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 ==== '''Day 2 Preparation of Grain Spawn''' ====
+Objective: Prepare grain substrate in a jar to produce biomass.
+Materials: pressure cooker, scale, distilled water, rice grains, gypsum (CaSO4 - calcium sulphate), spoon, plate with well-growing mycelium, scalpel, gloves, ethanol, jar, wadding
+<u>Step 1: Weigh Materials</u>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Component
+!Quantity
+!
+!Component Quantity Custom Quantity
+|-
+|rice grain
+|30
+|multiplier
+|g
+|-
+|Calcium sulphate (gypsum)
+|(2%) 0.6g
+|multiplier
+|g
+|}
+<u>Step 2: Soak rice Grains and Add Gypsum</u>
+# Pour boiling distilled water over rice grains and allow them to soak for a minimum of one hour to absorb the water fully.
+# Drain any excess liquid.
+# Combine the gypsum with the soaked rice grains, ensuring thorough mixing.
+# Transfer the mixture into a heat-resistant glass jar.
+# Create a ventilation hole in the lid and insert cotton wadding for mushroom air exchange.
+# Seal the jars and cover the lid with aluminum foil.
+<gallery>
+File:Mixed rice 2.jpg
+File:Mixed rice 3.jpg
+File:Mixed rice.jpg
+</gallery><u>Step 3: Sterilize In Pressure Cooker</u>
+<u>Step 4: Add Mycelium</u>
+<u>Step 5: Incubate</u>
 For reference to the original experiment, please see [https://www.top-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Prepare-rye-jars-v2_1-1.pdf Preparation of Grain Spawn]