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Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower.
    #26888858 - 08/19/20 05:09 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

I'm a first time cultivator entering the exciting fruiting stage of my grow.

On 8/14 I layered my fully colonized grain bags of b+ and golden teacher with coco/vermiculite substrate into my monotubs. I taped off the 2 holes on each side and the holes on the ends to allow the mycelium to colonize the substrate.

This morning I noticed that both of the monotubs have a smell similar to alcohol. I wiped down the tubs with alcohol before transferring grains but I gave it time to evaporate so I don't think that's what I'm smelling.

For the time being I have removed the tape from the air exchange holes to let them air out.

Is the alcohol smell something to worry about? Is there something I can do about it? Thanks!





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Re: Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower. [Re: DREADlord]
    #26889044 - 08/19/20 07:21 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

Update: since removing the tape and stuffing the holes with poly fill, the smell is a lot less intense. I also wiped the condensation off of the sides of the tub.

Will allowing fresh air exchange before full consolidation cause any problems? I really don't wanna screw this up. Thanks.


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Re: Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower. [Re: DREADlord]
    #26889049 - 08/19/20 07:27 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

wine like smell sounds like yeast or another contam, perhaps bacterial, im unsure from your description, it could also be trapped vapor from your spraying

ur tubs are colonizing, good on the way to get fruits,

not all contams completely cancel the grow,
but all contam sporulation weakens the grow area longtime,
and most if not all of them weaken the fruiting

many people give it air at your stage, or puts it into fruiting conditions from the get-go


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Re: Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower. [Re: DREADlord]
    #26889100 - 08/19/20 08:00 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

No. Allowing fresh air before full consolidation shouldn't cause any problems. Bod does something similar in one of his tek's where he fruits at the spawning stage. Seems to work fine for him.

If the smell went away you probably didnt wait for it to evaporate long enough. I smell the inside of the tub to make sure the alcohol smell is gone before i use them if i wipe mine down first.

If there was residual alcohol in the tub and you closed it then trapped it in there to marinate.


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Re: Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower. [Re: mistermycelium]
    #26889205 - 08/19/20 09:30 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

I never clean my tubs with alcohol or other sanitizer, just water and soap.
Like washing your hands, it`s the best way to remove any dirt mechanically. Only sanitizing when working with a sab.

Maybe you sealed up your tub too much?
CO2 has to leave, too much build up isn`t best at all.

Nearly everybody here goes for fruiting condition from the start.


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Re: Monotubs have an alcohol like smell. First time grower. [Re: Goatrider]
    #26889222 - 08/19/20 09:42 PM (3 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I didn't get any kind of bacteria growing.

Either way, Ive got 6 brf cakes going in a sgfc that are doing great so my first grow is at least somewhat of a success.


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