stevea1210
Well-Known Member
So I'm trying to be all green and what not, putting my spent grains into my compost bin. The problem is that for a few days after putting the spent grains in, it smells like Jeffrey Dahmers kitchen.
We actually thought the first time that something died behind the shed. It took a couple brews to piece it together.
So far, my solution has been to ignore the situation, as 5 days later, the smell is gone. That worked well until today. My next door neighbor, whom I get along with great, complained about it.
So what do you guys and gals do to mitigate the stink. Should I let the grains cool down first....maybe mix in more cardboard. I don't know.
I'm not an extremely experienced composter, but I have read that if it is stinking, you are doing it wrong. This is the only ingredient in our compost that causes a stink. All help is appreciated.
We actually thought the first time that something died behind the shed. It took a couple brews to piece it together.
So far, my solution has been to ignore the situation, as 5 days later, the smell is gone. That worked well until today. My next door neighbor, whom I get along with great, complained about it.
So what do you guys and gals do to mitigate the stink. Should I let the grains cool down first....maybe mix in more cardboard. I don't know.
I'm not an extremely experienced composter, but I have read that if it is stinking, you are doing it wrong. This is the only ingredient in our compost that causes a stink. All help is appreciated.