How to Make a Myco-Brick

Grow your own mycelium brick in 8 easy steps! With Phil Ross, co-founder of MycoWorks.

Join us on our journey to Grow the Future of Materials:

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About Reishi™
Our pioneering product, Reishi™, is Fine Mycelium™ finely tuned and finished to the highest standards for leather. The world's first made-to-order, natural material offering unprecedented performance and freedom to customize.

About Fine Mycelium™
Our proprietary technology that engineers mycelium during growth to enable a new class of premium, non-animal, tunable materials that compare in quality and performance to the finest animal leathers. The next evolution in natural materials.

About MycoWorks
In 2013, co-founders Philip Ross and Sophia Wang formed MycoWorks, a San Francisco-based biomaterials company dedicated to bringing new mycelium materials to the world. MycoWorks’ patented Fine Mycelium technology, an advanced manufacturing platform and breakthrough in materials science, engineers mycelium during growth to form proprietary, interlocking cellular structures for unparalleled strength and durability.

Credits:
Video Production by Spreadhouse
Script by Marian Halls and Chanthal Fadul Otto
Creative Direction by Xavier Gallego
Art Direction by Cheryln Quan Read
Production by Mette Qvistgaard and Mattie Naythons
Voiceover by Mattie Naythons

[MushLab]

why did you stop making videos guys.. this channel needs more appreciation... Good luck with the future projects

[selfbuildsustainable]

I love this video! Can I use this to insulate my home? I'm building an efficient home and feel terrible about using conventional insulation. I'd love to give this a try.

[danielbollmeyer]

that's a random assortment of things for the substrate, I wonder what the differences are in brick strength using different substrates. Also does this work with any mushroom ? would different species produce different results ?

[peanutbutter]

this channel is great quality i cant believe its only got 3 k

[whatevor]

Yeeeah thats what i have been looking for! You are amanzing

[rachelharpist]

I'd really love to know what type of Agar they use! I'm wondering if it MUST be Sabouraud Dextrose Agar or if you can just use Agar Agar- 100% Agar?!

[AmbyarSquad]

amazing video to learn more about mushroom

[amandapinzon]

Hi what is the name of fungi what produce this type of mycelium thanks

[connermccaughey]

What is the energy drink for? Surely there are better sources of nutrients that would result in less metabolites like a malt extract or for PH balance there are more consistent and cheaper supplies like gypsum

[elyshaelainedelacruz]

What is that container you used on strenghtening the brick?

[kaiwollin]

Hi! Awesome! So simple. Could mushrooms potentially start to grow if it wasnt toasted in the owen?

[mwss]

How do you ensure there's no contamination

[themushroomexperience]

what a beautiful video, it reminds me of "Requiem for a Dream". If there were Oscars for youtube videos, you should win it. Dont stop making videos

[bikibaki]

can I use a Liquid Pure Culture that I can buy in a syringe for that aswell? any tipps?

[sheeneegamee]

Can you show how to do the leather one please

[TheWitchvortex]

These guys look high as f. :D
Nice video btw.

[tonimontana]

how long does the brick have to stay in the oven? temperature?

[MerceC]

whats the purpose of energy drink in this process?

[bodybalancer]

Theoretically.... you could put the mycelium into any shape mold... yes? :) so theoretically... if you build a big huge "pizza oven" / kiln and have some sort of mold... silicone? You could fire any shape mycelium medium? Like...panels for home insulation? :)

[ytl]

can i know what is the uses of the substrate? And why these ingredients chosen?