I’ve had some egg cultures work for a bit and it’s almost at the stopping point. How do I stop it and fix it in place? Sodium benzoate
? Salt? Appreciate any insight.

I use SB and MP

Same

To preserve one gallon of bait. I normally use this ratio of preservatives. As a starting point.
One cup SB.
One Oz. MP.
One Half TSP. of Zinc Valerate. ( Optional ).
Hot Water mixed together. The amount of water is up to you? Do not use to much.
I think eggs are pretty easy to preserve? Compared to fish and small animals ground up guts and all.
Fixative? To me Cultured Eggs have a nice musky smell. So I like a fixative that compliments this odor. You might consider civet musk, vanilla, etc.
Good Luck!

Forgive my ignorance but I am not sure what MP is.

Methylparaben, helps prevent mold if I got it correctly remembered.

Magic Potion

Thank you

How do you judge when you stop your egg culture Daniel? Just curious.

From what I have been told and have read on here. When it gets to a thick mayo type consistency.

I was curious because I just made some and it never thickened up. It smelled great, it had changed color, gotten a bit thicker, but was still runny. I decided to stop it where it was, thought it would make a nice liquid lure the way it was. Once I stopped it, it thickened up like pudding in less than a day, really does smell good to my nose anyway. Good luck with yours.

I had to keep mixing it every day. I used a drywall mud mixer on a drill. Mine stayed runny for a while it seemed but once it had a think crust I mixed it longer and noticed the thick layer becoming deeper when I would mix it

The one oz of MP is that by weight or volume?

Volume!

Thank you

It's about that time again!!! We have the PA state show coming up, then my son and I are leaving from there and meeting up with my wife, daughter, and youngest son in Virginia Beach for a week- THEN it's egg culture time!!! I will be doing about 50-60 dozen eggs at least...