Rehydratation of a non-fully colonized cake

EgoKilleR · 09-13-08, 09:09

My brf cakes are about 90 % colonized, but in the past few days seems to me that the colonization is very slow (or even has stopped). The cakes are in jars (almost pint jars) nearly 2 months now and I think that the water in the cakes has evaporated. Can I rehydrate the cakes with sterile syringe with distilled water?

Ben Dover · 09-13-08, 09:31

2 mouths is a big door for contams to jump in.

Turn the jars upside down, this will help displace the CO2 in the jars.

Of course you can try a little sterile water if you would like to experiment a little.

If I were you I would go ahead and make a few more jars, supercake style, with proper moisture content.

Good luck you project

crazy1 · 09-13-08, 10:39

2 months is an awfully long time for cakes.

As Ben said I"d flip em, good luck

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EgoKilleR Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6	Rehydratation of a non-fully colonized cake My brf cakes are about 90 % colonized, but in the past few days seems to me that the colonization is very slow (or even has stopped). The cakes are in jars (almost pint jars) nearly 2 months now and I think that the water in the cakes has evaporated. Can I rehydrate the cakes with sterile syringe with distilled water?

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Ben Dover Glassaholic Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 725	2 mouths is a big door for contams to jump in. Turn the jars upside down, this will help displace the CO2 in the jars. Of course you can try a little sterile water if you would like to experiment a little. If I were you I would go ahead and make a few more jars, supercake style, with proper moisture content. Good luck you project __________________

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crazy1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 874	2 months is an awfully long time for cakes. As Ben said I"d flip em, good luck __________________ Are you a human being having a spiritual experience, or a spiritual being having a human experience

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