Homemade Steam Generator For Sterilizing Mushroom Substrate Youtube This is a walkthrough of my homemade boiler that i use for sterilizing mushroom substrate. this build features a single boiler with a 2400w element inside. t. I made my own homemade or diy steam generator for sterilizing my mushroom substrate. the purpose of this steam boiler is to produce enough steam to heat my s.
How To Build A Homemade Steam Sterilizer For Mushroom Growing Youtube This is my home made steam sterilizer build for mushroom growing. it uses a stainless honey collector and an 2500w element to heat water, then it pumps the s. The following pages detail the wood fired steam generator pictured above which i designed and built for use on our mushroom farm. the boiler provides steam to our autoclaves for sterilization of grain spawn and supplemented sawdust mushroom substrates, while also supplying steam to a hydronic heat exchanger in our mushroom house to warm the incoming air. 55 gallon drum sterilizer lid 002. our 55 gallon barrel sterilizer holds 100 pounds of mushroom substrate per cycle. we load 5 to 7 pounds of supplemented sawdust or rye berries into filter patch autoclavable bags for sterilization, as seen above left. the unit easily holds 20 bags without overcrowding. All we need to do is unplug the dryer and plug in the steam generator. we ran a dedicated copper water supply with a shutoff valve and filter to the generator. the 55 gallon barrel requires three holes to be drilled into it. one for the steam inlet coming from the steam generator. the second hole is for a drain in the bottom of the barrel.
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