Can I use this for sterilization mycology?

Richard Drysift

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ISO alcohol has been harder to find since covid. While that wintergreen stuff might be ok for sanitizing your gloves and work area I suggest using a solution of 10% bleach, a drop or two of anti microbial dish soap and warm water to spray onto the walls of your SAB. You cannot really ever fully sterilize a SAB but you can sanitize it in there. Leaving the walls kinda soapy will allow most contaminants to stick to the walls; away from your work area.
 

Bagginski

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Iso *has* been hard to come by, especially the 99%, *and* it’s been expensive...but I priced a gallon @ Amazon yesterday, $0.27/oz. in stock.
 

Richard Drysift

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Iso *has* been hard to come by, especially the 99%, *and* it’s been expensive...but I priced a gallon @ Amazon yesterday, $0.27/oz. in stock.
All the local health stores that used to carry ISO around here are still out of stock. I asked the Cvs manager why...she told me the hospitals, testing, and vaccine workers buy it all up as soon as they get more. I had to order from amazon just to clean my bong
 

Bagginski

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Well, could be...my experience is that if you’re spraying enough to be effective (2-3 sprays should be more than enough) and it’s an actual SAB, it won’t evaporate before you’re done, and it will be more effective than twice as many sprays of a dilute solution. Alcohol evaporates at its own rate, not water’s, though water will slow it down - the same way water limits its effectiveness.

Anyway, those are my thoughts. If/when Shroomery comes back on line, there’s plenty of threads and videos there about how to prepare and sterilize an SAB.
 

Billytheluther

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Depends what you Plan on doing with it bro... if you plan on sterizing a needle then yes you could burn it to get a flame, can you use it on your surroundings??? Yes i would use it... it depends what you plan its use for but long story short for most aplications yes you could
 

Billytheluther

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I fo bulk aswell but find the standard pf tek easy and with large enough fruiting chamber and pc you can fit in a couple cakes in...i find it easier than grain... i know both but pf tek is just easier... plus with two cases of jars (24) youll have more fruits than you would know what to do with...
 

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