A 40X microscope can offer allot of info.
Molds have definite strains and can be identified by any botanist online (with a pict or drawing w/description.
Like the microwave I don't know how I got along without my microscope and it cost a measly $15... great investment. After several months of looking at trichomes and plant parts, you will be familiar enough with parts and conditions for many things you will no longer need the m-scope.
I had a similar situation with hermies.. the taste was burning dog doo, the after taste was battery acid, but when cooked up in spaghetti or blueberry muffins it was great. Some molds leave toxic by-products and some don't, you just have to do the leg work to get your data to a guy who can identify it...
PS Why learn from trial and error when there are folks who have f*cked up far worse than you, many times over,(:beatdeadhorse: :error: :beatdeadhorse: )who are so damn proud of it, they are just dying to tell you about it !? Can you say Vi-care-ee-ious ?
Captain Kappa ...
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