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Re: [compost_tea] Re: Filtering ACT



Hi Alex - The rate I mentioned is by no means a recommendation, just the amount I've decided on after a lot of testing and talking.  If you're not trying 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 afford to add 5% sugar, (1.25gals of molasses in a 25 gal brew).  Is anyone actually doing this??
 
Dave 
----- Original Message -----
From: a1l2e3x4ar
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@yahoogroups.com, "dkemnitz2000"
<dkemnitz2000@y...> wrote:
> --- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "David Loring" <dloring3@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@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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