u💯

[@SporenSprout]

Check out the even easier method I recently posted! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKYdn-wn750kKc

[@hitechsolution6022]

I really appreciate your effort for putting a very informative video on KZbin. Before asking I went through the comment section but no one has asked this question here yet to get my answer. What is the total lifespan of this LC in the syringe and what temperature they need to be storage throughout their lifecycle ? How do they ship them out to customers and how many days these LC can travel without getting spoiled. I am planning to take few syringes with me when I travel overseas that will take me at least 3 to 4 days. In this case should I look for locally or I can still take them safely with me from USA? Thank you again for your hard work.

[@SporenSprout]

The mycelium will generally stay viable for at least 6 months in the refrigerator. The mycelium should be stored in temperatures around 40 degrees F when not in use. The mycelium will be ok at 60-70 F degrees for your travels but it should be returned to cold temperatures quickly. It should not be expanded on agar and should only be expanded in liquid culture 1-2 times to prevent degradation.

[@pematsepten7464]

What is the teblet used ..

[@SporenSprout]

Magnetic stir bar

[@joshuatanase3718]

Would LME instead of honey work for the liquid culture? If so, how much LME per how many mL of water? Much appreciated 👍

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah LME will work. I use a very tiny amount of LME (not even a full 1/4 teaspoon) to 600 ml of distilled water. I also add the same measurement of peptone as well.

[@randomdani157]

Can i do grain to grain transfers?

[@danishsood2522]

Thanku brother

[@youngmf6052]

What about fanning or misting?

[@SporenSprout]

You do not have to fan and mist cordyceps

[@metrobeem]

does it grow on rye berries?

[@SporenSprout]

Yeah

[@hailimmaculateheart2346]

My mind is a bit blown by the fact cordycepts degrades so quickly. Are there any other species you know of that do this? I’m a newbie in mycology but I am really familiar with fermentation. It reminds me of natto, which you can also only use the previous batch about twice before it’s contaminated/weakened too much to be edible a 3rd or 4th time.

[@zakmahi2875]

Thank you so much for an super easy tuto for growing cordyceps, Can't wait to test it Do you think we could use honey instead of malt extract ? ( find of difficult to find that here ) And is nutritional yeast in powder and in flakes form the same ? Thank you again ! You rock

[@SporenSprout]

You can probably use honey instead of LME. Yes both flakes and powder are the same.

[@a110100]

I was going to attempt this for the same reason. Now I will with more confidence of replacing LME with honey.

[@marisa-yu4oz]

Absolute legend