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has anyone has seen anything like the jet black stain pictured below? i mixed up and strained some random worm / compost / liquid gold type brews (some with ashes & a much higher ph & some without), then left them for some months.
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One guess would be a situation like oak gall ink, where iron and tannins were present and reacted.
 
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