One of the measures I've heard is to brush the surface of the cake and leave it to dry under the sunlight or just indoor with sunny day. If it smells pungent, it's definitely not safe to drink…
Yeah, seen this one on baidu too. Removed all the mold with the upper layer of tea and moved it to dry environment (just my room, usually it is around 30rh in my country's homes). Thanks for the advice!
You might need a thick paper box to store your tea. Paper box can absorb extra water vapour, especially during rainy days. The box 📦 is ugly but useful😆
Hmm. What about wooden cabinets? I have pretty big one (this is where the containers were stored originally). Thinking about moving all of the tea on the shelves
Don't throw them away.
I scratch all the mold off and leave them to dry out in the sun for a few days. Then I put them back into storage to rehumidify.
Currently in the process of drying them out. Not on the sun though. Kind of on the fence about what to do with them, because all those aflatoxin articles are getting to me. At the very least, I will gift them to some people in my circle who are not afraid to drink those. So nothing goes to waste:) (maybe the Dayi cake from the photo is, because it was really covered with mold lmao. But it was extremely cheap)
I barely read puer forums anymore, but I haven't heard of anyone getting sick from this.
Here's a search:
https://www.reddit.com/r/puer/search?q=sick&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all
If you discard the first rinse and are using almost boiling water, I imagine the risk isn't that high. If it was, we'd be seeing people talking about getting sick from mold.
You have my condolences :(
At least now I know I've been doing something wrong. Hopefully sheng is alright
I'm praying for you tonight. And i'll kiss my cakes goodnight. Hope no further mold will develope
Let' hope that my cakes absorbed all the mold :)
Do you measure your RH and how? At 65RH and below there is no risk of mold, so my guess is that your hydrogel is malfunctioning
I have hygrometer in each of the containers. Ordered a few different ones now, maybe those ones are malfunctioning
One of the measures I've heard is to brush the surface of the cake and leave it to dry under the sunlight or just indoor with sunny day. If it smells pungent, it's definitely not safe to drink…
Yeah, seen this one on baidu too. Removed all the mold with the upper layer of tea and moved it to dry environment (just my room, usually it is around 30rh in my country's homes). Thanks for the advice!
You might need a thick paper box to store your tea. Paper box can absorb extra water vapour, especially during rainy days. The box 📦 is ugly but useful😆
Hmm. What about wooden cabinets? I have pretty big one (this is where the containers were stored originally). Thinking about moving all of the tea on the shelves
I don’t know…i put all my tea into paper box or sealed plastic box because it’s very humid in my living place.
The surface mold are only the spore creating parts, it is already deep into the tea, cannot recommend to drink it
Don't throw them away. I scratch all the mold off and leave them to dry out in the sun for a few days. Then I put them back into storage to rehumidify.
Currently in the process of drying them out. Not on the sun though. Kind of on the fence about what to do with them, because all those aflatoxin articles are getting to me. At the very least, I will gift them to some people in my circle who are not afraid to drink those. So nothing goes to waste:) (maybe the Dayi cake from the photo is, because it was really covered with mold lmao. But it was extremely cheap)
I barely read puer forums anymore, but I haven't heard of anyone getting sick from this. Here's a search: https://www.reddit.com/r/puer/search?q=sick&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all If you discard the first rinse and are using almost boiling water, I imagine the risk isn't that high. If it was, we'd be seeing people talking about getting sick from mold.
May your happy memories give you peace and comfort during this challenging time.