2’ section of clean maple from a log drop, roughly 8” or so in diameter. inoculated last winter with totem method. Overwinter inoculation in the garage was a good move, I had a fully inoculated log in the spring letting me start a full 3 months earlier. Probably wouldn’t have gotten a harvest this year otherwise.
You can see these all came out of the spawn so I’m hoping to get some from the log itself next year. Time will tell.
Biggest ball is 4” or so across.
Very hype for these as I have never tasted them before. They’re supposed to be delicious and are suuuuper expensive at the store (30-40 usd a pound)
Lion's mane tends to do well on artificial logs (sawdust/BBQ pellets and wheat bran or Master mix) if you're willing to put in the effort to sterilize it in a pressure cooker.
Alternatively, the Yesterday's News protocol (e.g., see here) is a neat shortcut. You use the litter and some guinea pig chow, both of which are sterilized by the pelletization process and hot water that you've allowed to cool. Yields are a smidge lower but it is easy and cheap. The litter holds onto moisture so it is also set-it-and-forget-it.
Damn, that's super helpful. I might take a look at doing this.
The results are definitely worth the effort! Lion's mane is delicious.
There’s also sous vide tek 👀
Dang, didn't know about that one! It looks so much easier than steam pasteurization. I will have to give it a shot.
This yesterdays news thing is sick too you should make a separate post on it
Can do! I've had some pretty good luck with it.