{"product_id":"lions-mane-liquid-culture","title":"Lion's Mane Liquid Culture Syringe (10cc)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA clean, lab-prepared \u003cstrong\u003eLion's Mane liquid culture\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eHericium erinaceus\u003c\/em\u003e), drawn into a sealed 10cc syringe and ready to inoculate sterilized grain or agar. Lion's Mane is one of the most recognizable gourmet and functional mushrooms in the world — instead of a traditional cap and stem, it grows in soft, cascading icicle-like spines that shift from bright white to warm cream as they mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchen it's prized for a tender, seafood-like texture often compared to crab or lobster, and it has become a mainstay on the modern functional-wellness shelf. As a cultivation species it's a natural next step for growers moving past their first oyster harvest: it colonizes hardwood readily and fruits in high humidity, rewarding a little patience with dramatic, showpiece clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Gourmet Cultures syringe is drawn under HEPA-filtered laminar airflow from a single verified parent culture, so what reaches your jars is clean, live, and true to type — fast colonization instead of contamination. New to the format? A liquid culture inoculates grain far faster than a spore syringe because it's already living mycelium, not spores that still have to germinate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-liquid-cultures\"\u003efunctional liquid cultures\u003c\/a\u003e like \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-reishi-liquid-culture\"\u003eRed Reishi\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cordyceps-militaris-liquid-culture\"\u003eCordyceps Militaris\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture-syringes\"\u003eliquid culture syringe\u003c\/a\u003e we make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanning your grow?\u003c\/strong\u003e Read the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/lions-mane-liquid-culture-guide\"\u003eLion's Mane liquid culture grow guide\u003c\/a\u003e for substrate, colonization, fruiting conditions, and troubleshooting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStart clean\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn how Lion’s Mane compares with other \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/best-mushroom-liquid-cultures-for-beginners\"\u003ebeginner-friendly cultures\u003c\/a\u003e. Before inoculation, review \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-use-a-liquid-culture-syringe\"\u003esyringe technique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-store-liquid-culture\"\u003estorage\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/signs-of-contamination-in-liquid-culture\"\u003econtamination troubleshooting\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-make-grain-spawn-from-liquid-culture\"\u003egrain-spawn guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in bundles:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/beginner-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eBeginner 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/functional-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eFunctional 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hardwood-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eHardwood 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gourmet Cultures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45448605106352,"sku":"GC-LM","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6834\/9104\/files\/Lions_Mane_cd911084-f4c9-42fa-83df-e468910c412c.png?v=1783820808","url":"https:\/\/gourmetcultures.com\/products\/lions-mane-liquid-culture","provider":"Gourmet Cultures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}