This is a very good tip particularly to those fresh to the blogosphere and growing shrooms. YouTuber 90-Second Mycology guides the uninitiated through Uncle Ben's TEK and fruiting from the bag. I hope this can be a good reference for anyone else starting this journey. And I didn't use a plastic sheet. Humans can be incredibly lazy. When they did work though, they made an awesome container to draw LC from. Curved Fly tying scissors Used to carefully and precisely cut the mushroom level with the cake, 2 Gallons of distilled Water: Optional. Just curious. The last week I'm seeing people with relative good results so I thought I'd share it. Love and light! However on my first attempt I didn't have a GE hole at all (Only relied on the small injection hole) and that took forever to colonize. Sorry for the delayed reply Evan. Ours were left standing up in a fruiting chamber. Too dry, they won't grow, too wet, they rot. Allow to cool. **FOR EDUCATIONAL AND HARM REDUCTION USE ONLY ! Wow, great detailed write-up. You can adjust the quantities as you see fit. Under the right conditions I would imagine you could get 3 for sure! This is probably the biggest downside (for me) of having larger monotub rather than several smaller tubs. The recent Covid madness has had us pretty preoccupied, so our bags were sitting longer than we would have liked. This was my first time using a 20qt tub, it was pretty deep so I tried using the water elevation method. Would LOVE to hear about your microdosing experience also as your story sounds almost exactly like mine! Place micropore tape over the hole. So a space heater may be a wise investment, along with an indoor thermometer. Inject 1cc of your spore solution on top of the rice through the corner youve cut open. Did you cover it ( lightly , tight ) ? Theyve got 10lb bags on Amazon for ~$16. For our fruiting chamber we used a 56 quart Sterilite container with 1.5 inch holes drilled about 5 inches up on the sides (2), then one 1.5 inch hole on either end, near the top of the container. This meant one monotub rather than multiple tubs. Scissors To cut shit, like the corners off the rice bags. I didn't include this bag in the S2B because it wasn't ready at the time and because I didn't want to risk contaminating my monotub. I would innoculate lower down the bag near the viewing window. Posted 16 August 2013 - 02:45 PM. When I saw this a couple of months ago I chuckled and questioned how you could see what was going on and how sterile this would be with high moisture content. This is a long post so TL;DR: Innoculated 11 bags with 0.5cc b+ each, spawned to bulk with a 650g coco coir brick in an unmodified monotub, got 2204g wet (151g dry) 1st flush. What youre looking for is something thats fully-cooked and doesnt contain more than a few ingredients. This way you're not leaving a hole exposed while you cut the tape. You currently have javascript disabled. And if it is true, what will we do with all of the time saved preparing grain, packing jars, and pressure cooking??? This occurs naturally with the water from the coco coir - so if you get your coir to the right field capacity, and room temperature just right, you might not even need to mist it at all. If you mix the time to full colonization is faster. I cant wait to try it, did I see in an earlier post you were going to try and fruit straight from the rice? Veetee containers are hard to stab through and the small hole might not be enough FAE for mycelium growth so if I ever test veetee again I will use a different method. I've read posts were 1cc was too much and 0.5 is much easier math than 0.75 so that's what I went with. Go figure. 10cc multi spore syringe for the Mushroom of your Choice 1 syringe inoculates 10 bags of rice. I used to do 2 holes but it doesn't really make a difference and it's extra work lol. Before trying different things I looked for posts from other people to see if it had been done before. From Bod's easy AF bucket tek I read to multiply your coir weight by 5 to get the water weight you would use to hydrate to field capacity. This will help speed up the colonization process, but you will want to wait until roughly 60% of the grain has been colonized before performing this step. In hindsight, I can see this was entirely due to my own inexperience and if I were to try it again now I could get it to work. To do the uncle ben tek proper one must open the bag from the corner and either inject spores or mycelium into the rice and close up the bag with micropore tape. This is a follow up to this post showing the results of my first flush of my first time growing mushrooms. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This one weighed less than the others because it had already produced a decent amount of mushrooms. I had a 12cc syringe so I innoculated 12 bags of rice with 0.5cc each. Colonized jars for PF Tek (left) and colonized Uncle Ben's bags for Spiderman Tek (right) . I used Bod's Easy AF harvesting tek. Plenty of people who want to grow their own medicine may never start due to "analysis paralysis" from all the information available. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. In this stage you prepare the substrate for your mushrooms and make the conditions ideal so the substrate produces fruit (aka mushrooms). You can grow Golden Teachers on popular mushroom substrates, including rye grain, BRF tek, Uncle Ben's tek, manure, wild bird seed, etc. But guess what? This also works out to be 14.1g dry mushrooms per rice bag. Rice kept getting stuck in the hole and i had to scramble to find something to push it down while I had both rice bags exposed to the elements. By using this oven pasteurization tek. It's simple and its worked for many people. This seemed to make a difference but the fuzzy feet never went away completely. Instead, I got a lot more attention than I was expecting and tons of questions. Or my tub was too humid from hydrating my coir a little too much. This section is about how I got into mushrooms. Happy growing! If I follow the exact instructions do I need to worry about misting for humidity? Gloves are needed for Step 2 and step 3. End result should look something like this. Like the other guy said, it's just a single hole punch used on the right side of the bag. In this video I will be showing you how I transfer my mushroom spawn from Uncle Ben bags to bulk CVG substrate. Many thanks for sharing this one. I would use the chip clip method when hole punching gas exchange holes. This is a little write-up on my entire process from start to finish. As I read through the steps to start my own mushroom growing journey, I saw the need for a concise online shopping list for EACH part of the process, so I created one. Hey! Uncle Ben Tek is actually working (so far) [Re: tryptkaloids] #27064882 - 11/30/20 02:33 PM (2 months, 15 days ago) Edit : Reply : Quote : Quick Reply : Sorry dude pics are not the best like. NOTE: This Uncle Bens Tek Shopping List assumes enough material for 10 Uncle bens bags which can be inoculated using one spore syringe. (Was going for about 3-4qts per 20qt tub, figured it would be better to prepare too much instead of too little). Allow the needle to cool, then insert in the small hole and inject 1cc of spore solution into the bag. Repeat this process making sure to wipe down all utensils, bags, and flame sterilize your needle and knife with every bag. So far as I can tell, it was first posted on Reddit by u/ThisIsMyShroomAccount and they deserve the credit for this incredibly genius move. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to produce a top notch article but what can I say I procrastinate a lot and never seem to get anything done. Thought I was a genius for coming up with it but it didn't work at all. Is that it ? If you like to read, I also have a list of some of the best books I have read on spiritual awakening. Such clever work and exposure! If necessary, massage the bag as well. I dont know for certain but I believe things like sodium would stop or slow the growth of mycelium, which would defeat the purpose of what were trying to do here. I read this post completely about the comparison of hottest and earlier technologies, its remarkable article. They looked like the mastercard symbol except vertical. Pour the corn into the colander to drain out the cook-water, rinse in cold water, and then set aside to drain thoroughly for 30 minutes. Now I was filling it up next to the sink, but there isn't much space by my sink to actually harvest my mushrooms (not with a monotub my size), so I planned to work on a large table on the opposite end of the room. Juthro, FLASHINGROOSTER and PsiloIdaho like this. Ken. We are a participant in the Amazon.com Services LLC Associates Program, which provides a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. It's hard to isolate the problem with my process when I'm doing everything for the first time. We are trying to revive but will be posting updates soon! Shroomscout's Comprehensive "Easiest Way to Learn Shroom Growing with Uncle Bens Tek" Instructions. If contamination is suspected, throw the bags away and try again. I try to maintain condensation on the inside of the tub at all times. Total time from innoculation to harvest - 8 weeks. Edit #2: For anyone having issues with their bags being too moist, I suggest the following two things: Dont use more than 1cc of spore solution per bag. Germination & colonization: The inoculation is given time to mature and colonize the food . They usually colonize in 11 to 20 days, and you'll typically see actual mushrooms within a month or two. Are you in the field of science or engineering by any chance? Hi, I'm a newb and having the worst trouble simply getting the mycelium to colonize! **#fullsendorganicks#mycology I love growing my own food . The myc won. Its the people like yourself that give people like me encouragement and motivation to follow in your footsteps. Its fine if you just drop it on top or stab right into the rice; it shouldnt make a difference. I have a list of 15 psychoactive plants you can grow right here.). How much water did you mix with the coir? This can be done in a variety of ways, common measures are to use a Grain to Agar transfer, popular with the Uncle Ben TEK, where a single grain of rice that has . These holes were then lightly stuffed with polyfil. 70% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol Do NOT get 90% or more, 70% is best for penetrating bacteria. Repeat this process making sure to wipe down all utensils, bags, and flame sterilize your needle and knife with every bag. All bags were successful and I hope that yall try this out too. My temps are dang low so its taking forever. I keep it in a sterlite tub so it's more of an indirect heat. Even if it wasn't as good as a still air box I figure it was better than not using one. Good news - no rice got stuck in the syringe. I had a few bags that had some contamination on the top like this, but I just cut the contaminated part off when I was spawning to bulk and it worked out fine. If I could grow once and then never have to do it again for a few years that would be more convenient for me. Only turned on the light once I was ready to put it into fruiting conditions (1 week after spawning to bulk). Now at this point I know some people are giving their screen dirty looks right now so I'll just say: use shroomscout's or Bod's bucket tek. I.e. Great question. PF Tek. Use if your tap water is crap quality. So if your going to use a large monotub like me, save yourself alot of trouble and plan ahead. You could eat it from the bag with a fork if you wanted to. These two links are the next step in the growing process. These holes were then lightly stuffed with polyfill. Also consider that some bags may not inoculate properly or may have contamination, so you may need fewer bins. the second being it's fucking impossible to mix it well when colonizing. My bags were fully colonized about 4 weeks after innoculation so I set aside a day (22/07) to S2B. Im on day 1 of uncle bens inoculation and this is super exciting to see. I tried multiple methods, including this funnel technique, which turned out to be a total fail. After opening the bags it was clear that doing it on the 22nd would have been perfect. This write up is just to tell people what I did. PLEASE read them before asking questions here or messaging me personally. Love and light to you! We also were playing around with Capri Sun and other low sugar juices in the same style packaging to make Liquid Culture. I remember trying it out and having inconsistent or really slow results. Evidently this wasn't quite enough to provide FAE. Wait for mycelium growth. Ive also heard whispers that its been posted on the Shroomery forums for some time but was unable to confirm. Learning from our own and others mistakes is invaluable. Then came the emptying. I know the guide says to innoculate near the bottom near the viewing window but I read a few posts where rice would get stuck in the syringe and cause problems, so I injected near the top. would fit under my bed. I've tried many variations of sterilization, based on the original pf tek. 96 ($0.26/Ounce) SNAP EBT eligible.Best Seller in Packaged Seasoned Rice.Squeeze READY RICE Whole Grain Brown Rice pouch to separate rice. If you don't mind me asking, what were your temps for colonization and fruiting? Drain the popcorn. Carefully pouring the water. And I wasn't going to make 30 trips back and forth to the sink, so I siphoned the water into a smaller 22L Ikea tub and made just three trips emptying them into the sink. Is there anybody getting equivalent rss drawback? #27430353 - 08/16/21 10:41 PM (1 year, 6 months ago) Edit . victor m sweeney mortician social media. Uncle Ben's Tek Shopping List: Part 2. Stop by again and drop a pic of you grow if you can. It has a variety of uses, including being added to mushroom substrate, Read More What is Gypsum and Why Should You Use It in Your Mushroom SubstrateContinue, Read More A Rough Approximation to Convert Weigh of Hydrated Grain Substrate to VolumeContinue, Read More What is the Best Grain Spawn to Substrate Ratio?Continue, Is it just me or are Magic Mushrooms more popular than ever these days? I wish I had taken pictures every day to show some kind of time lapse of the viewing window but it basically went like this: Day 1: 30% green, 0% white. Happy shrooming and have an excellent day! This community is also for any other questions you might have! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Anything super warm is going to lead to more condensation and more moisture. Just filling my monotub with water took far longer than I would care to admit. I'd prefer to have them be in a bin with a lid on it in the closet; for secrecy, but also to limit exposure to contams. INNOCULATION. Once the mushrooms begin to separate from the veils it is time to harvest. I am ashamed to say that during this time the colonized bag was kept in sub-optimal conditions and neglected, which significantly halted its progress. This community is also for any other questions you might have! To promote additional flushes you will want to attempt to re-hydrate the cake. Worried about contamination or bruising? Here's where I encountered my first problem. And so we decided to give it a try ourselves. how many bags do you recommend adding to a shoebox for colonization? But for my second attempt I decided I would go with uncle bens. First introduced in 1992, the PF Tek was developed by a cultivator named Robert McPherson and it is one of the simplest methods for growing Psilocybe mushrooms. And a few days later I was seeing excellent growth everywhere in my monotub, except in the middle of the tub directly underneath my bubble wrap. Here they are: Sainsburys - 207g. Thanks for writing in. Edited by roc, 22 October 2019 - 10:40 AM. When fruiting directly from the bag can you put more than one bag in the tub at a time? I have 6 bags and after 7 days they are showing good signs of colonizing the rice. How can I find out more? Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. Shake your bag once its about 30% colonized. While we were able to fruit directly from the bag of ready rice, this method was more of a challenge than using a monotub as well as produced a far lower yield. I miss those days and all the success and fails! Even if it wasn't very much it's the principle of the thing. I'm actually unsure about these calculations now but this is what I used at the time. Required fields are marked *. After 5 to 7 days you should see mycelium beginning to form through the clear window at the bottom of the bag. Appreciate you including the time line as well. In this article, you will learn about three Teks - the PF Tek, the Spawn + Bulk Substrate Tek, and the Uncle Ben's Tek. From 2600g (estimated) spawn and 5000g (approximately) of hydrated coco coir I got: So even if 2204g seems like a lot, it turns they were about 93% water. Break up the rice in the bag with your fingers. Compact Dehydrator Dehydrate mushrooms at 130F overnight for long lasting crisp shrooms. Sept. 23, 2020. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I also recently did a COMPLETE write up of the easiest magic mushroom tek I have heard of. I learned just how easy growing your own shrooms could be from uncle bens, but ultimately I went with the grow kit. For this experiment, we used 4 bags of grain and 9 quarts of the substrate which would give us a 1:2 spawn-to-substrate ratio and roughly a 3 substrate depth. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. Fruits were harvested using regular scissors that were wiped down with rubbing alcohol. I had a bucket (without a lid), and I did not want to buy a bucket (or cooler) with lid that I was only going to use once and just take up space doing nothing afterwards. We update the site weekly so keep checking in. The was no way I could carry a 40+kg tub at shoulder height several metres without sloshing water everywhere. I absolutely loved every bit of it. I love what you guys are usually up too. Improved success rate when using revised method of creating air exchange holes. Im particularly intrigued by the bag you managed to salvage from contam. In future I might try 0.2cc. Turned on my grow light that I kept on a 12hr on / 12hr off schedule. How would you go about trying to get a second flush of mushrooms directly from your Uncle Bens rice bag? Flame sterilize the needle. It's awesome! Next I needed to calculate how many bags of uncle bens I would need to have a 1:1 - 1:2 ratio of spawn to substrate. When colonization is about 30% complete, shake each bag to break up chunks. It might not be obvious from my previous pictures, but more than half of the mushrooms are actually quite small so they dried very quickly. Both of these techniques are ideal for beginners. I had the bags on the top shelf of my closet, with the sliding door open. A sprayer will not work. Hi Jillian, we used a 50qt monotub with holes on the sides to allow airflow, and holes in the lid to disperse gasses. What they pay for that stuff would easily pay for the gear quickly. I'm so grateful you took the time to explain everything in such great detail. I'm a big fan of WBS and have all the gear but may try this for kicks and use it as a master spawn to WBS instead of using it for bulk spawn. We then cut back the trash bag and closed the container. Have you noticed your bags feeling "puffy"? Top shelf is for placing Ben bags. We did not use any special lamps for this. This isn't the only place I learned from, but this community was what encouraged me to start my own grow.