Whats up Matt? It's been a while since I posted on here, well back when you first started talking about Mycology, anyway had a few questions concerning your recent bulk failure to see if I could figure out if its something that could have possibly been prevented, or if something needed to be done differently.
1. What ratio did you mix your spawn to your sub? no idea
2. How did you pasturize your straw? boiled it in water for a couple min
3. How long? coup[le min at boiling
4. Was it only straw used for the sub? yes
5. What room did you spawn to bulk in? Kitchen
6. How was your room prepared sanitation wise? nothing
7. What was the depth of your mixed sub including the casing? no casing, mixed the straw in with this corn,
8. How long was the sub exposed before it was covered? covered immidiatly after i mixed the 2 together.
9. What did you cover the pans with? lined with a trash bag and just folded it over
10. How many holes were poked in the lid? none
11. How big? no holes
12. What temp did you let your sub colonize? between 70 and 80
13. Did you wait @ least 5 days to crack the lid to check progress? waited 9 days i think, maybe it was 7
14. How long did you let it colonize? by the end of day 14 i knew it was bacterial contam and junked em all
Thats about all I can think of off hand, but if I have any more realitve questions that I think of after the post I'll drop ya another line. As always man Good Luck, and Great Vibes!!