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 interested in hearing experiences contrary to this and in hearing from Dan, who, as I understand it, uses this method.
-Allan >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 in one instance). At this point, do >you remove the bag and just let the tea brew on its >own for the rest of the brewing time? > >Dan--did your tea recipe that you had tested by SFI >include any horsetail or other plant extracts? > >Thanks, Dorothy
