CreX Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 My vortex brewer never stops! Im always on the hunt for new soils to add to my teas and store bought amendments that are biologically alive. At the moment I'm making a tea a week and some have really blown me away!! Keep posted to see what works and maybe give me some tips on what has worked for you! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Okay so because this will sorta be Perpetual... Not in the sense that I will have one tea and keep it alive... But I will be regularly making teas, my aim is one a week to super beef up my gardens biolife, but we will see how it goes! I have one on the go now, so let me give you a few pics. First one is the day I mixed all the ingredients, and the 2nd Pic is the teeming micro life on the compost sock. I will be up pretty early tomorrow to water it on my ladies, and my little veggie patch... And the rest of my garden. 18l of this vortex brew is enough for an entire farm!!! I'll be using it in quite a bit less diluted... Pretty much full strength 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Oh wow. I've seen these on YouTube but never went into detail. Is it hard to build and what pump do you need. I wouldn't mind upgrading from my usual bucket, aquarium pump and air stone..... Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Check out the DIY section bro! There's tons of stuff the guys have built and posted to the site... One of which is this vortex brewer... Oke...you could make one with your eyes closed its really easy. I am using 2 dolphin 8500 air pumps, which seems enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Diluted that tea into 50l of water and watered my garden where it needs help. Refilled the brewer and started the dechlorinating process... I like to make "fucken" sure that the water is devoid of chlorine before I use it. Fresh water in a brew is the killer of teas... Never use fresh!! RO water is fine Dechlorinated water is fine Distilled Mineral water is okay Rain water is great Tap water is fine once it's been standing for a few days or bubbled in a bubbler for atleast 24 hours... Yes peeps say you can get away with a 20 min bubble... I say you can't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluntly Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Nice. I like it. Will probably build one soon as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, ferditnt said: Nice. I like it. Will probably build one soon as well. Do iiiiiiit!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgrows Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 do you know for sure that your tap water has chlorine & not chloramine in it? if chloramine which is likely, then bubbling is useless, although i also do it. its used to work back in the day when they used chlorine, but for chloramine you need a filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Pumps aren't cheap though Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 41 minutes ago, Kgrows said: do you know for sure that your tap water has chlorine & not chloramine in it? if chloramine which is likely, then bubbling is useless, although i also do it. its used to work back in the day when they used chlorine, but for chloramine you need a filter. My teas look healthy... So I don't think I need a filter... When the water comes out the tap, it smells like pool water almost... And once iv vortexed or bubbled it for a day, the smell is gone... That's when I use the water 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 34 minutes ago, Smelly Joe said: Pumps aren't cheap though Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Hit up China mall... Half price pumps for days haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Will do Thanx Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Alright! So I have started a new tea last night... A special root tea from a large male I found yesterday. Popped that in the brewer to do its thing. Will take the roots out tonight and chop it up... Chuck em on the compost pile This will give me a bunch of fungi and bacteria that live on the roots of the plants, and I'll be able to grow a whole lot more of it... Or atleast get it's bio mass higher. I will add a bit of EMProSoil as I have it... And it expires soon... So I might go in with a heavy hand.. Humic acids, molasses, and some breakfast of champions!! Jungle oats will let this brew for a few days... And disperse it on Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgrows Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 what are those balls on the roots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, Kgrows said: what are those balls on the roots? Hydroton, expanded clay pebbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgrows Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 oh ok, where do you put them? in the res? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 In the net pots.. But some fall through the net pots and into the water over time They float and don't really pose any issues so I leave them in the water. I used to wash my Hydroton and reuse it... But that shit is so cheap it makes no sense anymore 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Another tea done! This one smelled particularly funky after I chopped the roots up and made a root paste lol.. Made some decent biomass I think though... Either way... I poured it all over my garden last night and everything still looks happy today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCLown Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Damn man, teas for days! If this continues I think we will need to ask @420SA to give you a custom title of "Tea Meister" hahaha You need to post your recipes please! Perhaps there are a few good ideas I can steal from you! As well as everyone else! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hahaha!! Okay okay I'll post each teas ingredients too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Yes please doSent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 Okay, so iv been neglecting my teas... For no apparent reason... But I got one going tonight! This week's brew consists of, Vortexed water About a table spoon of mollasses A cup and a half of soil from my works garden. And about 50ml E. M. PROsoil Aaaand that's it this round... Will chuck in some mycorrhizal fungi directly into the res on the day I add tea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Joe Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I was thinking about this thread yesterday while thinking about AACT. I will be starting up my tea brewer (diy project 20L) in a week or so.....Got myself Rock Phosphate and Mycorrhizae yesterday for plants but will use that again along side kelp powder.Last year I added coconut water to a test bucket and gave to plants and no ill effect but no "WTF check that growth" effect either. What other ammendment would you recommend.My current tea recipe is:EWCMycorrhizaeRock PhosphateAlfalfa PowderFF soilMolassesIs that tea recipe fine or would you adjust. Looking for that extra punch. Or maybe in just to eager Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreX Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Smelly Joe said: I was thinking about this thread yesterday while thinking about AACT. I will be starting up my tea brewer (diy project 20L) in a week or so..... Got myself Rock Phosphate and Mycorrhizae yesterday for plants but will use that again along side kelp powder. Last year I added coconut water to a test bucket and gave to plants and no ill effect but no "WTF check that growth" effect either. What other ammendment would you recommend. My current tea recipe is: EWC Mycorrhizae Rock Phosphate Alfalfa Powder FF soil Molasses Is that tea recipe fine or would you adjust. Looking for that extra punch. Or maybe in just to eager Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk That's a good mix. I would avoid using any sort or brand of prepacked soils. If you have a home compost heap, the stuff in there should be more diverse than prepacked stuff. Or take a drive and find a nice patch of healthy growth in a Forrest or grassy area, grip a spade of the soil from under the healthy plants, and use that... That's the glory spot right there. Some milk... Say 50ml should be good Or even better would be to make some baccalis serum and use that. I chuck a small handful if raw oats in...sometimes... That's more for fungi growth... Although bacteria like it too, if there's nothing else. I have been eager to try some explogrow in a brew too... But over all, your tea will be nice and diverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Morning, Glad to see more brewers around...That vortex brewer is pretty cool. Always looking for ideas on teasGot a standard recipe, but have added some stuff. Compost/ewc, molasses, seagrow, moringa powder. Have used oats on the odd occasion.I also add the ''root ball'' of any harvested plant to the mix and let it brew for 24hrs. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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