Compost update – how does this look, oh wise subreddit?

Original – https://www.reddit.com/r/composting/s/xTcrSdAYbO

I completely emptied the bin and the comments were right about it being too wet and high in nitrogen. The top clumps were crispy dry but just under the surface was a hell of a lot of moisture and a bad odour. I shovelled everything onto a tarp and put the bin back in its spot.

I put down a bed of wood shavings and began putting the compost back in the bin. I did the lasagna method with browns and stinky compost until the dang thing was full. I threw the left over compost on an unused flowerbed with the wood shavings like a mulch.

I left the bin 24hrs in the hope that the new browns would quickly absorb the moisture but it didn’t seem to do much of anything. So I took my fork and really kicked it about the top few layers of the bin. The wood shavings broke up the big clumps and it’s looking much better.

I’m not sure what to do. I’m going to check back in tomorrow to see how the moisture levels are doing but the original compost is wet whilst the wood is still fairly dry (looks like it’s starting to soak up moisture).

I wonder if I overcorrected? Does it need a sack of coffee grounds to even things out? Maybe I need to water it? Or maybe I now need to leave it be? Guidance would be appreciated!