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Are my jars still good?
    #12563476 - 05/14/10 05:56 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

So, I prepared 10 BRF style jars a couple of days ago.. they've been sitting in my PC since. When I was preparing to inoculate, I noticed that bits of dry verm are falling into the substrate below. I've tried to capture it in a photo my but my iMac's cam isn't all that great.

It almost seems like my substrate layer has dried up, being that the circumference has shrunk, allowing dry verm to get below. Is this the sign of too little moisture? When I was preparing the jars, I ended up with extra after filling 5 jars (did two batches of 5).. Perhaps I didn't feel them tight enough?


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Re: Are my jars still good? [Re: boogawho]
    #12563490 - 05/14/10 05:58 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

You are suppose to pack it very LIGHTLY. Did you mix your substrate up evenly? It looks like there is a bunch of BRF at the bottom.  Either way jars usually take between 5 days and up to 2 weeks to show growth.

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Re: Are my jars still good? [Re: Breakfast Crew]
    #12563507 - 05/14/10 06:03 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

I haven't inoculated them yet.. guess it's time to make new jars? It's taken me weeks to get everything together, so I don't mind waiting an extra day to inoculate if it means success in the long run.

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Re: Are my jars still good? [Re: boogawho]
    #12564535 - 05/14/10 09:19 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

Probably best to start over before you've invested a lot of time or effort.

Pack it down very lightly and wipe the jar above the mix with a cloth before adding in the dry verm. 

Any bits of mix you leave on the side of the jar can invite contams in.


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Re: Are my jars still good? [Re: Spongiform]
    #12565008 - 05/14/10 11:11 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks for the advice.. I decided that starting over was the way to go.. I think I'll have a much better result this time. Hopefully, in 10 days or so I'll have good news to report!

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