Elaine Ingram states in an article on her website "There are two basic kinds of machines, one where the tea goes through a pump in order to mix the tea, and one where air is used to mix the tea. Actually the best tea being made right now is from a machine where the tea goes through the pump. Which is not what I thought was the best situation, so even experts can be wrong sometimes!"
I am trying to make my own 10-30 gallon brewer that uses airs to mix the tea. Any suggestions on pumps and diffusers would great. Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 3:32 AM Subject: Re: vortex pump > >Could the original poster please repost the link to vortex pumps ? thanks > >I am looking for the "perfect" pump for my compost tea brewer > > Laura - You do not need to pump compost tea to brew it. You do need > to pump it out of the barrel, if you want to filter it in the > process, but you don't need to even do that if you just open a drain > at the bottom of the tank and let gravity do the work. > > What you do need is an excellent airpump and excellent aeration hoses > that will infuse the water with oxygen and agitate the compost at the > same time. > > None of the better brewers circulate the tea itself. -Allan > >
