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boomerman
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Registered: 02/21/06
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jar looks unhealthy
#5552171 - 04/24/06 07:20 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i have a jar that is 85%. It has a greyish color down by the bottom of the jar. It smells ok, like mushroom aroma, not a rancid smell. can it be contaminated and still smell ok? Can the myc. be a grey color sometimes? There is some excessive water by the greyspot as well.
The story behind this jar is that a few weeks ago it had no signs of myc. and it looked dry so i took the cap off and put some water in it, an expeirment if you will. I had some people tell me it was doomed but i kept an eye on it. It stank for a few days then the myc started to spread and it was a nice healthy white and the smell went away, and soon the mushroom smell came to be. Now it has a grey spot.
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BPJohnny
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: boomerman]
#5552193 - 04/24/06 07:28 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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IMO the jar is no good if it smelled bad before than there is definitly
a contamination and i wouldn't trust consuming anything off it. water
can be added in a sterile way, take the lid off only in sterile
enviroment ie: a glove box or under a flow hood and use sterile water,
or inject sterile water with a syringe. if you just take the lid off
in unsterile conditions and add regular old tap water you dont stand a
chance as shown by the bad smell you had.
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boomerman
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: BPJohnny]
#5552233 - 04/24/06 07:38 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i did it with a needle in a sterile way for another jar i had with the same problem. The smell of that one mad me gag so i just tossed the fucker. and by what your saying i guess ill toss the other one as well..
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BPJohnny
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: boomerman]
#5552246 - 04/24/06 07:41 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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sorry man tough break. bad smells are no good the myc prob took over
and thats why you dont smell it any more and some may use it anyway but
i am very cautious when it comes to contams i dont want to take an
unnecessary risk of getting sick
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boomerman
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: BPJohnny]
#5552266 - 04/24/06 07:46 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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thanks man, at least i did manage to get 5 out of 10 cakes. next time around ill add more water to my mixes from the beginning.
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vintage_gonzo
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: boomerman]
#5552284 - 04/24/06 07:51 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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how did you smell it? was the stench so bad that it smelled through the top or did you unscrew the top to smell?
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boomerman
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Registered: 02/21/06
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i dont have tape on the holes. and the one that i used the syringe smelled through the taped holes/
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Sinthetic
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: boomerman]
#5554318 - 04/25/06 08:58 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I've had jars do that before that were totally fine.
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horha
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Registered: 02/07/06
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: Sinthetic]
#5554339 - 04/25/06 09:08 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i have had a really bad contam before and it had no smell at all

 good luck
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figment
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Re: jar looks unhealthy [Re: horha]
#5554346 - 04/25/06 09:12 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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just soak and simmer. you'll be fine every time.
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