Bigred Posted August 7, 2012 a foaf said he heard about a guy who ferments media can anyone one shed some light on this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwertyuiop Posted August 8, 2012 Ferments...I would have thought any alcohol would inhibit the myc's growth, although I guess it would aid in the sterilization...? Are you sure it wasn't pasteurization or something, which is like boiling water + straw (or whatever substrate) to kill enough of the 'bad' things living on it but leaving some of the beneficial microbes etc on it so your mycellium has time to take hold before it all gets a mold on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 8, 2012 yeah he feremnts with a special yeast that can live with the mycelium saw a website and i cant find it will update Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watertrade Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) I did it with some substrates a few years ago but didn't do any more testing - I actually think it has the potential to be a great method of preparing bulk substrates - this coming spring I plan on doing 'whole bale' oyster mushroom fermentations. Basically how it works is - you submerge the substrate in water, the anaerobic environment knocks out most of the aerobic competitors for the substrate (the fungi and bacteria) that usually spoil the substrate. Then once the anaerobic environment starts fermenting (and maybe predigesting the substrate) drain the water to introduce an aerobic environment again which kills off most of the anaerobic competitors and leaves the substrate ready to spawning. If you have a large spawn/substrate ratio you should be fine. Easy! I will post my results if I ever get around to doing it. EDIT : I did it previously with woodchips Edited August 8, 2012 by watertrade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysubtleascention Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) I tried this with straw and h.ulmarius / str.rugosoannulata sawdust spawn recently.. Works fine .. but it is too smelly when the fermentation starts ! The simple 4 hours soak in water worked as well .. Regards B. Edited August 8, 2012 by mysubtleascention Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watertrade Posted August 8, 2012 but it is too smelly when the fermentation starts ! I forgot to mention that - but that's how you know its working! I think the ideal fermentation time is to stop just after it starts to smell bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 8, 2012 does any one have a link to a good tek would love to give it a try Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
satyr Posted August 8, 2012 does any one have a link to a good tek would love to give it a try http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/8729280/page/2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 9, 2012 thanks satyr that looks pretty cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 11, 2012 could you add colloidal silver after the ferment i think it might help with the endospores Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
