AACT, Bloom Tea, Veg Tea, Fungal Tea, Myco Tea, recipes from the outdoor guys.

st0wandgrow said:

Increase the amount of fish hydrosylate, and decrease the amount of molasses that you use in your teas to create a more hospitable environment for fungal growth. A "pinch" of alfalfa meal is also recommended. No other food stocks necessary. Brew 18-20 hours. This is according to someone who's opinion I respect on the topic.

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kelp is a good fungal food too. the fish hydroslate has the same stuff in it as molasses to neutralize chems and break down chloramine into ammonia

Fish hydrolysate has proteins, oils, enzymes, growth hormones, micros, and macros. Good shit.

Red. Do you like the hf soil conditioner? I been using it and my plants seem happy with it. It has a ton of wood in it.

May11th said:

Red. Do you like the hf soil conditioner? I been using it and my plants seem happy with it. It has a ton of wood in it.

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Never tried the recommended 50% mix FF suggests. I've only used 1/3 max. The dirt I'm going to use next IS 50% so I'll know shortly what it can really do. The ingredients can really make soil amending easier. #FMay11

So I just made my first aact ever I think I did ok I want yalls opinions
4 gallons bubbled water
1 cup ewc
1 cup alfalfa meal
1tbs kelp meal
1tbs bone meal
I think thats it. I having a lil N def as I gotta transplant from half fallon to 2 gallon pots didvi do ok or no thanks fello members

Id lower the alfalfa personally. 1tbsp. Got molasses? Just keep it simple , I think I see some teas that require 100 ingredients, I think this thread helped me a ton and so did the fellows like hyroot, redcarpetmatches, gandalf, mycomaster, madhamish, hell this whole organic section is alk you need for info, read everything and trust people who have proof that they aren't all talk, im not a pro but ill tell you what ive done that hasnt worked lol

May11th said:

Id lower the alfalfa personally. 1tbsp. Got molasses? Just keep it simple , I think I see some teas that require 100 ingredients, I think this thread helped me a ton and so did the fellows like hyroot, redcarpetmatches, gandalf, mycomaster, madhamish, hell this whole organic section is alk you need for info, read everything and trust people who have proof that they aren't all talk, im not a pro but ill tell you what ive done that hasnt worked lol

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Yea sorry I added prob 2 tbs worth I did not measeure the molasses just a nice smooth lil pour. And yes hyroot gandalf, trousers, green santa, spicysativa, mycomaster and there is another but there all bad ass. I feel like a stalker sometimes as in post I look for them and listen to them. I am sure there are some other excellent people but have not encounterd them yet. But yea the few I have mentioned has helped me dearly thanks yal

To max the Micro growth, I start with ^Thrive^, & Molasses. A little fish juice is always good. 1 gal. makes 7 gals. for feeding. Check out the dirt doctor's site for teas & the organic program. egg shell tea is good also.

My secon tea is 4 gallons bubbled tap
1.5cup ewc
3Tbs neptunes harvest fish fertilizer
1/4 cup kelp meal
1Tbs alfalfa meal
I did not add molasses. Do I have to add molasses to every tea. I no it feeds the microbes but did notnknownif any other thing I listed above would work. Thanks yall for yalls help its only been bubbling for 30 minutes so ifnit sucks I need to remake let me no also all comments and laughs are welcome

Hey if I am making teas, which looks like I need and want to do for I am tired of buying organic tea in a bottle and cal/mg, kelp, fish and other similar bottled organic nutrients.

I really want to get away from buying anything I need to feed my plants that is marketed in a plastic bottle for me to overpay for! PERIOD!

So anywise I came across this and was thinking.... YEAH BABY YEAH had me a ORGANICISM vision of a tremendous bloom of beneficial microbes nestling comfortably in my soil web...

DankSwag
Grow On My Friends Grow On

. Did kelp, guano, molasses, 555,liquid fish, an seaweed..24 hr bubble. EWCs..bubble 24 an used half...added more ewcs...and bubbling now...question is how ling do i have till it can be used with with the effects i want?

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Stowngrow,

I was reading info on site from the esteemed guru of brew. Based on what I read I noticed concerning ACT that a typical aquarium air pump will not do the job in a 5 gallon container, possibly a two gallon from what Tim posted.

Therefore my question to you since it does not seem to be that important pertaining to nutrient teas such as Alfalfa for a foliar feed or soil drench the the aeration for the primary benefit is to make the nutrient soluble thus more readily available to be consumed.

Whereas there seems to be a necessary minimal air volume that needs to mix with water at proper ration to ensure the necessary aeration to promote growth and multiplication of beneficial microbes in ACT.

So being a disciple of esteemed guru what equipment are you using to ensure you get the proper oxygen into your 5 gallon bucket since apparently an aquarium air pump is not enough?

DankSwag
Grow On My Friends Grow On

DANKSWAG said:

Hey if I am making teas, which looks like I need and want to do for I am tired of buying organic tea in a bottle and cal/mg, kelp, fish and other similar bottled organic nutrients.

I really want to get away from buying anything I need to feed my plants that is marketed in a plastic bottle for me to overpay for! PERIOD!

So anywise I came across this and was thinking.... YEAH BABY YEAH had me a ORGANICISM vision of a tremendous bloom of beneficial microbes nestling comfortably in my soil web...

DankSwag
Grow On My Friends Grow On

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Save your money. just pour the water in your bucket let set for a few days and the chlorine will dissipate.

dirtsurfr said:

Save your money. just pour the water in your bucket let set for a few days and the chlorine will dissipate.

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True that, but if one needs instant chlorine free H20 from the tap then there you have it... TA DA!
It would be nice if everything in life could wait a few days, I'd be the happiest procrastinator.

DankSwag
Grow Organic My Friend Grow On!

DANKSWAG said:

Stowngrow,

I was reading info on site from the esteemed guru of brew. Based on what I read I noticed concerning ACT that a typical aquarium air pump will not do the job in a 5 gallon container, possibly a two gallon from what Tim posted.

Therefore my question to you since it does not seem to be that important pertaining to nutrient teas such as Alfalfa for a foliar feed or soil drench the the aeration for the primary benefit is to make the nutrient soluble thus more readily available to be consumed.

Whereas there seems to be a necessary minimal air volume that needs to mix with water at proper ration to ensure the necessary aeration to promote growth and multiplication of beneficial microbes in ACT.

So being a disciple of esteemed guru what equipment are you using to ensure you get the proper oxygen into your 5 gallon bucket since apparently an aquarium air pump is not enough?

DankSwag
Grow On My Friends Grow On

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I posted the proper air need to make an AACT in the noob tea I'm a believer aka cool people thread. A simple small aquarium pump is good enough for SSTs, nute teas, and foliars. I might have to start a thread on dissolved oxygen for AACT.

RedCarpetMatches said:

I posted the proper air need to make an AACT in the noob tea I'm a believer aka cool people thread. A simple small aquarium pump is good enough for SSTs, nute teas, and foliars. I might have to start a thread on dissolved oxygen for AACT.

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RCW,

Sounds good about point out that the first A in AACT means something more then just Actively, should be be Advanced Aerated Compost Tea or Accelerated Aerated Compost Tea. I like the later better!

Anywise you may also want to mention one could also create there own IMO (Indigenous Microorganisms) or LAB (Lactic Acid Bacillus) cultures and dilute them properly

to foliar spray or use as a soil drench. Also the nice thing about cultivating and using your own local microorganisms especially in LAB you can use it to treat wheat meal run to prepare it for use in Bokashi composting. You can take that treated wheat meal run flush down toilet to start up dead septic. Spray can be used in pet's bedding.

Anywise thought I'd mention there are other ways to produce beneficial fungi and bacterial microbes prior solo into their own stabilized solutions that do not require an Accelerated Aeration to produce. It would probably be possible to add an IMO or LAB to other organic plant teas as one sees fit.

For example if there is a special guano or other compost I would want to MULTIPLY the microbes of, then I would place moderately moist rice in separate container 1/3 that I can cover and place which would allow in air but no matter. I would sit that container on top of a pot filled with a blend of the compost or on inside the guano bag covered. In 3-5 the rice will be covered with the starter batch of microbes mix this with equal parts food substance I recommend a balance of fungi \ bacteria food so use oatmeal and molasses. Let this ferment for 2 weeks covered warm and dark, but with air access. Important for this is where they grow and multiple it takes longer then 24 or 36 hours cause well you ain't got no Real AACT brewer do it in 24 hours with. But this works and this material after fermenting can be depending on size added to gallons of water and strained for spray or drench.

It would be nice if someone with a microscope can run each method and compare using same compost materials... I am in for that!

DankSwag
Grow Organically My Friends Grown On

Spare no expenses when shopping for air pumps!!!

I'll purchase nothing other than big ass pond style air pumps from here on out, like the one they sell you for the 60 gallon Vortex Brewer. I have collected two similar air pumps so far, both of which have had the ever living shit used out of them. Both pumps were even used in the back of a filthy pickup truck all spring/summer. They are years old, and abused, but still put out stupid more air than any of those old ecoplus/sunleaves/activeaqua/etc air pumps. The pond style air pumps are way more efficient with electricity, they are virtually silent, and they don't get anywhere close to as hot as the other air pumps.

DANKSWAG said:

Stowngrow,

I was reading info on site from the esteemed guru of brew. Based on what I read I noticed concerning ACT that a typical aquarium air pump will not do the job in a 5 gallon container, possibly a two gallon from what Tim posted.

Therefore my question to you since it does not seem to be that important pertaining to nutrient teas such as Alfalfa for a foliar feed or soil drench the the aeration for the primary benefit is to make the nutrient soluble thus more readily available to be consumed.

Whereas there seems to be a necessary minimal air volume that needs to mix with water at proper ration to ensure the necessary aeration to promote growth and multiplication of beneficial microbes in ACT.

So being a disciple of esteemed guru what equipment are you using to ensure you get the proper oxygen into your 5 gallon bucket since apparently an aquarium air pump is not enough?

DankSwag
Grow On My Friends Grow On

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No offense but you sound like a giant douche.

The goal is to not let the solution go anaerobic, which an aquarium pump will work fine.

alcohol said:

No offense but you sound like a giant douche.

The goal is to not let the solution go anaerobic, which an aquarium pump will work fine.

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No offense taken, your reply speaks for yourself and your ignorance.

Had you been paying attention instead of making judgments about people you have not met nor taken the time to know, you would realize the goal is the produce the greatest numbers of beneficial microbes, anyone can pump air into water.

There is a certain requirement to produce the right amounts of oxygen in order to maximize the amount of beneficial microbes possible.

BTW I was provided respectfully the technical answer to my question, so thanks again for the general information about that everyone brewing act already knows.

DankSwag

"There is a certain requirement to produce the right amounts of oxygen in order to maximize the amount of beneficial microbes possible."

That sounds extremely scientific. Did your guru teach you that? If the goal is to maximize microbe population, how are you measuring the population? How can you be so certain that an aquarium pump will not work?

Secondly, what is the difference if you have 10 billion microorganisms or 9.2 billion? The answer is 0.8 billion bacteria. Will that cause any noticeable affect in the plant? Probably not.