Worm Castings Smell?? Should there be??

I have two different containers of worm castings. One from a local maker bought from my grow store. They are six months since purchase and still hold moisture but have No smell.
My friends who have a worm castings manufacture outfit sold me 50# of their product and it look much more granular and has a light stink to it.
I got to see what my friends feed their worms and I was silently unimpressed. (they don't really understand true organic practices, they will go organic unless it's easier not to) They feed local bagged "Top Soil" mixed with a patented mix of things from the feed store.
I have not gotten into vermi-compost yet so what are your thoughts.
BTW they use red wrigglers.

my worm casting smell earthy, might have gone anaerobic in bag! And heated up self cooked! Should be ok to use still.

Or there is a couple dead worms in there.
I used to feed worms cornmeal as a kid. It was simple and cheap then atleast. If your friends dont produce what you want stick to bagged or better yet raise some worms,very easy

I could collect a bag of castings right of my lawn every morning if my back could take it lol

My lawn is an acidic sandscape. I am working to change that. I don't give a rip about my lawn (lawns are a waste of space, effort, recources, . . .ect). My wife says no beds in the front (That's the best sun!!). I only help it along when it suits me. I got a 55 gal drum of clean hardwood ash. That went on the lawn.
They gave me some spawn. I put that into my worm bin. That stuff has been composting for four months with bokashi and other inoculations. I'm hoping it's conducive to worms. I know vermi-compost is a key component to quality ladies. I have good composts and manure.
Dead worms would make sense.
The smell matches previous memories . . .lol

I'm not big on the lawn myself,its all green when you cut it. I must be wrong but I thought ash was also acidic?

I am wrong learn something everday