Hey everything is looking alright bro. Im trying to get caught up on my subbed threads after a lil vacation
About the soil/coco your cooking, first sounds like there was too much water,, microbes need low amounts to live and work. I would say no dripping at all after squeezing is good. Also when cooking I dont bother with a lid but for storage I do, unless Im cooking it outside and its about to rain or its a tad too moist.. Getting everything thoroughly mix with proper moisture levels is important then it should only need the initial mix and one more halfway through cooking to be ready for use. That smell is/was the medium going anaerobic, best thing to do is spread it out on a tarp or something until its reaches ideal moisture then toss back in the can for more cooking.
Oh I also noticed it looks like it could use some perlite as well. Nice and dark though! And Im with you on mixing soil making one feel good,,, its therapeutic.
I went back through your thailand pictures
so amazing bro thanks for sharing.