Class Notes

[MaggieW]

Any news on when we will get access to class notes? I found Will so engaging and interesting to listen to that when he said there would be notes on the forum i stopped trying to take notes and listened .... so i am really missing not having them now .... any idea when we might get them?

[will]

Hi Maggie and everyone else,
I'm putting together a powerpoint presentation, which I'll post as soon as it's ready.

I've only just unpacked the van, and I've noticed some cultures are growing much quicker than others.

Sorry to the Sunday class-I forgot to give you all your King Oyster cultures. I left some at the venue for you to pick up if you missed out.

Thanks for the photos and kind words, I can't wait to see your first mushies!

Here's a link to the free mushworld book on shiitakes...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/38272411/Shii ... m-Handbook

Both the shiitake and oyster handbooks are available on line for free download.

Here is a link from Penn State uni on shiitake
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0027/

And here is an interesting article on using peroxide
http://www.mycomasters.com/index.html#Top

Ok, well that's some reading to keep you going.

[miream]

Thanks Will. Looking forward to the class notes. Not really sure where to begin and ingredients I need since my notes were a bit rough. There was a lot of new information for me to take in.

Thanks!

[Amy30]

Hi,

My hand writings pretty rough but I'd be happy to share my notes

[MaggieW]

Thanks Will. Looking forward to the class notes. Not really sure where to begin and ingredients I need since my notes were a bit rough. There was a lot of new information for me to take in.

Thanks!

Miream .... i'm in a bit of the same boat as you. so much to take in!

[will]

Hi everyone,

Still putting together my powerpoint....

But for now, here is my easy agar recipe
1 teaspoon of agar
1 teaspoon of malted milo
250mL of water (or coffee)

Mix agar into boiling water, simmer and stir until dissolved, add milo.
Then pressure cook the mix in a bottle, covered with foil, for 15 minutes at 15psi.

You can add 1-2mL of hydrogen peroxide when the temperature of the agar is between 50 and 60 degrees C.

Pour into petri dish/jam jar etc., allow to cool, then add mycelium.

For grain spawn, choose a grain (can be mixed bird seed), and cook.
For wheat grain, I soak for 24 hours after a rinse, then drain and cover in boiled water, bring back to the boil for 5 minutes, then drain.
Now your grain should have the consistency of just cooked brown rice-not mushy, but if you squeeze a grain between your fingers, it should squish.
Load into jars/bags/polypropylene tubs and pressure cook for 2 hours at 15 psi.
Allow to cool, then add some colonised agar.

Once your grain spawn has colonised, you can use it to spawn more grain, or add to a bulk substrate.

For the sawdust blocks, just add boiled water.
You can also add between 50 and 200gms of a supplement, like rolled oats, but you will need to Pressure cook the mix once you add the supplement.

Hope that helps for now.