That's how they used to start sourdough, using yeast gathered from the air, with flour instead of paper, of course!! LOL
Joy
From: Spaceman <Spaceman@starship-enterprises.net>
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 3:20:15 PM
Subject: Re: [papercreters] fermented paper pulp
I let a full mixer without cement sit in 100 degree weather for a few days in the summer. It was pretty aromatic and had bubbles. Not a bad smell, kinda like sourdough starter. As you experienced, it seemed to work well, and was lighter - no doubt due to the bubbles. I don't remember where that batch ended up, but no problems ever came of it after several years.
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On 5/5/2011 1:11 PM, Brandon Hoult wrote:
I love this group... it is kind of like having my own papercrete obsessed crystal ball. Saves some much trial and error... anyway... So I made three 55 gallon drums of paper pulp intending to spray in a couple of days, and then it started raining. Two weeks later the rain finally let up and my 150 gallons of pulp were smelling kind of ripe. I went ahead and used it and it seemed to actually work better except for the smell. It was a lot smoother and more "pulpy" than usual. My concern is that it may not hold up as well being partially rotten at this point. It looks fine when it dries and the smell pretty much goes away. Too late for this batch I guess, but I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with this?
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