How do I prepare it?
Distribute brown rice into jars, add nutrient solution, sterilize at 15 PSI for 90 minutes.
- Weigh 45 g brown rice per jar (6 jars).
- Prepare nutrient solution: dissolve 15 g light malt extract and 10 g nutritional yeast in 500 ml water.
- Add 80 ml solution to each jar over the rice.
- Cover with foil and sterilize at 15 PSI (121 °C) for 90 minutes.
- Cool 8–12 hours before opening.
- Inoculate with Cordyceps militaris liquid culture under sterile conditions (5–10 ml per jar).
- Incubate in darkness at 20–22 °C for 14–21 days until fully colonized.
- Initiate fruiting: expose to 12–16 hours light (6500K), reduce temperature to 15–20 °C, maintain 85–95% humidity.
- Harvest when orange fruiting bodies reach 5–8 cm (45–60 days fruiting).
