Pan Cambo "Goliath" Grow

I have 5 quart jars of Pan cambo "goliath" about ready to case and fruit. I have the casing pasteurizing as we speak. I'll be using jiffy seed starting mix, which is about a 50/50 verm/peat mix with a bit of hydrated lime. I don't remember ever pasteurizing like this before, but I already hydrated the mix and have it on a pan wrapped in a foil bundle in the oven set at 170 degrees. I know that is at the upper temp limit for pasteurization, but since I seemed to have lost my meat thermometer that is the only method I have available to me at the moment. I'm looking for a little advice and feedback as to whether I should proceed or not. I made up these jars using waylitjim's pan cyan tek. Similar to pf tek, there is a think verm layer at the top of the jars, which I plan of scraping off and applying the casing layer. According to the tek, I plan on casing the jars about 1/2" and covering the jars back but for a few days for the mycelium to recover. Since I do mostly monotubs, the only fruiting chamber I have available is my old shogun fruiting chamber from when I used to do pf tek.

Any thoughts?

You are good at 170. I have found that anything over 190 will raise hell. Wish you luck on your cambos, one of the more difficult strains.

Thanks. I'm a little nervous about this shotgun fruiting chamber. I think it is a little cold in here too. Any pointers on what I can do to to get some fruit?

I only did 3 of the 5 jars. I want to see how my casing jobs go before I do the other 2. I almost wanted to just case right over the top of the dry verm layer. Kept the lids off and replaced it with fresh foil. I put a few holes in the top with a pin for some gas exchange for the next few days. The tek says give it 2-3 to recover at fruit and pinning starts 7-10 after that. My major concern is keeping the casing contam-free for that long.

No pointers, you wait and unless your casing is just so, you wait some more.

It's been 3 days since I cased the jars. The casing layer doesn't look colonized at all. Should I put them in the FC anyway or does the caser layer need to colonize first?

i'd put it in the chamber in order to ensure hunidity.