fermented feed

[EggHead107]

hi everyone one i know that there are a lot of threads about fermented feed, but every batch i have made starts to smell like vomit. i am storing it in a cooler and i keep adding food to it but i do not know what is going on. i need help because i am wasting a lot of food. thank you!! help is greatly appreciated.

 

[balloonflower]

First, it is really hard to tell from your description what you have going on. The question is, have you ever done and smelled anything while it is fermenting? It has a specific sour smell. What other signs are you seeing? Bubbling, yeast on top, etc? You say you store in a cooler, but is it in a container, is there ventilation, is the lid tight, etc.

Personally, I have chosen to do a small batch separately for each day. I know many do one batch, just taking out and adding to daily, but this is what works for me. Then, if I lose a batch, it's very little food.

 

[EggHead107]

yes it bubbles and it smells slightly sour during the fermentation. i see white stuff on the top but little black speckles on the bottom. i have it stored in a sealed cooler with whole drilled on the top so that it can breath.