Home Brew: (With gratitude to Elaine Ingham, www.soilfoodweb.com) Activel Aerated !

om"ost #ea Basic $eci"e: (#his is the Biobrew we%ve been ma&ing in 'ew (rleans for soil bioremediation, and also is fabulous fertili)er and soil conditioner for the garden, orchard, etc.) Water must be dechlorinated: $ain water, s"ring water, "ond water, la&e water etc. ($ !it water left to stand overnight, or aerated for an hour ($ *or cities that use chloramines instead of chlorine (which includes +an *rancisco) add humic acid and aerate for an hour !om"ost should be good ,ualit , aerobic com"ost *or fungal brews, use a com"ost with a fungal base-i.e. wood chi"s, s"ent mushroom strata, good aged com"ost that e.hibits m celial coloni)ation /um" can be a sim"le air "um" for an a,uarium-but get a higher rating than ou would use for a fish tan&. A "um" rated for 01 gallons wor&s reall well in a five gallon buc&et and reasonabl well in a garbage can Amounts: Basic $eci"e: 2 ts". /er gallon or 2 cu" "er five gallon buc&et But e."eriment3 If ou use more, es"eciall of the inoculant, ou%ll get more growth faster. If ou add too much food and there%s a "roblem with our air su""l , it can go anaerobic. Bacterial Brew: Water Inoculant: !om"ost Worm castings *ood: Humic acid 4olasses *ungal brew: Water Inoculant: !om"ost Worm castings

*ood: Humic acid *ulvic acid *ish h drolase Additional things to add (for general fertilit ): !omfre feed or other fermented "lant material $oc& dust (A)omite) 4 corrhi)al fungi-add 5ust before a""lication or at the end of brewing, once s"ores wa&e u", the need to bond with "lant roots withing 60 hours. Also the are delicate and the action of the brewer can damage them. Bat guano (for soil drench to encourage flowering and fruiting) #o ma&e the brew: +et u" the "um", add ingredients and let brew 60789 hours. If ou &ee" the brew well aerated, it will &ee" for u" to five da s in cool tem"eratures. *or foliar s"ra a""lications: 4a&e a :teabag% from an old n lon or cheesecloth for the solid ingredients. ;ou can dilute the finished brew u" to five times with dechlorinated water. *or general soil fertilit and bioremediation-a""l as a soil drench using a watering can or s"ra er. *or disease control on "lants and foliar feeding-a""l as a foliar s"ra . Bacterial<*ungal s"ectrum: #here%s a s"ectrum of which "lants "refer more bacterial or more fungal soil, from grasses on one end to conifers on the other. 4ost bacterial: =rasses, "ioneering weeds 4ore bacterial but somewhat fungal: 4ost garden annuals Bacterial<*ungal: +trawberries, berries, vines, shrubs 4ore fungal: >eciduous trees, fruit trees 4ost fungal:

!onifers Where to get humic acid, fulvic acid etc.? !hec& on the web-/eaceful @alle *arm su""l sells b mail, as do some other sources. Harmon *arm +u""l in =raton carries some of these. Elaine Ingham%s website, www.soilfoodweb.com, carries su""lies and also sources for commercial7scale tea brewers.