Microwave Liquid Culture Jar For Growing Mushrooms

[@sixfootben4892]

So i did this an hour ago. Worked perfect. But i must say i felt like i was microwaving a bomb! Putting metal in the microwave was against everything ive learned in life. But alas it workes. Thanks dude!

[@allentremper8243]

SixFoot Ben Thanks for clearing that up, I was wondering how the world he's doing that, but looks like it was working. Thanks again for the input. One question if you know the answer to, will using liquid culture really work if I just use a spore syringe instead of mycelium syringe? It would save a ton of time, threat of contamination.....if spores will get going in liquid culture. Thanks again, hope that all you do turns out the way you wanted it to.

[@sixfootben4892]

I've had some luck. But I'm going to stick with what works. I use spore syringes and use whole brown rice as my spawn. Never have a problem. Not that this isnt an awsome idea it just isnt for me.

[@sixfootben4892]

@@allentremper8243 i replied bellow. Yes it works. But I'm sticking with spore syringes and whole brown rice as my spawn. But this tek here will work. This kids pretty smart.

[@allentremper8243]

SixFoot Ben hey, thanks for the info man, God bless you and your family.

[@andrewjohnson9826]

Ikr im doing it rn!!!! Im scared to stand near it!!!!

[@OwlFPV]

if you dont want to put you jar lid in the micro wave id recommend using wax paper and a hair elastic....then sterilize your lid and pop it on the jar fresh out of the microwave.

[@againstthemodernworld3253]

I'll vouch for the young padawan. You absolutely CAN microwave the canning jar lids. I did it myself just now to check. In sciencey terms- the rounds lids don't have any sharp "jumping off points" for the electricity to use to arc (AKA flash) or jump. Like other posters here mentioned- spoons usually can go through the microwave-because of their rounded shape- but forks with sharp points can't. With a round shape, the electrical charge stays more evenly distributed around the object, but on an object with sharp points, the charge builds up until it breaks loose and arcs or flashes.

[@anthony7788]

What happens is electricity builds up with no where to go on the tips of the forks so they discharge against each other. Spoons don't have anywhere for electricity to build and jump. Did you know if you get an edge of a piece of glass red hot and put it into the mic. The red hot area will grow until it consumes the entire piece of glass. You can make a pool of molten glass. Microwaves are no joke.

[@fishmut]

Great reply’s here , I myself did not know these things so very much appreciated . I for sure did not think the lids would work but you all have shown it can be done being explained very well , thank you .👍

[@Jtt7987]

Since when can metal be put in a microwave?

[@JesperHellvik]

Yeah I'd like to know that too!!!!!

[@WipeeZard]

Yeah wtf?

[@deadoralive371996]

I was waiting for that microwave to explode

[@gotskinn]

Justin Thompson if its touching something else...you can microwave metal.

[@Jtt7987]

witch slap What? How? Why?

[@davec5346]

Cameron, I'd explain the whole metal in the microwave thing first, before people start experimenting incorrectly =/

[@kathisyoga5324]

My Mom would get frustrated why I would ask "Why?" to everything. This is why.

[@barrym3651]

@@kathisyoga5324 You are not funny and not helpful .You would not be using IT if no-one asked 'why?'

[@heezy24078]

That’s a dope modest mouse shirt!

[@lytespeed.4484]

this exploded in my microwave, but it was cool as fuck

[@ParaVids_andVinyls]

I can feel my brain melting just watching you do this with a microwave oven!

[@yellowbendyman8275]

For anyone in UK, you are looking for polyester toy stuffing rather than PVC :)

[@hotforhaha1]

I'm trying this today with my lids! I trust this guy's confidence. Mush love all!

[@sarahannecloud9]

I kept wondering when the metal would arc, lol!! Also a HUGE warning. When water is heated in a microwave for too long without the surface tension being broke (example stirring) is can explode in your hand when you take it out because the movement will break that surface tension. I taught both my boys this and no kidding, just last week my 14yo was cooking grits and when he picked up the bowl it exploded. He is now suffering from 2nd deg. burns on his eye lids as well as nose. PLEASE use caution people. What he shows here is just too risky!

[@Gankula]

shame on you for never teaching your boys to use a stove, failure of a mom

[@africancichlids3011]

my first thought , he cant be stupid enough to put that with lid on in microwave , he should have done that in first 10 seconds so i woulda known i was wasting my time

[@koltoncrane3099]

Idk. Look it up. There’s a new company that sells like cooking pots for the microwave. It’s designed for the microwave. If you engineer it right I guess it’s fine to use metal in the microwave. That being said ya generally it’s dumb to put metal in the microwave. Once at school I was cooking steak and another kid was supposed to cook rice. He put rice in a metal pot to cook it. But we went to check on him and he put it in the mic and like the top of the pot was deformed. Maybe it was a plastic lid I can’t remember but he ruined it haha we laughed so hard.

[@Houseofmycology]

I’ve tried this twice now and both times it has blown the lid off in the microwave what am I doing wrong? Ok I’m back to the comments I accomplished it! I added a hole with micropore tape

[@clixium]

I did this yesterday with about 10 glass bottles ranging from 250ml up to 500ml. What I noticed is to better have 3-4 jars/bottles inside especially if they are on smaller side to not to have violent cooking/shooting cap in the middle of the process. More jars/liquid nicely balances or distributes microwave's power, much less liquid is lost. 1 500ml or bigger could work but smaller cannot be microwaved easily even with power set at low, also time can be increased to 15m or more

[@phillipjackson1517]

Cameron: "I'M the best person to get grain spawn from" Says the man while wearing a "Modest Mouse" T-Shirt lol

[@azimovwatts6425]

Great videos! I'm glad I found your channel, please keep the quality content coming. I appreciate your simplified techniques that really cut to the chase.

[@wm-bl6jm]

Whole lot of people wondering about metal in microwave. But, they never think about the walls of the microwave being metal. Flat metal will reflect microwaves. Curved and crinkled metal will arc.

[@jesuslara4256]

I've bought bags from you in the past, and just bought more today. I would totally buy these as well, if they were available at your Etsy.

[@CRuggles3]

They are available on my etsy

[@jesuslara4256]

@@CRuggles3 I'm looking and only see the bags of grain, not the jars with the lid

[@Houseofmycology]

I’m attempting this right now

[@Houseofmycology]

My tops kept blowing off!

[@mattmatthew4648]

Keep up the great content! This Tek just saved me a bunch!!!

[@JesperHellvik]

Cameron...how is it possible to put metal in a microwave oven without ruining it?

[@lillifox6398]

must be at least 1.5 inches from all sides of microwave

[@tyson526]

You can microwave steel if you wrap it in a damp cloth. It heats it wonderfully.

[@ugbonggeorge5605]

Can i use honey to prepare a rich solution and inauculate the solution with native mushroom species from my region?

[@johnvalencia9927]

Really interesting video! Thanks. Two questions come to mind. Can I use the plastic lids...you know the white ones with the filter and injection port? And also, can in just inject with spore solution? Thank you very much.

[@InfiniteVoid1]

My brain stop when I saw metal in the microwave

[@apostlemage]

the culture was what the video was about

[@DarkerShadeOfBrown]

The lid blew off my lid lmaooo

[@adrianmendez3374]

I know there are like some good ass videos but u make them better idk I’m trippn

[@calichojack991]

Can you put multiple jars in the microwave at once?

[@aroberts269]

Microwave is now fucked. Thanks.

[@dienosorpo]

My jar us full of like separated strings, they seem like cotton pieces, i dont know if its because of the micropore on top of my jar that broke down, or its mycelium...

[@QuabmasM]

Im legit wondering how many microwaves have blown up from putting metal lids in them after watching this video......cost of one grow kit for shrooms = entire home burned down, trauma, loss of all possessions, & fire department hosing you down asking what you did to eff your whole life up.

[@PMGE000]

Wondering how long one could store a liquid culture jar and still use culture successfully? If refrigerated?

[@russellm7530]

So just water and light corn syrup, I don't need malt extract and other stuff?

[@CRuggles3]

Correct. It might not be the world's best media but it works great.

[@LastCallOfElijah]

How long of a shelf life on the liquid culture? In or our of fridge? I understand contam is cloudy, at what point do we start fresh?

[@kh58521]

The reason I would think honey would be better then corn syrup is because its a natural antibiotic. So I would imagine it would be far superior at reducing chance of contamination. Anyone agree or disagree?

[@stevenserrano1419]

Is there a concern with putting the mycelium in too soon after sterilizing the liquid culture? Could it kill my sample?

[@lutze5086]

yes

[@FknNefFy]

I’m new to this but I’m confused why you were talking about caramelization at all? Or do you just need to sterilize the jar in the water? And then honey is good naturally so you don’t need to do anything to that… I would just boil it and then let it cool off a bit before I add it.... I don’t understand that maybe I’m missing something

[@civicsi3032]

Boom! -The pressure in my jar exploding due to a untight lid & not my microwave

[@erwin6877]

how does the metal not explode in the microwave

My lid sealed as soon as I put it on.. that’s interesting.. I wonder if it’s okay without boiling again 🤨🧐maybe I’ll just sterilize it on the stove just in case

[@fundude53]

Microwaving a metal lid tut tut

[@aubworld]

Love the modest mouse shirt

[@shred_meister]

I don’t have a microwave, can I just boil it on the stove ?

[@kamronalegria2601]

Would a magnetic stir Barr be safe in the microwave

[@expatprepper8804]

Hello sir i have a question and hope your be gracious enough to give me an answer what i was wondering is is it possible to rehydrate dried mushrooms and then clone them in a liquid culture i like sugar in water or corn syrup in water the reason why i'm asking this i live in the tropics and for someone to ship me liquids for cultures would take months and months so i was just thinking of getting my hands on dried mushrooms in making my own liquid cultures can this be done thank you very much hope to hear from you soon

[@65cquintero]

Expat Prepper the dried mushrooms are contaminated so a LC wouldn’t work. You can try putting it in agar that way if you do have contam you can try and transplant any mycelium to another agar dish

[@jaybles716420]

Yes you can rehydrate old fruit n spores. Look up guided forums online. How commercial gourmet growers preserve genetics

[@clydedanger5932]

Where and how long can you store it?

[@brescalofrio1]

my microwave stoped working

[@scottt89]

how exact does the water measurement need to be with 1tbsp karo? would starting with 800ml be ok? i assume so, accounting for evaporation. also, do you just keep adding sterile water via syringe when it's running low. or, karo water?

[@mattb5141]

Close enough ive read 3-5% works

[@sultanaljuhani1571]

Is it ok Sealing the jar like this with no filtred hole so that the liquid culture can breath? Or is it ok and it doesn't kill it? Many thanks

[@Josh-rn1em]

I don't put a hole in mine and it seems ok so far. It's only been a couple weeks. They have grown into 2mm strands but might need air to grow more

[@aleytons]

Did you put a metal lid in themicrowave?!?

[@FknNefFy]

I was going to use silicone sealant to make my injection port. But instead of buying poly fill couldn’t you also use like bandage gauze or a cotton ball?)

[@psivil.disobedience]

“The vacuum is really important” lost about 15ml of water from evaporation 🤔

[@battlerealestateinvestment2029]

Is liquid culture basically the same as putting spores in grain? Can you multiply spores using liquid culture method?

[@lutze5086]

this will produce mycelium, spres come from mushroom caps

[@corneliuscross7873]

It wouldn't be hard to go out to get corn syrup, but with the stuff that I have my house would agave nectar work?

[@allentremper8243]

I have heard that Agave nectar is highly possessed (even if organic), and the product doesn't work as well. I don't know this, it's what I have been told by smarter people than me. Good luck with everything!!!

[@1N2themystic]

@@allentremper8243 ...is that why my agave nectar sneaks into my room at night with a knife shouting REDRUM?

[@allentremper8243]

N2 The Mystic I meant processed, dang auto correct. lol, if that happens, you just had a great crop.

[@zachmilton9561]

What if my microwave exploded and burned my house down

[@allentremper8243]

Get a pressure cooker man, I am surprised that you didn't get any arcs.

[@brettsonnier2226]

Arks only occur when a charge builds up on a straight edge of metal. Round lid = no straight edges = no ark

[@Kr0mAz0nEMusic]

Seems like it would be a higher contam risk using a microwave instead of a PC

[@lellocerini8147]

Hi Man thx for your precious videos, How long time can the mycelium be preserved in the jar? Does It need some treatments to keep alive or just it lives left as it is?

[@rouiemoran]

Hey dude. Thanks for this video. SixFoot Ben sent me.here.. just one question..is it safe to microwave metal lids?

[@jaykotnala3773]

Hello sir, how long can a liquid culture be restored?

[@Man-EatingMushroom]

Can you explain your polyfil in the syringe acting as the filter a bit more please? Am I meant to leave the syringe hanging out of the rtf sealant hole?

[@Steven-gv1ke]

To equalize the pressure you will be pulling out of the other injection port, you will need to be able to push air into the container. You just sterilized the inside, so you don't want potentially contaminated air going inside the container. By using the syringe with polyfil, you are basically making a "air filter" to catch any contaminants as you pull outside air into the container so you can draw the liquid from the container with a different syringe. This keeps the pressure even and prevents fighting vacuum.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Maybe better to put foil over the jar in the microwave, wipe the neck with IPA, then put the lid on.

[@waltergodsoe5526]

Doesn't the LG jar require a gas exchange hole?

[@thebishop1095]

Why would spores syringes more likely contaminate liquid culture than grain? Seems to me that if they're sterile enough for one, they should be OK for the other, but then I've never done liquid culture so I don't know. Could someone give me a clue why this is supposedly so??

[@Bonrat08]

Spores contain ALL of the mushrooms genetics. There is no guarantee what will dominate. Spore cultures have isolated the desirable characteristics and consist of mycelium.

[@dylate]

Spore syringes are inherently dirty, they're collected from fruits that are grown in a unsterile environment.

[@randomness3235]

Very informative, thank you! How do you store it long term and for how long?

[@marlonsmith713]

Randomness refrigerate after you let it sit for day or few and ig you can magnetic stir it during this time for more growth

[@randomness3235]

Thanks for the reply.. and I just made myself a stir plate the other day.. =)

[@dconsiuc]

Can please make a video of how to transfer the culture from the jar you made, and fill the syringe?

[@clydedanger5932]

take a sterile syringe stick it into the jar fill your syringe done?

[@againstthemodernworld3253]

I put up a video last week showing how an LC jar works if you want a quick visual guide.

[@Bonrat08]

Thanks for the idea. Looks like the buggy whip makers are upset. Sanctimonious trades people exist in all venues. I suspect mycologists don't get a lot of grant money to play with electronics.

[@vgames6792]

dude, did you just put metal lid in microwave?

[@georgecarvalho468]

How long the liquid culture jar last and how to stored ???

[@bsmith593]

Cameron, thanks for making all this available. But I'm new to all of this...I know nothing about growing. So I don't understand how this fits into the bigger process. I watched your other videos, but I don't know what the liquid culture is used for. How does this step fit into the rest of the process? Do I buy spores separately and add them to the liquid culture? If you could explain all this, I would know what to do. Thanks for your help!

[@nigtturner]

B Smith I believe liquid culture is the mycelium, so it has already turned from spore to a growing culture, this makes it faster to grow your mushrooms from, it also gives you the opportunity to turn a syringe into a life time supply, I believe it is better to grow your liquid culture from an agar culture as spores don’t like to culture in a liquid.

[@huynhthidieu99]

What! You put the metal lid in the microwave?

[@SolomonSeries]

Metal in a microwave? Disastrous possibilities.

[@simulatedreality367]

you put a metal lid in the microwave???

[@foxmulder9193]

Where do you recomend storing the LC?

[@m50halifax5]

my same question , metal in a microwave will do what lol , sorry been there done that and just causes a fuck up , but this is just my thoughts on this topic .

[@Simonjose7258]

That size iarbin that small microwave just happens to work. The microwaves are passing right under the metal lid.

[@rollzolo]

Hi. I'm noob, what's the syringe stuffed with polyfill for?

[@alexsummersell3567]

It lets air in the jar. The polyfill filters the air before it goes in the jar.

[@oddbromden8786]

Do u think u can use gelatin as an agar substitute??

[@dressedanddepressed2301]

Never do that! The mycelium will eat it up and it’ll turn to goo

[@66bigbuds]

Put a metal lid in a microwave? Wow.

[@theirishaxe9405]

How long can you store this liquid culture

[@tythurlow4093]

so if you do this do you still need the spores or no?

[@oddbromden8786]

Yes

[@guardianofthesacredflame1649]

Did not know you can put metal in the microwave.

[@addielm2]

brahhhh I don't know if your realize what your doing or not. But your just like me this one time I was making breakfast and I was kind of half sleep an a bread got stuck on the damn toaster, so I grab a metal fork and scoop out the bread out of the toaster. I was happy about getting the bread out you know until I realize what I had done ... I almost fucking die for a fucking piece of bread. seriously you cant make this shit up.

[@darkscreensleepers3002]

I tried going to the website to buy soil, but idk if the site is still in business or not. So you know of any where else to buy the medium?

[@dboy2708]

The sterilized grain? Yes it's still for sale. I just spoke to Cameron yesterday and he told me

[@davec5346]

Cameron, my lids kept shooting off the top, inside the microwave, after heating for 3 min or so. In one instance, the lid even burned and melted(left a black mark) on one part of the edge. I'm afraid to keep in longer because of everything I've heard about microwaving metals, haha. Can I sterelize this in an instant pot duo? Thanks!

[@Macdiz]

Dave C I think he leaves the lid loose, at least it looked like the lid was moving while it was in the mic

[@davidsyrek2216]

I read on the Shroomery that they recommend using 300ml of water to 1 tbl of corn syrup to get a solution of 4% solution. Anyone use either of Cameron's methods or the ratio that the Shroomery recommends?

[@pickle6810]

u a goat

[@ryanc1268]

Can someone explain how the vacuum is created? Having a hard time with that part

[@nigtturner]

Ryan C as the water cools it contracts the water and air causing suction on the lid, pretty much like if you put hot water in a plastic bottle and run it under cold water it will collapse the bottle

[@ryanc1268]

Thanks. Do you know if he leaves the syringe with polyfill in the jar afterwards or if he takes it out after the pressure equalizes

[@greenhomespot7837]

If u can microwave for 10 minites. Why cant u just water bath for 20 minutes. If u aren't pressure cooking then u aren't pressure cooking and it shouldn't matter. Or am I missing something that a microwave does...

[@anthony7788]

Could you also sterilize rye berry's this way?

[@teknacious]

0:00 keep clicking

[@defunkd7461]

Smosh kitchen

[@leslieferreira2510]

Can we us a plastic lid?

[@mrojomrojo9478]

great info

[@therealsonlyve420]

What if I wanna Put agar in ?

[@jopperdepopper]

Can you inoculate sawdust with this liquid culture?

[@clydedanger5932]

every substrate I guess

[@WSTL1]

Yes you can

[@surefiremushroomsmicrogreens]

In theory this should work on a variety of substrates but some claim colonization is faster just shooting a culture directly into your sterile masters mix bag and some also say they prefer to do G2G transfers claiming that it’s faster to colonize then using liquid culture. I will be experimenting in a couple weeks so I will let you know 😂

[@Bonrat08]

@@surefiremushroomsmicrogreens Looks like a numbers game. The more mycelium contacts you have, the faster it grows. Under colonized substrates are going to disappoint whether liquid or grain...

[@jeffreyw9703]

Wtf he just put metal in the microwave?? I put some pop tarts still in that foil looking package in microwave once as a kid and it looked like a welding flash tripped me out i stopped it immediately 😅

[@szaborichard5533]

Somebody tried brown rice in the microwave same way?

[@oddbromden8786]

Wait how tf did he put a metal top in the microwave???

[@TheGreenTucan]

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