creamcorn said:

smell alone is not a contaminate but rather a lingering left-over byproduct. they certainly should be clean by now and would probably work out, but who wants stinky trays around?

an old trick my mom used to use to clean out plastic water bottles that had that mildewey scent was to mix a few spoonfuls of cream of tartar in hot water, let sit for a while, and rinse. used to take care of those. things like vinegar (half vinegar & half water), or water & baking soda also can clean/absorb the odors

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They stopped growing at about 80% and i noticed alot of piss colored saturation i the jar (what i now know to be wet-spot bacteria). I decided to pull the jars and birth the mycellium.

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LayYouIn said:

welcome aboard.

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They stopped growing at about 80% and i noticed alot of piss colored saturation i the jar (what i now know to be wet-spot bacteria). I decided to pull the jars and birth the mycellium.

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that piss colored stuff could have just been what we call "mycelium piss". if you birthed the mycelium before it had colonized all of the substrate, your taking a big risk of contamination to the uncolonized substrate.

for the second question...how big of a spot? are you sure it's not bruising? mycelium will bruise. but it does sound like green mold to me. id say wait it out and see what happens. keep it in the jar though.

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godfodder said:

is their anyway to discern between piss and wet spot bacteria?

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LayYouIn said:

godfodder said:

is their anyway to discern between piss and wet spot bacteria?

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does it smell at all? a foul smell would be a dead give away. can you take pictures?

btw, it's not actually piss, it's antibiotics...most just call it piss.

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Anno said:

For all off you people who desire more knowledge:

What are common contaminants of the mushroom culture ?

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