STUPID DETAILS on pouring agar without condensation.

In just about every cultivation group or message board you will find people asking about how to eliminate condensation from their plates after pouring. You'll find all kinds of answers such as storing them upside down and all these other gimmicks. You don't need any of that. Do it like this.

[@FCMushrooms]

Clean, concise, and accurate. This really cleared up some of my confusion. Thank you for the great video.

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Thanks for taking the time to write that appreciate you.

[@AlgoArtificer]

Stupid details, but such solid content man. Your videos on barrel steamers, consults, and just the business side of things are such solid, no-nonsense knowledge. Thank you for the time and effort you put into them. By the way.. I am about to do 50 plates and had to re-reference this video now that I got my temp gun LOL

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Appreciate you taking the time to write that!

[@cyberbid]

I learned the hard way. Did them all in my kitchen and they all had contamination. I have a mini flow hood on order now and I will use your method 👍🏻

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Flowhood was a great purchase!

[@cyberbid]

@@cactushatmushrooms3677 It has been a great purchase already. Great results so far. I honestly had no idea how much stuff was flying about in the air that you can grow on a petri dish just by leaving it on the table for seconds really. I have had a lot of success since using one and would never go back as the success rate far outweighs the cost of the unit. I have made a nice lightweight tunnel that the mini flow hood goes into snugly, works well for my needs.

[@chipmeister111]

Thanks for the tip, great looking mushrooms.

[@miguele2456]

You look like Joe Rogan when he was younger

[@seedtoharvestdreams4153]

Yea if he was Filipino maybe

[@JoeyPeeps157]

I do the same with the ISO. I spray everything I touch! Nice technique!!

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Full on bath of alcohol!

[@lanalee9294]

Thanks for the tip - will be trying it out this week

[@danielsigursson8512]

Those are some sweet looking LMs ! Thanks for the tek.

[@revolioclockbergjr8482]

Thanks for sharing

[@kemaltasyurek]

Thank you for the video!

[@TechGorilla1987]

I don't have a temperature gun, but I have a sous vide stick for cooking. I can set it at the precise temperature for pouring then place the agar flask in that water bath. It will uniformly come down to pouring temperature while i busy myself with other chores. It will never drop below my set temp so I can pour at my leisure.

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

I've read about that method before and I love it.

[@J155P]

Tried pouring my first plates a few days ago. Poured way too hot. Had tons of condensation and everything is super contaminated. Not sure if its from all the water or something else. Still working in a SAB which sucks. Flow hood build coming up soon. Ordered a temp gun. Stored poured plates in sleeve they came in with end taped back up. Inoculated 4 plates that were stored separately and thy were contaminated as well. Do you think excess condensation alone can cause all the contamination or would you be looking at other factors first? Thanks

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Bacteria loves standing water. Assuming your plates were sterile starting out and you sterilized the media properly it can be a cause.

[@5cottman]

What recipe are you using for your agar.? I been doin 10 g lme 10 g agar And 500nl water

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

I just use premade my dude

[@cyberbid]

I swapped to pre made also as I could never get my agar clear.

[@Artem-rh4yz]

That’s a great result. I wish I can grow the same lions. I bought cheap loins mane culture online, it’s seems it colonizing well and fast, but once I put in in grow room there’s nothing. What could cause it?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Theres a bunch of reasons that could happen. Definitely get a commercial grade culture from a trusted vendor. I use mycelium emporium or maine cap n stem.

[@EMDS04]

do you reuse the petridishes after using them?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

No these are plastic, they arrive sterile and are one and done. There are glass dishes however that you can reuse.

[@themyceliumnetwork]

you don't leave them for a full 3 or 4 days to make sure any of the plates didn't get contamed ?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Nope never had to

[@killerkennyas]

@@cactushatmushrooms3677 me neither..I do exact same way..out of a case of 500,I might get 1 or 2 to contaminate

[@Justagirlwhotravels]

Hey! What temperature does lions mane grow best at? Thanks for the video, I just started inoculating and my plates have condensation

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Different strains prefer different temps, however, a general rule is around 60-65F.

[@NYskyHI]

Nice video. So no parafilm until innoculating?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Correct. I leave the dishes there until they cool or the next morning. But I leave them in front of the flow hood the entire time. Then innoculate and wrap.

[@NYskyHI]

@@cactushatmushrooms3677 just started watching your content. You probably get asked this constantly. What hood do you run? Can a SAB work in the mean time?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

@@NYskyHI We built our own hood. A SAB can work in the mean time but it will get old quickly. Do yourself a favor and invest into a flow hood early if you're growing for profit.

[@JOJOJOJOJOJOJOJOanne]

YOUR MUSHROOMS, ESPECIALLY YOUR LION'S MANE MUSHROOMS ARE SO SO BEAUTIFUL!

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Thank you!

[@danielgagne485]

I'm gonna do this next batch

[@5cottman]

Nice one man

[@danielgriffin5737]

How are you doing

[@andrewyoung5872]

Evan willams tek? A man of taste i see 😂

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

🤣🤣🤣 I needed a cheap bottle with a long neck! I actually poured it into an empty bottle of makers and gave it to a friend. He wasnt pleased.

[@andrewyoung5872]

@@cactushatmushrooms3677 haha best life a bottle of Evan Williams has ever had

[@andrewyoung5872]

Hey how much did it cost you to build that flow hood of yours? And where would you recommend sourcing filters from?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

@@andrewyoung5872 at the time about $400. I purchased everything from Amazon

[@patrickstoddard2140]

Hey man, how's it going? I/we love your videos. We have a small mushroom farm in Branford Florida. We are struggling to make ends meet as we only have the 2 of us. Is there any possibility of my wife and I to visit some time in the future and bend your ear?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

Feel free to email me at [e-mail] and we can get connected.

[@ScottYdo]

👍👍🎯

[@rol82er]

Your run the flow hood all night lol?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

It runs pretty much 24/7

[@rol82er]

@@cactushatmushrooms3677 dang do you have to change your pre filters a lot then?

[@BigDOOMson]

Came out pretty foggy though

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

One or two definitely did. Probably the top and bottom dishes. Rest are fine.

[@NanamiKairyu]

Like everyone have such thing to live it near. Plus not all using so much cups

[@kereyc5751]

what?

[@NanamiKairyu]

@@kereyc5751 dust remover frame..petri cups. No touch termometers etc. Why not making video in even more pro lab)

[@Chris.dnb.123]

Well, i have.

[@Chris.dnb.123]

@@NanamiKairyups: its called a flowhood.

[@jolIyjoeker]

Is that a homemade flow hood?

[@cactushatmushrooms3677]

It sure is. We made it about 4 years ago