Re: [compost_tea] Re: Compost Tea Brewing Q

From: Chuck Barker <chuckiebtoo_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:14:09 -0800 (PST)

After using 5 gl pails & figuring out that my little aquarium pumps were la=
cking, I began brewing tea (unbaggd) in gallon milk jugs.  Been d=
oing it for about 5 years.  Works great.  One beauty of it i=
s the portability (I can shake the brew up occasionally, pour it after sett=
ling, clean up easily, etc).  
 
My plants, lawn, trees, and neighbors can all attest to the effectiveness o=
f the brews.
 
Chuck


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From: Tim Wilson <thegoodjob_at_hotmail.com>
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:23 AM
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Compost Tea Brewing Q


 
This could help

http://www.microbeorganics.com/#So_You_Wanna_Build_A_Compost_Tea_Brewer

Tim

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Jason Gerhardt <jasongerhardt_at_...> wrot=
e:
>
> Hi All,
> I am new to this group, and joined mostly to stay up to date on the lates=
t
> research into compost tea brewing. I have one question that perhaps
> someone can answer. Does anyone know if Elaine Ingham endorses the way sh=
e
> suggested brewing compost tea in the this article in Fine Gardening
> magazine at this site:
> http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx
>
> There is no date on the article so I am unsure if it is disproven by rece=
nt
> research. I simply want the best, least expensive way to brew consistent
> small batch compost tea. I saw the above article, saw that Elaine wrote
> it, therefore trusted it, and already went ahead and bought all the
> materials before doing further research. I don't really want to buy oxyge=
n
> meters and spend hundreds on testing batches taken from multiple points i=
n
> the brewing process. I suppose I might if I have to, but I am hoping ther=
e
> is a straightforward 5-gal bucket method that doesn't require too much
> research work. My hope is that the risk for harm is higher in larger scal=
e
> brewing, and minimized at the small-scale.
>
> Any thoughts, anyone?
>
> Jason
>




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