--- Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Putting bubbles through an upwelling tube..SStorch
>
> Excellent.
>
> I think I'm losing interest in the flow forms idea
> because it
> involves pumping the biologicals. I think I'm going
> to stick with
> 'small bubble aeration.'
>
> Just mig
In a message dated 5/2/02 11:25:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< When designing a Tea brewer don't
Forget that tubes and pipes do retain
Bio films. You want a machine with
As less tubes as possible.
>>
use replaceable tubes, clean between uses, how else will yoou get
circulation?s
When designing a Tea brewer don't
Forget that tubes and pipes do retain
Bio films. You want a machine with
As less tubes as possible.
Jose
Soory Allan,
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>I saw such a upweeling tube
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I saw such a upweeling tube 20 years ago at Emmerson College in England .I
forgot the name of the farmer but they used Flowfor
In a message dated 4/30/02 7:22:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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Old centifugal pumps are a dime a dozen and cheap to maintain where a
diaphragm pump good enough to feed a set of flow forms is a very pricey
item. >>
I highly recommend that yoou look for an old diaphram pump from a dairy>
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> In a message dated 4/30/02 10:56:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << I think I'm losing inte
Check out this, then:
http://www.aquaticeco.com/aquatic1v1/itm_pdf_tech/air_lift.htm
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> In a message dated 4/30/02 1
In a message dated 4/30/02 10:56:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I think I'm losing interest in the flow forms idea because it
involves pumping the biologicals. I think I'm going to stick with
'small bubble aeration >>
I am working on (in my head) a flow form that will work through an upw
>Putting bubbles through an upwelling tube..SStorch
Excellent.
I think I'm losing interest in the flow forms idea because it
involves pumping the biologicals. I think I'm going to stick with
'small bubble aeration.'
Just might have an Oxygen sensor lined up.
Here is a useful website for finding air pumps, diffusers, etc, and some
info:
www.aquaticeco.com
Putting bubbles through an upwelling tube..SStorch
On 29 Apr 02, Jose Luiz M Garcia wrote:
> This site is not working. Are you sure that this is the proper
> URL ?
One less 't' http://simplici-tea.com but the details are still to come.
Cheers... Rex
This site is not working. Are you sure that this is the proper
URL ?
Jose
The numbers for the testing on it show excellent results. You can find
what they have so far at
simplicit-tea.com. More information coming in May.
Bonnie York
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 04:26 AM, Frank Teuton wrote:
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> She talks about filling a five gallon bucket half full of compost, then
> bubbling up air through the compost plus nutrients.
This is what I use. It's fine for the home gardener but not big enough
if someone is farming.
We also le
,
Frank Teuton
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> In a message dated 4/28/02 8:13:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << One of the early issues
>Try free flowing compost and food in the brewer, intimately in touch with the
>water... SStorch
Remind me, Steve: how are you aerating your tea? Are you pumping the
tea or just blowing bubbles through it? -Allan
In a message dated 4/28/02 8:13:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< One of the early issues of compost tea brewing was compaction that
occurs within the compost tea bag. This is commonly solved by
inserting and additional aeration nozzle into the tea bag itself.
This physically pushes the com
One of the early issues of compost tea brewing was compaction that
occurs within the compost tea bag. This is commonly solved by
inserting and additional aeration nozzle into the tea bag itself.
This physically pushes the compost away from compaction and provides
direct aeration. I'm very inte
In one test I have done in an Agricultural
Research facility my machine have increased
Bacteria population from 10(4) to 10(7) which
Is a 1,000 times increase in a matter of 8 hours.
What was the fungal population??? SStorch
When brewing compost tea I like my ingredients free flowing and in intimate
contact with the water as much as possible. Putting the material in a
stocking or a sack or tea bag is setting up an environment for anaerobic
organisms. What one needs to due is strike a balance with the quantity of
I would like to see results described in
numbers of bacteria or fungi per ml.
The micro grams units doesn't say very
much when you are not familiar to this
and when you don't have a something to
compare.
In one test I have done in an Agricultural
Research facility my machine have increased
Bacter
Dan, Cheryl, Laura and all--
Regarding the compost tea brewing---
When using the paint strainers as the basket for my
vermicompost, I notice that the bag fills up with a
sort of film after about 12-15 hours. Then the water
won't go through and the bag starts leaking out the
top( or exploding i
>I thought it would be good to do it in different countries to see if there
>was any differences.
Thanks for your very good information in this post, Cheryl. Not only
may there be differences in BD preps from country to country, there
may also be differences in the effectiveness of the various
>From Allan B.
>
> Thanks for this information, Cheryl. Where did this testing occur? At
> a SFI lab in Australia? (When reporting SFI results, please also
> include the location of the lab.) I hope someone has the time to
> extrapolate on the meaning of your 'ug/b' figures.
Yes, we have a SFI la
me.
David C
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From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: First Tea Analysis Results
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>Dear Dan,
>
>One of our members recently got some 5 year old BD 500 tested at SFI
>as a lump - compost and it came up with Total fungal biomass 688
>ug/g with good diversity in sample. Active fungal biomass was 19.5
>ug/g and active Bacterial biomass 23.2ug/g
Thanks for this information, Che
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Subject: First Tea Analysis Results
Got the
analysis from SFI on my first tea of the season. Total Bacteria 4314
ug/ul
Got the analysis from SFI on my first tea of the season.
Total Bacteria 4314 ug/ul, total fungal 2.6 ug/ul
Need to get bacteria down and fungi up but both are in desired range. Not bad for first run on low-cost homemade brewer. Will make some tweaks and run again.
Compost was half thermal c
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