Mantisfan101 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 I began fermentstion about 4-5 days ago and it smelled different at first but I checked on it today and now it smells earthy(not like sawdust). Is it ready? It’s a bit orange/golden in color, not the dark earthy brown. Is it ready? I fermented it a bit before and dried it after a while before fermentjng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darktheumbreon Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 How long in total was it fermented prior? For most people there is no way (unless through mechanized methods) that flake soil would be ready from fresh sawdust in just 4-5 days unless you happened to have perfect conditions for it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantisfan101 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 About a month or so beforehand. Also another bigger batch has begun to smell of ammonia but it hasn’t heated up, should I discard that batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes TItyus hunter Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 If you don't want to waste the batch, you can dry it and ferment it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Usually, 4-5 days are not enough to ferment any raw sawdust unless you used agricultural mixer or heater things you know what used in Japan or in farms... (large scales). I would go ahead dry it out completely, and then mix up with your known formulas again to retry it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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