>>2639770>>Man, all these Youtube videos..That's why you should join an actual mushroom board. Most of the Youtubers and Redditors are noobs themselves sharing old or bad Teks they found on Youtube or Reddit. It's an ouroboros...
>>what are you using to measure temperatures?Yes, cheap amazon IR temp gun.
>>Will I have to worry about contamination from bringing the agar temp downYou should be PCing it in a container that will keep contaminants out. Media bottles or flasks with the mouth stuffed with pollyfill and topped with a square of foil or something similar. That will keep the contaminants out regardless of temperature. Just make sure to leave the foil and pollyfill on/in until you're in your work space and ready to pour.
>>are you in a SAB/flow hood?I have a 24x24 FFU that I do all of my work in front of. 10x6 is an odd number. I'm guessing it's a home build of some sort? Have you tested it for laminar flow? I hope you're not trying to work in front of an AC filter. Those do not produce laminar flow. The air coming through will be turbulant. This can draw contaminants from outside of the "clean" air channel onto whatever you're working on. If that's the case, you're far better of working in a SAB until you can afford a proper hood or ffu.
Here's my workspace.
