allen , on 508, i simmer the horsetail in rainwater as to jpi's instuctions for 20 minutes ,then put it in glass gallon jugs with the horsetail in it , store it behind the woodstove in the kitchen.,for 6 weeks . when opened it smells like rotten eggs , a sulfur smell that even permeates into the water when you spray it. i made the mistake in the past of forgetting to put the leaves into the jugwith the simmered tea and got the same oat straw results . you will definately know the smell, when you've got it. hope this helps. :)sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 11:02 AM Subject: Help with 508
> I've been working with a batch of equisetum tea of the past two weeks. > > I made it with a unit of 508 simmered in 1 gal of water per H.C.'s directions. > > I've stored the resultant tea in a clean heritage 5 gal crock in the > back of our seed shed, where it's out of the sun and the temp stays > relatively cool, even in our 100+ weather. > > I'm waiting for the 'characteristic' smell before making a D4 > solution for storage. > > I'm not getting the 'characteristic' smell, which H.C. says is a > 'just awful' odor. Instead, my tea has gone from smelling like oat > straw tea to smelling like little or nothing. > > It's been two weeks. > > Anyone else have a 'problem' like this? > > To be frank, 508 has never 'gotten stinky' for me and I've always > thought that the straw smell was the 'characteristic' smell. > > Help! > > Thanks > > Allan > > >
