expanded EM1

I expanded some em1 back in June. I still have over half of the batch left. How do I know if it's still viable? They are stored in 600 ml plastic water bottles at room temperature inside a tote and smell a little sweet and yeastie'sh with no built up pressure in the bottle.

Reefslinger said:

I expanded some em1 back in June. I still have over half of the batch left. How do I know if it's still viable? They are stored in 600 ml plastic water bottles at room temperature inside a tote and smell a little sweet and yeastie'sh with no built up pressure in the bottle.

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Not sure of the answer, but am curious myself. If you don’t get an answer try asking here: https://www.rollitup.org/t/greens-probiotic-method.985411/

This guy says 60 day shelf life after expansion

I've had some far past that point and when I used I still saw nice white fuzzies appearing. Maybe not as strong as it was before but still alive & working. The other goodies from the molasses would still be present and potentially beneficial otherwise. I wouldn't just throw out... IMO.

I kept mine in translucent milk jugs sitting indoors in a bed room 70's temp - didn't do anything special. And I'd have to guess I'm well past 4-6 mo old batch. About to brew a new one and this time I'm going to only expand 1 gal at a time.

Is using tap water to expand em1 ok or will the Chlorine kill off the microbes? Appreciate any guidance you can provide. Peace

Found the answer here: https://www.teraganix.com/pages/em-recipes

CrunchBerries said:

Found the answer here: https://www.teraganix.com/pages/em-recipes

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They lost me on the fist mention of "elixirs". WTF?

CrunchBerries said:

Found the answer here: https://www.teraganix.com/pages/em-recipes

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Don't worry about Northwood, he hasn't a clue to what he's talking about. "WTF is EM1???" Really though, I'm glad that you are figuring this stuff out.