Liquid culture is the simplest, easiest, most effective and most affordable way to get started growing your own mushrooms from scratch. This video demonstrates a simple, reliable DIY method to exponentially expand your mycelium from a single liquid culture syringe into many pounds of spawn in just a few short weeks, no flow hood or special skills required.

Packed with lots of helpful tips, tricks and techniques, this in-depth video explains what liquid culture is, why it’s so important, and explores the whole process from start to finish, including recipes and ingredients, sterilization, inoculation, incubation and storage.

This simple hack will help you save money and unlock a whole new level of possibility in your mushroom cultivation journey, allowing you to get better results, beautiful growth, and keep your fungus happy for years to come.

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:

True Blue Genetics
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Discount code: FUNGAIA

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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!

How to make your own injection port jar lids
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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.)

Other necessary items:

Good, clean water
Mason jars
Coffee grinder, food processor or magic bullet
Pressure cooker or Instant Pot

Optional items:

Magnetic stir plate & stir bar

Advanced liquid culture method:
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Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/flowhood/

Bulk Liquid Culture IV Bags
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/spawn/?...

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Upcoming videos:

Introduction to Mushroom CultivationHow to Use a Liquid Culture SyringeHow to Grow Mushrooms the Easy WayHow to Make Grain SpawnIntroduction 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 PasteurizationOutdoor Mushroom Cultivation
The Liquid Culture Revolution: 5 Ways Liquid Culture Will Change the WorldFungaia's Bulk Liquid Culture System
R.E.M.I.S.: The Remarkably Efficient Mass Inoculation SystemMyco-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!)

0:48 Intro
1:40 Overview
2:35 Sourcing Genetics
3:01 Materials
4:24 Ingredients & Recipe
7:29 Sterilization
9:37 Inoculation
10:26 Incubation
11:14 Storage Tips
12:20 Inoculation Tips
12:56 Verifying Results
13:48 Limitations of the Technique
15:12 Mush love!