Tea Brewer Ideal

[mrred]

I dont like to use tea bags, I like to dump everything in the bucket, and the problems with that is all the good stuff settles to the bottom, so i was thinking if you use a slump pump to constantly pump the stuff from the bottom to the top it would be the best way to brew a tea

 

[CT Guy]

It can shred the fungal hyphae when used in a brewer design. One pass through is fine, but multiple passes can be an issue. And you're also not adding additional oxygen levels to the tea to maintain your dissolved oxygen.

 

[generalgrievous]

Perhaps when brewed the good stuff comes out of the solids and is in the tea.....

Anyways, I hope that's the case ... I don't use the solids...

 

[mrred]

i did worry about the organisms , the pump could also use to aerate the tea if the water fell from above the water line

 

[NUG-JUG]

I'm not sure don't think the stuff settling is too big of a deal. If it gets to the point where it's hurting the aeration the that's bad. When I start watering I just use a stir stick so all the floaties get mixed evenly into the soil. That way the last plant to get watered doesn't get a load of tea material.

 

[Zendo]

I just dump in my stuff as well.

Never had a problem. I do gently stir once or twice during 24-36hr brew, and then again right after I cut off the air and start to water.

My plants are stoked, so must be working.

 

[supermanlives]

i have a 45 gal with pump just for that. works great. when it gets low the settled stuff is added to a soil mix.then i refill and go. i cant seem to find my old wine making filter bags.