Re: [compost_tea] Re: Filtering ACT

From: David Loring <dloring3_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:13:11 -0700

Hi Alex - The rate I mentioned is by no means a recommendation, just the am=
ount I've decided on after a lot of testing and talking. If you're not try=
ing to put the tea through a small nozzle or drip system it makes sense to =
grow a bit more bacteria than you might need. I don't know who could affor=
d to add 5% sugar, (1.25gals of molasses in a 25 gal brew). Is anyone actu=
ally doing this??

Dave
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: a1l2e3x4ar
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:19 AM
  Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Filtering ACT


  thx, dave...
  it seems that I have been growing fungi, what with adding ten times
  as much sugar as you recommend... now I got the picture

  brgds, alex
  --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "dkemnitz2000"
  <dkemnitz2000_at_y...> wrote:
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "David Loring" <dloring3_at_c...>
> wrote:
> > Alex - There is a poll on this compost tea site on addition of
> molasses, have a look. Right, 2oz. is not much in 25 gals but the
> tea was analysed and had good numbers for both active and total
> bacteria. Active bacteria at 200ppm is only about 0.67 ounces of
> bacteria in 25 gals. It's not hard to imagine that 2 oz. of sugar
> can grow way more than 0.67 ounces of total bacteria. It goes
> something like this for 25 gals of tea:
> > 25gals x 8.35pounds/gal x 16oz/pound = 3,340 ounces of tea x
> 0.000200 (200ppm recommended active bacteria) = 0.668oz. AB
> >
>
> <><><><><><<>Hey Dave, So using the above calculation(example) the
> bacteria are weighed. Is that right? 200ppm active bacteria in 25
> gallons water weigh 0.67 oz. Would they be dried or as is,
  basis?
> That's interesting. Dennis
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm not sure why the basic recipe in the Compost Tea Brewing
  Manual
> calls for 16 ounces of molasses/50 gal brew. It will certainly
  grow
> a lot of bacteia at just 0.2 percent of 50 gals. I understand that
> the 5% rate is meant to actually inhibit the bacteria for a fungal
> brew.
> >
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: alex de mello
> > To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:06 PM
> > Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Filtering ACT
> >
> >
> > dave: thx for the info... but 2oz. in 25 gal, isn't that like
> 0,06% molasses? that would be far from the 5% I recall reading as a
> max. here in this forum...
> >
> > >Subject: Re: Re: Filtering ACT
> >
> > Alex - Maybe there are paint filters with different size
  holes?
> I can filter five gallons about as quickly as it comes out of my 50
> gal tank, maybe 30 seconds. I put the 5 gal pail below the brewer
> outlet valve and hold the filter bag so the stream of tea passes
> through it. A little shaking is needed sometimes to keep the
> materials moving to the bottom of the bag. I don't substitute
> anything for molasses, just use less of it. I've had good SFI
> numbers using 2oz. molasses in 25 gals of tea starting with a few
> pounds of vermicompost.
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > alex de mello
> >
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