PONG! Fermented Suint Method of Cleaning Wool - updated

When we arrived home from the Atlin Arts and Music Festival I wanted to see how my wool was doing. I've been trying the fermented suint method to clean some of my fleece this year. I thought I'd try it because it is less energy intensive and we'd be able to have a bath on the days I'm washing wool. The unbelievable stench that arose from the containers when I disturbed them stuck with us for hours. A lingering miasma of swampy sewerage smell pervaded our entire home and possible environs. There was some gagging on the part of my long suffering husband. He was very polite, giving the shit sandwich review of the process; "I'm glad you're trying to save the planet, but this unholy stench cannot occur again, nice try dear".

At the moment I have no idea whether the stench will eventually leave the wool I started the process with which is in the washer right now. I am also rather hasty sometimes, so there is fresh wool occupying the horrifyingly stinky watery remains from the starter batch. I've decided I can't disturb them until the washer is available to deal with the stink.

 

The photos are unremarkable - the wool looks cleanish, but it is the full sensory immersion experience that will stop me from doing this again. The next few fleece did come out pretty clean, but the stench remains. Less invasive than the first go around for what ever reason. Definitely wear gloves when dealing with this sort of pong - it really sticks. 

We do hope that this chunk of the lawn will look lush and green in another few days because of all the fertilizer... We fear that it may get burnt (like the dog pee parts) with a green fringe around the edge...