[klickitat jim]

I do 4 halfs at a time. Takes me 6-8 weeks to use them up. On crap weather days I can 2 batches...

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i like the idea of using wort from grain vs. dme for pitching whole starter into wort for the high krausen or no stir plate starter.

i presume the canning makes it good indefinitely (at least a year?)

[pete b]

As someone who never looks forward to canning this all steels like a PIA. Until I picture myself pouring it into a sanitized glass gallon jug the night before brew day, shaking it, pitching yeast, putting on an airlock and having a beer while I weigh and mill my malt.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

never canned before.....not too bad. longer than i thought but glad i did it.

am i supposed to remove the rings, wash of the are to remove what seeped out? imagine that would grow bacteria if i didnt.

[pete b]

I just remove the rims for storage anyway, they are not needed.
Now that you have a pressure cooker you can sterilize medium for growing mushrooms.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

I just remove the runs for storage anyway, they ate not needed.
Now that you have a pressure cooker you can sterilize medium for growing mushrooms.

whats that???

[pete b]

I just remove the rims for storage anyway, they are not needed.
Now that you have a pressure cooker you can sterilize medium for growing mushrooms.

I just edited my post: big hands, small phone. Rims not runs and are not ate.

I just remove the runs for storage anyway, they ate not needed.
Now that you have a pressure cooker you can sterilize medium for growing mushrooms.

whats that???

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

[erockrph]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

I envision something like this:

[HoosierBrew]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

I envision something like this:

Awesome.

[pete b]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

I envision something like this:

To grow mushrooms you want to sterilize the medium (cooked grains usually) before inoculation so that no harmful fungus grows with them.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

I envision something like this:

To grow mushrooms you want to sterilize the medium (cooked grains usually) before inoculation so that no harmful fungus grows with them.

great, just what i  need...another hobby 

[brewday]

i got that...whats medium for mushrooms mean?

I envision something like this:

To grow mushrooms you want to sterilize the medium (cooked grains usually) before inoculation so that no harmful fungus grows with them.

great, just what i  need...another hobby 

...and there's the "Grow" part of the name of my LHBS.  Not just peelin' labels!!

[Wort-H.O.G.]

rookie mistake...last 3 quarts guess i didnt have lids on tight enough. lost 1/2 of wort in one, and 1/4 of wort in other two.  i was paranoid of tightening lids too much.

oh well lesson learned.

[S. cerevisiae]

 Dumping the pressure on a pressure cooker while autoclaving medium is not a good idea.  The liquid inside of a jar can boil over if one removes the pressure too quickly.    The pressure is what is keeping the medium from boiling.