Ginger bug
so this is a ginger bug i created about a year ago I think. ive used her to make plenty of delicious probiotic sodas. I posted a few days ago a photo of her when she was still sort of dormant I think? i had a few people telling me I should worry about botulism, and others arguing that. I recognize i didnt give much information, thats my fault. so im trying again, and giving more for you all to go off of.
this was created using purified water, raw turbinado sugar, and organic ginger. I was cutting up about a tablespoon of ginger and adding it for the first week and a half of its existence, and that got her going pretty well. I was feeding it raw sugar every few days, trying not to let the gaps between feedings get longer that 4 days. Ive had her in the fridge in the past, and removed her to awaken her with sugar again. I only used the fridge to keep her dormant, and this was a few months ago. she has not been refrigerated for at least 6 months.
now to my issue, I was moving late February and forgot her at the old apartment. she sat on the shelf for about a month and a half, not refrigerated. when I was able to retrieve her, the lid was protruding like it had lots of built up gasses from the yeast. I vented it, and it bubbled and fizzled waaay more intensely than ive had it done before. it smells like a normal ginger bug. after the initial burst of energy after the venting, it seemed to go dormant again. not completely, but activity died down a lot. I chopped up another table spoon of ginger to see if that wiuld help wake her up. a few days passed and we have this. I dont want to dump her if shes safe to use, but as im pretty new to fermenting, and the ginger bug is the first thing ive tried fermenting, I felt it would be best to get outside opinions, from people who may be more experienced. thank you in advanced.