Toby Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi Guys, I thought Ill share my experience making my first batch of AACT Actively Aerated Compost Tea. Lots of research later I applied the formula and came up with my recipe. I will amend my recipe in the future as I gather all the required. I used & Microbe Organics as reference. Items used: 1 x Airpump 2 x 1m airhose 2 x airstones 1 x 10L bucket with lid 8L x declorinated water 40ml x blackstrap molasses 5ml x fish emulsion (Seagro) 1 x stocking foot 300gr x earthworm castings 50gr x mushroom compost 50gr x Orgasoilux I fill the bucket with 8L x declorinated water and insert the air pipes with airstone into the water. Let it run so for 2hrs to ensure all the chlorine has evaporated. I fill the stocking foot with the dry ingredients (300gr x earthworm castings, 50gr x mushroom compost, 50gr x Orgasoilux) and attached it to the bucket to secure it. I throw in the liquids (20ml x blackstrap molasses, 5ml x fish emulsion (Seagro)) and give it a good stir. Next morning I checked on the brew and it looks like its brewing, bru. About 18hrs in I add more 20ml x blackstrap molasses and let it brew more. At 26hrs its looks like the brew is good. Its smelt sweet earthy aroma. I diluted the mix 1:5 water ratio. I gave a foliar and a drench feeding to the plants. I am hoping my plants will respond positively to my AACT. Let me know if where I can improve the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Leaf Organics Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Looking perfect bud. That sweet earthy smell is exactly what you are wanting. The next step is to start collecting microbe samples and creating inoculation serums . Personally I like the lactose bacteria serum in winter as it helps prevent pm in the colder months Cheers Reaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks Reaf, Ill do some research on best suited inoculation serums for my grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al - Hassan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 You must dilute with non chlorinated water otherwise chlorine will kill your microbes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks Al - Hassan, I did yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al - Hassan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Great work. Try also putting some crushed malted barley in the last hour of the brew. Lots of great enzymes in it. Get from a brew store and use at 1 cup to 40L tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxwell Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 edit: yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajcapetown Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks for this Toby, the whole AACT thing I find really interesting and when I used Al Hassan's AACT my plants loved it, they started praying The whole idea of growing without nutes is my ultimate goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 @Ajcapetown, its very interesting yes. That is the ultimate goal yes, nature at its best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabtzar Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 This would benefit soil best right? So not a coco mix but rather good old soil.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Hey tobes! I'm going organic very soon and very interested to know if your compost tea is the shiz or not? Are you noticing positive results when feeding with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Great work. Try also putting some crushed malted barley in the last hour of the brew. Lots of great enzymes in it. Get from a brew store and use at 1 cup to 40L tea Where would one find a brew store in the CT area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Most definitely yes. The idea is to promote micro life food web in your soil. They make the nutrients available to the plant. Check out True Living Organics, great reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Great work. Try also putting some crushed malted barley in the last hour of the brew. Lots of great enzymes in it. Get from a brew store and use at 1 cup to 40L tea Where would one find a brew store in the CT area? Theres a brew store in Woodstock. Jamies Garden Shop sells the AACT kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks a mil bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 What are your guys thoughts on adding a little amino mix from horti to the tea brewing mixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Leaf Organics Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I do it all the time , you can also use fulvic acid as it will help the plant with the uptake of nutrients. Always half doses and work up. Cheers Reaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks Reaf. I started my brew yesterday at about 2 only to find out load shedding was going to happen. So my air pump was off for 2 hours last night. Is that bad? Will the micro organisms have drowned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Leaf Organics Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 That's never an easy one to answere ....aact can actually be incredibly dangerous for us , it's the aeration that stops all those really bad bacteria from breading . That being said though I would say 2 hours should be ok. You will have suffered microbe loss but not anything to bad . The best way is to test us smell , if you have made tea before you will know it has a very distinct sweet smell. If you smell it and you pick up any rotten or bad smells throw it away straight away. I actually like to put h2o2 in the mix if it does smell bad to kill the bad bacteria before i dump it , a bad aact could put you in hospital. Load shedding is a part of our lives now so what i can suggest is going to your local tackle shop and getting a battery powered air pump for those days. They not expencive , I think i bought mine for R50 Cheers Reaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Unfortunately this is my first brew ever so I'm not familiar with the smell. However I do get a slightly fishy sweet earthy smell so I think I'm all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Lekker man, good luck with the brew bru. One thing I have learnt about organics, wrt smell. If it smells right its good, if it smells bad its not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spootch Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Is there a life span for the tea once brewed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 In my personal experience and based on info I have, I would say about 4 hours before the microbes starts dying off or consumed by organisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spootch Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Thanks T ! so u obviously can't make bulk then would have to make small amounts at a time ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yeah I make tea every 2 weeks as I need and just enough for the amount of plants I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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