More Mold Identification

[gervais]

Just cracked a box of dark plug from early this year. Doesn't smell off or anything. Has definate plume in the mix, but also a more dull, (powdery?) looking substance on it. Here are some pics. Would you guys smoke it?

 

[Jwebb90]

I would not smoke it.

 

[Mike D]

nope

 

[didimauw]

That's tricky. The mold I had in some of my tins, were fuzzy mold like you would find from leaving food out for too long.

The plume I have on some blends, is shiny, like crystals....

Yours is.... Neither...

 

[gervais]

That's tricky. The mold I had in some of my tins, were fuzzy mold like you would find from leaving food out for too long.

The plume I have on some blends, is shiny, like crystals....

Yours is.... Neither...

Yeah it's almost like "dead plume". Lol

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

There's a fungus among us...

 

[simong]

Hmm, Indian leaf in that one. Indian bloom? Tricky, doesn’t look like mould to me but what if it is? If in doubt, chuck it out…..or maybe not.
Somebody more familiar with Indian leaf will hopefully chime in.

 

[Coreios]

If you can brush it off its plume, if not its mold. Mold sticks plume is more of a dust.

 

[Kobold]

I would not smoke that. Looks like a mushroom forest without the smurfs to me.

 

[gervais]

When I scraped at it with a knife if came off like a powder

 

[gervais]

If you can brush it off its plume, if not its mold. Mold sticks plume is more of a dust.

It doesn't really brush off. Seems to be stuck to it. It is only where they sliced the plug up. The inside is nice and clean looking. Maybe I can just cut the questionable stuff off, lol

 

[bullet08]

What's the chance in getting sick by doing a lick test? That one's hard to tell.

 

[anotherbob]

It doesn't really brush off. Seems to be stuck to it. It is only where they sliced the plug up. The inside is nice and clean looking. Maybe I can just cut the questionable stuff off, lol

if it's mold or fungus the visible part is just that the visible part. It's basically the "fruit" just like an apple isn't the whole tree. The fuzz is not the whole organism. I.e. just cause you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

 

[gervais]

Hmm, Indian leaf in that one. Indian bloom? Tricky, doesn’t look like mould to me but what if it is? If in doubt, chuck it out…..or maybe not.
Somebody more familiar with Indian leaf will hopefully chime in.

Id like to associate mold with a foul odour of some sort, and webs. which this does not have to my sense. What to do, what to do

 

[gervais]

What's the chance in getting sick by doing a lick test? That one's hard to tell.

Maybe a lick test IS the way to go....

 

[Coreios]

It doesn't really brush off. Seems to be stuck to it. It is only where they sliced the plug up. The inside is nice and clean looking. Maybe I can just cut the questionable stuff off, lol

Works with cheese lol. I thought it was mold in the pic but if you say it won't brush off, now im sure its mold. I'd toss it, but I doubt it would hurt ya. I lean towards the cautious side of things. I like using glass jars not tins. The other day I noticed a jar that looked foggy. I opened the lid to dry it out before it was mold. It would have died in the tin.

 

[Coreios]

Id like to associate mold with a foul odour of some sort, and webs. which this does not have to my sense. What to do, what to do

I've seen tobacco mold it doesn't always have a smell. If it does it smells like a basement.

 

[simong]

Id like to associate mold with a foul odour of some sort, and webs. which this does not have to my sense. What to do, what to do

What to do? Wait! Wait until someone who smokes Dark Plug all the time gives it the thumbs up or down.
Don’t want to wait? Then smoke it in haste & repent at your leisure….possibly.
Not much help I know but you did ask. Lol

 

[gervais]

@craig61a what do you think?

 

[ThermionicScott]

Maybe a lick test IS the way to go....

Before you do, invite a buddy to come over and supervise in case you trip.