How to Make Liquid Culture: DIY Mushroom Cultivation Made Easy

Liquid culture is the easiest way to expand mycelium for mushroom cultivation, from a single agar plate into hundreds of pounds of mushrooms in just a few weeks. This video demonstrates a simple, DIY process using affordable, homemade equipment and basic sterile culture technique to brew large amounts of clean, vigorous liquid culture on a budget. Learn how to prepare nutritious media, avoid contamination, and verify your work with a streak test. Created by Fungaia A heart-centered, donation-based mushroom company https://www.fungaia.life/ The Best Mushroom Genetics and Liquid Culture: True Blue Genetics Discount code: FUNGAIA ________________________ Equipment list Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood https://www.fungaia.life/flowhood Donation-Based Gourmet Mushroom Culture Library https://www.fungaia.life/shop/?species Mushroom Genetics and Liquid Culture: True Blue Genetics Discount code: FUNGAIA Find an Oster® blender https://www.google.com/search?&q=Oste... Ball® regular mouth canning jars: https://www.google.com/search?q=1qt-r... Silicone gaskets: https://amzn.to/4bKMadW Synthetic jar filters: Microppose https://microppose.com/r?id=992nf2 Discount code FUNGAIA (Also a great source for monotubs, monotub filters and injection ports.) Stir plate: https://amzn.to/49jXDQ0 Stir bars: https://amzn.to/4bDsQzc Oster® replacement blades: https://amzn.to/3ULu19O Perforated Lids: https://amzn.to/3SP8HgT Filmed on a busted, second-hand iPhone. All content, including music, was created, recorded and edited by Paul Lynn © 2021 Alembic Enterprises, d.b.a. Fungaia Walla Walla, Washington 00:00 Intro 01:09 Equipment & Supplies 07:10 Preparing the Liquid Media 09:38 Sterilizing 12:28 Agar Transfer & Blending 18:40 Streak Test 22:43 Incubation, Inoculation & Storage 23:41 Conclusion