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Why build an incubator?
Here I will show you how to make a cheap incubator. The reason to make your own is because its cheap, easy, and reliable. A small incubator that can hold 5-10 jars cost $100-$500. The Incubator in this lens only cost $46.97 and can hold 20 or more jars! so you decide do you want your mushrooms to grow slow at room temperature? Buy a small expensive incubator? OR build a nice one!!!
These are the supplies you will need to build a cheap incubator
Everything you need is right here
Visi-therm Deluxe Heater - 50W - 7 12 in. - up to 10 Gallon
This will be used to regulate your temperature!
Amazon Price: $18.56 (as of 12/21/2009) 
Usually ships in 4-5 business days
Rubbermaid Latchtopper 24-1/2-by-12-1/2-by-16-1/2-Inch Ornament Box #8580
You will need two of these to build you incubator!
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Usually ships in 6-10 business days
How to build your Incubator!
Learn to build the cheapest incubators!
First off you will need Two containers of the same size and a small water heater. First take your heater and put it in the center of the first container. If you are worried about safety go to a hardware store and buy a clamp piece the goes around a pipe and use one on each end to keep the heater off the plastic.
Once you have the heater positioned pour in enough 80 degree water to completely submerge the heater. Set the heater to go off at 80 degrees. Then put in 4 equal sized supports to support the second container. Then rest your second container on the supports. Now have to add water in the first container till it half full and "TA-DA!" you got yourself a incubator! Your incubator should look like this:
Now the only thing to do is put your jars in and cover it with a blanket. If you notice your jars aren't colonizing on the bottom but are at the top just turn them upside down for a few days. This should get rid of some CO2 in the bottom.
Once you have the heater positioned pour in enough 80 degree water to completely submerge the heater. Set the heater to go off at 80 degrees. Then put in 4 equal sized supports to support the second container. Then rest your second container on the supports. Now have to add water in the first container till it half full and "TA-DA!" you got yourself a incubator! Your incubator should look like this:
Now the only thing to do is put your jars in and cover it with a blanket. If you notice your jars aren't colonizing on the bottom but are at the top just turn them upside down for a few days. This should get rid of some CO2 in the bottom.
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Have a question about the incubator then post them here and i will try to get back to as soon as possible.
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- theshroomman theshroomman Nov 18, 2009 @ 8:35 am
- can you tell me what i would need other than the incubator and all that to make my mushrooms grow, im starting from scratch
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- WIERDO VEGETABLE!!!!!HIGWE IIETHG EGWJE WIERDO VEGETABLE!!!!!HIGWE IIETHG EGWJE Nov 16, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
- WHAT IF I DON'T WANT PAY HAT MUCH MONEY????
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- SACRED DOORWAY SACRED DOORWAY Nov 11, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
- you have it down brother. may your journies be enlightening.
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- mavrico mavrico Nov 21, 2008 @ 12:24 am
- my last post was a response to bubba. he said:
Isnt the top tub going to float on the water rather than sinking to the bottom?
it didn't register as a reply directly so i just wan't to clarify.
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- mavrico mavrico Nov 21, 2008 @ 12:16 am
- you are correct. i incubated this way but don't see setting the tup tub on something to be logical because the water is going to push it up. the tubs i bought naturally stack with some room between the bottoms though it doesn't matter. i put the heater in the bottom tub but did not turn it on. i made holes in the handles of the tubs (as the ones i bought had handles) and tied them together with twine at the length i wanted the tub tub to float at. i added the water down the side gap between the tubs untill it was part way up the side the way the illustration shows. now my top tub is floating but held in place and i plug in the heater.
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- Biomech Biomech Oct 15, 2008 @ 10:54 am
- I have 500 acres and cows. What do I do to make it happen? Rye grass? Do the cows need to be fe grain. Found about an O last week but should have tons and tons more. I remember when I was a kid you could not walk 10ft without finding them . What is needed to make it happen naturaly? Can I use the natural shroom spores to grow them indoors?
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- Biomech Biomech Oct 15, 2008 @ 10:54 am
- I have 500 acres and cows. What do I do to make it happen? Rye grass? Do the cows need to be fe grain. Found about an O last week but should have tons and tons more. I remember when I was a kid you could not walk 10ft without finding them . What is needed to make it happen naturaly? Can I use the natural shroom spores to grow them indoors?
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- biohaze biohaze Oct 11, 2008 @ 9:44 pm
- fruitofdapoo your welcome and just to let yall know theres a new lense im makeing. How to Make A Liquid Culture.
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- biohaze biohaze Oct 11, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
- werddrew yes you could do this.
I would only do this if it was really cold out, and grow temp goes lower than room tempature.
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- fruitofdapoo fruitofdapoo Sep 16, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
- happy days!!! i am so damn elated to see all of us interested in ethnobotany and other related earth-made spiritual journeys of enlightenment... farrr outttt.... i am in process of creation of my systemo fungo... i will post detailed instructions for ya'll 2nite... thanx to all who post this priceless knowledge and ritual of thyis whole endevour... as a biologist with a degree from LIU southampton coll, ny ... yata yata yata all i can say is.............nothin left ta do but smile smile smile.......fungus umungus
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- dito dito Jul 25, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
- i built that homemade incubator.now can some one give me step by step instructions on how to grow shrooms, and how much i can yeild. thanx ,dito. my e-mail is ydito@hotmail.com
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- DUDE DUDE Mar 24, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
- Hey the vista therm water heater is NOT FULLY submersible that plactic casing cant go under...buy a pro heat with a dial ...the digital is too expensive
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- mavrico mavrico Nov 21, 2008 @ 12:21 am
- my last post was a response to bubba. he said:
Isnt the top tub going to float on the water rather than sinking to the bottom?
it didn't register as a reply directly so i just wan't to clarify.
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- fruitofdapoo fruitofdapoo Sep 16, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
- u can get these and other containers at home depot, wllmrt, or any of those lrger stores fr fairly cheap, pce fngus umngus
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- LEANORD LEANORD Aug 22, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
- I JUST WANT TO GROW MUAHROOM TO EAT THE SIMPLE WAY WITH BIO MATERIAL
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