
Terrarium humidity [merged]
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Guest_mindspin420x_*
Posted 10 February 2005 - 05:49 PM
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 10:06 PM
#3
Posted 10 February 2005 - 10:20 PM
i hae used a tub in tub (TiT) before.......to keep humidity out of the inner tub you can cover it with press and seal wrap then the lid and the humidity will get low while the ambient humidity inside the outer tub is still prob 100 percent......i would suggest a clean towel in the bottom of the inner tub to help evenly distibute the heat since the bottom is closet to the heater.....the tub in tub works well but it is a hassle IMO, i now put all my stuff on a shelf at like 70-75 maybe 78 degrees sometimes...
(Message edited by python on February 11, 2005)
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Guest_mindspin420x_*
Posted 10 February 2005 - 10:21 PM
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 10:22 PM
#6
Guest_mindspin420x_*
Posted 14 February 2005 - 03:21 AM
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Posted 14 February 2005 - 03:41 AM
#8
Guest_mindspin420x_*
Posted 14 February 2005 - 06:27 PM
#9
Posted 14 February 2005 - 06:54 PM
(Message edited by looper on February 15, 2005)
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#10
Posted 14 February 2005 - 06:57 PM
(Message edited by looper on February 15, 2005)
#11
Guest_mindspin420x_*
Posted 14 February 2005 - 07:40 PM
#12
Posted 14 February 2005 - 07:57 PM
#13
Posted 14 February 2005 - 08:15 PM
Soak seed for 24 hrs in H20. Drain seed in colander after a good rinse under the spicket. Just rinse them to get the funk from the soak water off. After 2 hrs of draining load your jars 2/3 full and pc them for 2hrs @ 15 psi.
Thanks for the info...
Spark
#14
Posted 14 February 2005 - 11:54 PM
#15
Guest_rodger_*
Posted 15 February 2005 - 09:14 AM
The regulator weight only moves when excess steam pressure is encountered. You want the weight to move as little as possible, because every time it rattles, water is being lost. A slight jiggle here and there won't hurt, but you NEVER want the weight to be rattling steadily. When the weight rattles, it means it's letting a large amount of steam escape. That means it's also letting a large amount of water escape too, and not just from the PC. Your jars are also losing moisture when the weight rattles. Additionaly, if you allow the weight to rattle like that when cooking agar, it will boil over on the inside of your PC and you'll have a terrible mess when you open it up. When the weight rattles, TURN DOWN THE STOVE!
A small amount of steam will begin escaping from the outlet about 1 PSI before the weight begins to rattle. At this point, adjust your stove so steam continues to vent very slowly, without steady rattling of the weight.
During a 90 minute PC cycle, you'll go from 'high' while you bring the pot up to pressure, then slowly reduce the heat all the way down to a 'low' setting by the time the time expires. Reduce heat slightly whenever the weight rattles. If there is no 'hiss' from steam, then increase the heat slightly. This will maintain 15lbs with little or no loss of water in the bottom of the PC.
It's also important to allow the PC to vent steam for ten minutes or so before you put the weight on. This overcomes the thermal inertia of the cold jars.
#16
Posted 15 February 2005 - 10:55 AM
I would add that if you bought a pressure cooker and it came with instructions, READ THEM!
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Posted 15 February 2005 - 01:46 PM
#18
Guest_i_am_me_*
Posted 15 February 2005 - 02:22 PM
http://www.mycotopia...icle.php?11.255
Its pretty easy to follow as long as you pay attention and you need no pc.
But if you are set on growing on grain follow the others advice. I'm simply letting you know there is another, somewhat easier way as far as not having a pc.
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Posted 15 February 2005 - 05:45 PM
#20
Guest_willchair_*
Posted 11 February 2005 - 10:53 PM
is the 85% humidity going to be a problem? i birthed the cakes after being 100% colonized for 3 days. pins werent visible yet, so i figured the exposure to fruiting conditions + light would hopefully promote pinning.. just not sure about the humididty. i'll try to fix it though.
also, my cakes look kind of dry. they shrunk up a bit while colonizing (innoc'd on jan 27th) and now seem a bit dry in the terrarium. they are sitting on slightly damp verm and have some of the same verm on top. would injecting sterile water into the cakes be a good idea to rehydrate them?