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some more of the same idea. J

Hi everyone, That is me with white elm, grown outdoors in plantpots ( Pasterized wheat straw) I have three more ready to go outside in the next few days sorry about the bad pics - I took them on a video camera, Cheers Jim [ 18. September 2005, 08:24: Message edited by: watertrade ]

I image you get what you pay for with this, but has anyone bought a cheap scale like this and have anything to say about them. WOW $35!!! Cheers Jim http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DIGITAL-POCKET-SCAL...1QQcmdZViewItem

Just a few thoughts on this… What is single dose for hensbane? I've never used it & I'm not familiar with the plant.? It could be worked out that one stubbie equals one 1/2 dose. Also the active components of the hensbane, are they water soluble? The beer would act as a weak alcohol extraction. Depending on the active components of the Hensbane, you might have problems with the fermentation - the hensbane might kill the yeast or make them do funny stuff... It might be better to add the hensbane after primary fermentation. I think the real success with beers like this comes in balancing the flavors of the ingredients - what does Hensbane taste like at the required dose.?? A pilsner might not be the best style to use, depending on the taste it might suit a stronger beer style like a high alcohol Belgium ale. The issue of the correct yeast comes down to the style of beer you are making- some are better at some things than others. If anyone wants help making up a recipe I would be happy to help out. When I had more time I used to brew all kinds of things from scratch (malted grains etc) I don’t get much time anymore. I also have some Beer hops (Humulus Lupulus (Perle variety)) rhizomes that I could share at the end of next summer if anyone is interested. Cheers Jim [ 27. September 2005, 13:52: Message edited by: watertrade ]

I hopr thr guy at work paid $60 or more for them... that would somehow make it not so bad..

Hi, I reciently dropped a square of agar into a few jars made up of rice malt and a pinch of brown rice floor. The mycelium seems to have grown really quickly and I can't see any obvious signs of contamination - what should I be looking for ?? I would expect to see little dark lumps of mold or to see the liquid become thicker with bacteria. can you offer any advice on spotting contams? cheers Jim

agar to syringe... this is new to me... How to I force a wedge of agar up the needle of a syringe??? :D Jim

hmm .. big risks for big returns. so far so good though, I will do a few tests onto grain and see how it turns out - I'm not that worried about it, I was just playing with the left overs of a petri dish. I will probably do some more sterile syringe to liquid transfers just for piece of mind Thanks for your help Jim

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a variety if spore samples for study purposes. Please Pm me if you can help out. Cheers Jim

The tree chopping was rained off... giving me some more time to get the spawn ready. I'm hoping to catch the tree surgens before they chip all the wood and get a selection of limbs/trunks for ....project reishi..... On a similar note -I have been doing some experiments with 'Red Heads - firelogs' the ones from the supermarket about 8 logs for $4. one log makes about 1kg of moist sawdust. currently I have one sawdust/bran block of H Ulmarius which is almost fully colonised, and a few jars of sawdust that I was testing to see if it would support any growth. I will post pics and results when I start getting some real results. thanks for the help. Jim

I just recieved notice that on wednesday I will be having three Box Elders and one huge cypress chopped down on my property. Has anyone ever used either of these types of tree in log form of mulch??? I have reishi, P ostreatus, H Ulmarius & Azures Also how long do you think I have before wild fungus get a hold in the freshly chopped logs??? I'm thinking about trying to get as much Reishi spawn together as soon as I can to innoculate as much as I can. any tips?? cheers Jim

Hi, I have just posted a message in the trade forum but thought I would post it here as the tempeh is fungus - Rhizopus oligosporus = yummy fungus I posted the following in the trade forum... I have some things to give away 2 x batch of kefir grains - I will need you to pay for postage (probably about $6.50 express post anywhere in Australia) and 5 x small packs tempeh starter - enough to make 1kg of tempeh and hopefully enough to start your own renewable starter. I can provide instructions. PM me if your interested cheers Jim

Hi, I have some things to give away 2 x batch of kefir grains - I will need you to pay for postage (probably about $6.50 express post anywhere in Australia) and 5 x small packs tempeh starter - enough to make 1kg of tempeh and hopefully enough to start your own renewable starter. I can provide instructions. PM me if your interested cheers Jim

That’s great tomtom, I have scheduled a few reishi paper blocks for this weekend (as from rev's oven tek) I might roll up a few newspapers too... I made the same mistake with the newspaper - I used a clean bench top to roll some cooled newspaper for some oysters. I had read the warning too. Anyway, keep us up to date with what happens with the newspaper.. cheers Jim

Hi, I’m pretty new to growing my own mushrooms and have made a few trades over the last few months, I was wondering through… whats the etiquette with regards to trading cultures that I have purchased? It wouldn’t be fair to buy a culture then send everyone else a plate of the same culture. How do you guys feel about trades/purchases when does the culture become ‘yours’... Cheers Jim

Thanks for that - it was an interesting thought on trading... I was just wondering what the done thing was. I think all Australian hobby mycologists need FunkyFungus in a way - its good to know that when ( When not if..) I end up messing up a culture and dont have any spare, i can get a brand new culture from FF. I will let you do all the fiddly sterile stuff.. I am more interested in the fun bits... I think its great that we all trade but I also think we are all better off with FF operating in Australia. Yay for Rev... PS: the reishi culture I bought from you is doing great! cheers Jim

Hi folks, can anyone local ( Australia) help me out with a wedge of Turkey Tail -Trametes versicolor? Private message me so we can come to some kind of deal. - it would be much aprieciated cheers Jim

at the chance of being called lazy.... - i might try to get it sent internationaly - has anyone ever had an experience sending mushroom cultures internationaly? Here comes ASIO! Jim

I read something a while ago at the shroomery about people using compressed sawdust pellets as a base substrate for wood decomposing fungi - well, I have spoken with the good people at Swedish Match Australia and Redheads firelogs are totally additive and chemically free - the process involved to produce them is just lots of heat and pressure. I was wondering what you thought about using these compressed 'logs' as an easy source of sawdust - they are a blend of sawdusts so it could anything - most likely a by-product of Australia's logging of old growth forests... what do you think? please let me know if you think its worth a try??? cheers Jim

you will need to look at http://www.redheads.com.au/layout800.html then PRODUCT - FIRE ASSIST and scroll down to the logs I think they are about $6 from woolies

the address for the redhead fire logs is at http://www.redheads.com.au/layout800.html check out the MSDS on firelogs too. I havn't bought any yet but I am hoping this answers a few questions/problems with wood decomposing fungi. As I'm very new to growing and only have Pleurotus Pulmonarius which from what I've read wouldn't be a good candidate for testing this sawdust ( as it would pretty much grow on anything) so I'm hoping to be able to get a shiitake culture from some supermarket mushrooms - which, in time I will hopefully test on the firelogs. I will let you all know how it goes. even if the firelogs don't support mushroom growth they are still a great idea. of course I will cheerfully accept any donations of wood decomposing wedges to aid this experiment. Cheers Jim

Hi I'm new to the corroboree but have a little knowledge from research at the shroomery - anyway, after struggling with a very clumsy glove box I would like to consider a laminar flow hood - I was wondering if you could offer any suggestions on sources of HEPA filters in Australia - from what I can see this should be the only bit of equipment I would need to buy - the rest I could make and install myself. Thanks Jim

and I forgot to add - in my experience if you can grow mushrooms you will have no problem with cheese... give it a go! Jim

Hi guys I came across this topic while searching - if you would like dairy cultures I have a few from a commercial dairy supply - its pretty hard to come by the right molds and bacteria in australia but there is one place http://www.cheeselinks.com.au I have purchased alot of things from them with no complaints. they have several bacterial starters to acidify the milk and about 5/6 diferent molds for different cheeses plus a range of other stuff. they also sell a book 'Home cheesemaking' neil and carole Willman but I would recomend 'Home Cheesemaking' - Ricki Carroll, a much friendlier book The willmans also run courses which run around the country every now and then. the following pic is my latest cheese three approx 350gm cheeses @ about three weeks old the mold is Penicillium Rocheforte PRB6 which is a mild blue (I only used three drops of mold suspension to 11 litres of milk!) I will scrape the cheese once it is completely covered with mold then age for about three months - yum! I'm about to make another order to cheeselinks for some white mold (penicillium Candidum) to make some camembert which you can eat after only a few weeks. ** I will figure out the add image function and pots a pic in reply to this message** cheers jim

wow.!. , the yellow pages- who would have thought.... I found some disposable filters 600 x 600 x 150mm roughly $500 with throw away housing - i think I'll make another glove box.... anyone have a second hand flow hood??? cheers Jim