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Supplies https://linktr.ee/MushysMarket Start with a standard recipe of 1L Water (distilled preferable) 20g Agar 14.5g LME 1g yeast (optional) Combine Ingredients Place all dry ingredients into a small plastic bowl. Heat Water Boil 1 liter of water. Prepare Media Bottle Drop a stir bar into the media bottle. Place the media bottle on the stir plate. Add Initial Water Using a stainless steel funnel, carefully pour half of the boiling water into the media bottle. Turn on the st

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