SporeKit™

This sterile injectable spore testing kit lets you check your spore syringe cleanliness before risking your grow kit.

Saving us all time, money and frustration.

What’s included

• 1 x Sterile Injectable Testing Kit with self-healing injection port
• 1 x Sterile Needle (21G x 1″)
• 1 x 70% IPA Chlorhexidine Wipe

Please note

This is a brand new product for us, and we’re still deciding on a few different versions of the kit which we like the best. Versions you receive free with grow kits will probably be different to ones you receive on your next order as we finalise our decision on what is the best of the best.

How to use

1. Remove the IPA wipe from its foil sachet and thoroughly wipe clean the injection port for 60 seconds.
2. Rattle your syringe to distribute spores, then inject 0.5ml of gourmet spore solution through the self-healing injection port.
3. Incubate at approximately 20°C. In light, or dark (it doesn’t mater). Never remove the lid.
4. Observe any mycelium growth over the following week or more. The longer you give it, the more certain you can be.
5. Once you are confident of healthy mycelium growth, then move on to the smell test.
6. Screw off the tester kit lid and smell for mushrooms. Healthy mycelium smells like earthy mushrooms. If it’s contaminated, your nose will instinctively know.
7. When both tests have passed, then and only then are you safe to inject your grow kit.
8. If the test fails and you detect contamination, contact the shop you purchased your gourmet spores from and ask for a replacement.

The perfect incubation temperature for your tester kit

Gourmet spore syringes are never sterile, no matter what a vendor might say to sell a product.

With this in mind, stay between 18-20°C and 64-68°F after injecting the tester kit.

Getting this right will drastically reduce the chance of a false positive.

Though incubating at hotter temperatures will speed up mycelial growth more than it does at 20°C, it will turbocharge the rate at which other nasties can grow!

And trust us, nasties will have found their way on to mushroom caps prior to the spore printing process (and sneak their way into spore syringes).

Mycelium will actually outrun a lot of contaminants, just give it a fighting chance with the right temperature!

Important

Product is made fresh to order with same sterile protocols as our grow kits.

Only for use in testing legal gourmet spore species – research your local laws.