Grain spawn is the key to the mushroom cultivation process. This video demonstrates how to prepare perfect grain to grow your own mushrooms from scratch at home. This simple DIY method will allow you to exponentially expand your mycelium from spores or liquid culture into many pounds of spawn in just a few short weeks.

Packed with lots of helpful tips, trick and techniques, this in-depth video will help you streamline your process, get reliable results, and keep your fungus happy, even if you're on a budget.

Watch to the end to meet Professor Sporadicus and learn how to scale up to commercial production and take your mushroom farming to the next level (plus a teaser for some juicy projects from Fungaia R&D).

Made with love by Fungaia,
a heart-centered, donation-based mushroom company
https://www.fungaia.life/

For the best, most reliable and super affordable mushroom
genetics and liquid culture, visit our favorite culture library:

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Supplies List

Donation-Based Gourmet Mushroom Culture Library
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/species

The best liquid culture on the market:
True Blue Genetics
https://truebluegenetics.org/?coupon=...
This is the last genetics provider you will ever need!

Fresh, organic rye grain:
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertile...

How to make your own injection port jar lids:
   • How to Make Injection Port Jar Lids f...  

Synthetic jar filters: Microppose
https://microppose.com/r?id=992nf2
Discount code FUNGAIA
(Also a great source for monotubs, monotub filters and injection ports.)

Other items:
Good, clean water
Mason jars
Large cooking pot
Pasta strainer or colander
Long-handled spoon
Pressure cooker or Instant Pot
Bath towel or window screen

How to make liquid culture the easy way:
   • How to Make Liquid Culture the Easy W...  

Advanced liquid culture technique:
   • How to Make Liquid Culture: DIY Mushr...  

Bulk Liquid Culture IV Bags:
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/spawn/?...
https://www.truebluegenetics.org/#who...

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Upcoming videos:

Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation
How to Use a Liquid Culture Syringe
How to Grow Mushrooms the Easy Way
How to Make Liquid Culture the Easy Way
Introduction to Sterile Culture Technique
How to Make Agar Media and Pour Petri Dishes
The Basics of Breeding
Storing Genetics and Managing a Mushroom Culture Library
Troubleshooting Contamination: Identification, Prevention and Problem-Solving
Working with Mushroom Grow Bags
Making Substrate for Dung-Loving Mushrooms
Making Substrate for Wood-Loving Mushrooms
Building a Home Lab
The Laminar Flow Hood
The Fungaia Flow Hood Kit
DIY Bulk Pasteurizer
DIY Cold Storage
DIY Humidifiers
DIY Water Filtration
Tyndallization: How to Make Grain Spawn without a Pressure Cooker
Low-Tech Mushroom Cultivation with Cold Pasteurization
Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
The Liquid Culture Revolution: 5 Ways Liquid Culture Will Change the World
Fungaia's Bulk Liquid Culture System
R.E.M.I.S.: The Remarkably Efficient Mass Inoculation System
Myco-Materials

All content, including music, was created by Paul Lynn. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Alembic Enterprises LLC
Walla Walla, Washington

(Please forgive the video/edit quality, I’m learning!)

0:00 Intro
1:05 Overview
3:49 The Key to Perfect Grain Spawn
4:32 Soak, Boil or Both?
5:36 Supplies
8:37 Step 1: Prep
12:00 Step 2: Sterilize
15:18 Step 3: Inoculate
16:25 Incubation & Mixing
18:14 Part Two: Scaling Up with Professor Sporadicus