mold
I noticed some brown mold forming on the paper wrapper around one of my pu erh cakes I have in storage. Is that bad?
Is there nothing I can do to save it? It is my most expensive pu erh cake...
Here is a picture: http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg89 ... 1238024170
Can I just take the wrapper off and wrap it with some other paper or something like that? Or could I put it in the freezer for a few days to kill the mold?
Thanks
Here is a picture: http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg89 ... 1238024170
Can I just take the wrapper off and wrap it with some other paper or something like that? Or could I put it in the freezer for a few days to kill the mold?
Thanks
Mar 25th, '09, 20:00
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How are you storing them?
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Mar 25th, '09, 20:16
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Don't discredit it as mold just yet. Mold can attack the outside before it reaches the inside. Can't tell from picture. Nonetheless, if it brushes off dont worry about it - of course unless the mold is yellow which is dangerous. If you are worried about it, I would take your pu out and let them sit for 3 days or so and let your storage area dry out some.rosenkraftlos wrote:It's not fuzzy, only discolored. The tea itself looks normal. I guess it's not mold after all.
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What are those tiny black dots stuck in betweens the paper folds? Hope it's not poop poop bugsrosenkraftlos wrote:Is there nothing I can do to save it? It is my most expensive pu erh cake...
Here is a picture: http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg89 ... 1238024170
Can I just take the wrapper off and wrap it with some other paper or something like that? Or could I put it in the freezer for a few days to kill the mold?
Thanks
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so the styrofoam cups are inside the box??? if so, i would take the cups outside of the box. i think the tea is way too close to your water/moisture source.rosenkraftlos wrote:I'm storing them in a small cardboard box with four styrofoam cups filled with a small amount of water.
and the photo is out of focus by a mile.
i would also be more worried about mold on the cake and not on the wrapper.