Smokin Harley
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I'm letting it rest and mellow , will try to case it and see what actually results.
That black mottling is likely Aspergillus niger, which is okay to smoke, but not safe for oral tobacco.
Bob
Once we start talking aspergillus I start thinking of my other hobby mmm rice wine, I've read a. niger is safe to use, and was going to harvest it from onions but m. purpureus and a. oryzae have the operation down pat, 1 gallon finished product completing every week on a continuous cycle.
I have some plants that are still light green, and some that are browning. I think the freeze actually helps the browning. Frost was late this year and didn't kill them quick but the plants that had leaves that froze solid in one encounter sun bleached in the freeze spots rapidly over a few days and have the best brown color now.
Not sure how it smokes but color wise it might be good to know if it freezes crispy to just let it ride.
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This is my Comstock Spanish. Pulled it a minute ago. Now you'll notice that there are parts of it that are very light like CT shade .the rest is green .the green part was covered in snow. Not sure quite what to do with it from here.
Blech!
Bob
If it flash freezes could that be the explanation why it bleaches so well? Ice crystals rupturing the cells to let the chlorophyll out?
Because those that died and dried without freezing seem to be doing worse than those that died from freezing