Re: [compost_tea] Compost tea brewers

From: Jason Austin (jason.austin@shaw.ca)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 11:18:27 EST


Thanks Elaine

Jason

soilfoodweb@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Jason -
>
> The KIS machine (5 and 30 gal), the Alaska Giant (1 and 5 gal), the
> Bob-A-Lators (you buy the container size you want and adjust the
> innards), and the EPM 22 gal machine are all small, and relatively
> inexpensive. The Alaska Giant is least expensive, but you have to
> replace the soaker hose now and again. The KIS machine is about $135,
> but easy to use, great teas. We've been trying to get the machine to
> grow E. coli, but can't do it. Whatever E. coli might come in with
> the compost doesn't grow at all in the KIS brewer, and often is killed
> in the KIS brewer. We have only tested one other brewer for it's E.
> coli growth capacity, and it grows E. coli just fine, because it goes
> anaerobic every time we have tested the tea maker. .............
> <snip>








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