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
https://truebluegenetics.org/?coupon=...

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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
https://truebluegenetics.org/?coupon=...

Find an Oster® blender
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Ball® regular mouth canning jars:
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Silicone gaskets:
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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:
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Stir bars:
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Oster® replacement blades:
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Perforated Lids:
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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