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Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!??
    #23611450 - 09/04/16 01:47 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Okay, so I've noticed this smell a couple times and hadn't narrowed it down until a few days ago. I've got a sour smell coming from my large bag of vermiculite. I've recently prepared a bunch of pf tek jars using this vermiculite. They're in the pressure cooker right now. I'm noticing the steam carrying this smell out of the PC. Any ideas what it might be? What may have caused it? (I'm assuming my rolling of mushroom cakes in the bag of verm is the cause but idk for certain). Anyhow, after sterilization, should it be okay to inoculate my jars?

Any info anyone can offer is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Kapheen]
    #23611466 - 09/04/16 01:54 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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(I'm assuming my rolling of mushroom cakes in the bag of verm is the cause but idk for certain). Anyhow, after sterilization, should it be okay to inoculate my jars?

Any info anyone can offer is greatly appreciated. Thanks.




i would not have done that! a chunk of myc is prob getting all funky fresh in that
bag. ive never had a smell from a verm bag.

next time use a large plate. even a paper one. your cakes are fine most likely but
you might want to get a new bag of verm.

wait were these colonized cakes you rolled or pre PCed brf cakes?


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: mushboy]
    #23611490 - 09/04/16 02:02 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I rolled the cakes that were finished colonizing. I had a feeling that might be the culprit too.. but after sterilization is complete, should they be fine to inoculate without any extra concerns about contaminations?


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Kapheen]
    #23611494 - 09/04/16 02:04 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I'd toss the bag. Mold is a bitch


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: KingM3]
    #23611513 - 09/04/16 02:08 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Yes, I'm going to toss it and get a new bag. That's the plan. But will these jars be okay?


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Kapheen]
    #23611516 - 09/04/16 02:09 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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I rolled the cakes that were finished colonizing. I had a feeling that might be the culprit too.. but after sterilization is complete, should they be fine to inoculate without any extra concerns about contaminations?




Your cakes should be fine. The smell should clear up by the end of the run.

Check the bag for mold/debris and discard any you find.

You should sterilize your verm before you roll your cakes and use a plate to roll on.

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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: george castanza]
    #23611562 - 09/04/16 02:22 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Thank you for the reply, George.


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: mushboy]
    #23611651 - 09/04/16 02:55 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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wait were these colonized cakes you rolled or pre PCed brf cakes?



Um... How do you roll a cake that isn't PC'd or colonized? Lol :what:


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Bunji Fungi]
    #23611670 - 09/04/16 03:03 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

hence the question..
OP said rolling mushroom cakes. I've been around long enough to have
heard of some really backwards things people have done.

OP did nothing really wrong but i would not have done it.(rolling colonized cakes in the bag of verm)


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Kapheen]
    #23611707 - 09/04/16 03:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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Thank you for the reply, George.




Your welcome.

I would run the cooker for a good 90 min on those cakes too. Be careful to adjust your stove so little steam escapes the PC because that brf will dry out if you run it too hot.


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: george castanza]
    #23611765 - 09/04/16 03:48 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Okay, I'm not trying to be a dick. You have to admit it's kind of a funny thing to ask


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Bunji Fungi]
    #23612563 - 09/04/16 08:14 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Not necessarily for a first timer.. someone who's never worked with vermiculite, or done any kind of work with mushrooms.. seems completely legit to me. No offense taken tho.


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Re: Sour smell coming from vermiculite...!!?? [Re: Kapheen]
    #23612595 - 09/04/16 08:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I had this happen once...turned out the neighbors cat was sitting in my bag:lol: it was a huge 4 ft bag...but ver doesn't contam so just remove any crap ya find and sterilize before using


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