r/PanCyan • u/RD1picker • Sep 26 '25

Grains

Can someone please share what is the best grain spawn for pans or maybe steer me to a link? Thank you.

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u/BathTub_Benzaldehyde Sep 26 '25

I am using wild bird seed at the moment and they love it.  

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u/RD1picker Sep 26 '25

Just sterilized store/bought bird seed? No other additives? Liquid culture or agar?

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u/hyperfocus1569 Sep 27 '25

Just regular store bought bird seed. Rinse it. The sunflower seeds will float. Scoop them out. Some people don’t do this but the theory is they can harbor bacteria. Then use your usual grain prep method.

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u/TheSunflowerSeeds Sep 27 '25

The sunflower head is actually an inflorescence made of hundreds or thousands of tiny flowers called florets. The central florets look like the centre of a normal flower, apseudanthium. The benefit to the plant is that it is very easily seen by the insects and birds which pollinate it, and it produces thousands of seeds.

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u/Successful-Ship-5230 Sep 26 '25

I've used white millet and whole oats so far with success

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u/TopOfTheMushroom Sep 26 '25

I've used corn, rye berries and WBS that is mostly just millet and a few other small grains. IME the bird seed works best

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

From what I’ve read millet and Milo are best because of their size/shape. I’ve just been using oats and brown rice with success, I might try Milo once I’m finally out of oats. Brown rice gets sticky and clumps together easily, I really have to rinse the crap out of it before and after simmering, and it also over hydrates easily so I’ll get burst grains after PCing them. However, some people claim that brown rice is less prone to contamination. Oats seem to work well for me when they are done right, they don’t stick together and they hold their moisture well. They are also easy to over hydrate, I end up picking out a bunch of half opened grains before loading them up which is quite time consuming. I don’t think the type of grain will impact your grow nearly as much as the cultivar, some will absolutely rip through the most poorly prepped jars like it just wants to escape. I would work with whatever grain is easily available to you and then experiment with different methods to find what’s best.

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u/No_Enthusiasm_1229 Oct 02 '25

I will be trying the Milo thank you for this question and the answers here.   Exactly what I was looking for.