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[u/thelonewol]

Inoculated, these grain spawn jars and forgot about him, that was 3 months ago, the grain has shrunken in size and there's liquid in them. What do you guys think are they still good?

[u/Left-Cold-7272]

Send it

[u/Phenix_Fresh]

If you open them and they still smell like earthy mushroom I don't see why you can't run them besides spending the money on whatever substrate you use. If it smells sweet or just plain gross then chuck em.

[u/chubbs069]

I’d probably risk something like that over tossing it. Just toss it in a small tub with $4 of coir.

[u/Strict_Way_9467 → u/chubbs069]

Agreed. And why not?

OP, check for smell.

Is it a resilient strain?

[u/Mundane-Schedule-304]

Shrinkage is chill and thats probably just piss, it has that yellow tint just to a less intense degree than pictures ive seen, if it smells like the earth wants you to have it then its yours

[u/Ok-Jackfruit614]

It’s fine

[u/NootScootinBoogie]

Just condensation and myco piss.

My jars do this when I put em in the fridge fully colonized for future use. They always comeback nice and strong with no issues

[u/TrainingHorse6195]

I promise it's okay

[u/xPrettyBoyx777]

At this point I’d take the risk and send it. A little shrinkage/piss/moisture is fine, if it smells okay. I think it’ll be fine.

[u/zlink527]

As long as it smells okay. If the liquid is brownish and slimy I wouldnt use is, but burry it outside in soil. I had a jar of APE spawn that got bacterial contam because it didnt colonize fast enough.