HOW TO BREW A COMPOST TEA
STEP 1 - FILL THE BIOBREWER WITH WATER
Fill the brewer with no more 15 litres of water
(approximately 3/4 full). This can be from the tap or
collected rain water (water butt).
STEP 2 - DISSIPATE THE CHLORINE
Tap water contains chlorine and it is necessary to
remove this as it is detrimental to the microbes in
Compost Teas.
To remove the chlorine, bubble air through the water
via the pump and air stone for 20 - 30 minutes or until
the smell of chlorine has gone.
Turn off the air pump for the next step.
STEP 3 - ADD THE COMPOST
Add 166g (or a 6th of a 1 Kg bag) of compost directly
into the BioBrewer. (This is roughly a standard mug
full).
STEP 4 - ADD THE ACTIVATING NUTRIENTS
Add a level scoop (25g) of the Activating Nutrients
into the BioBrewer.
STEP 5 - TURN ON THE AIR PUMP. THE COMPOST TEA IS NOW BREWING.
TIP : If you find the brewer is producing a lot of froth add a tablespoon of
vegetable oil.
STEP SIX - BREWING TIME
After 20 - 24 hours the mixture will be ready for use.
The liquid compost should give off a sweet earthy
smell.
Turn off the pump and leave the mixture to settle for
10 minutes.
STEP SEVEN - DECANT THE BREW
The Compost Tea brew is now ready to use, decant the
recommended amount into a watering can or sprayer
and dilute with water.
We recommend between 0.5 - 1L of the Compost Tea
brew added to 9L of water in a watering can /sprayer
Tip If using a sprayer you will need to filter the liquid, (a pair of wide mesh ladies
tights would be a perfect strainer or a 400-micron mesh). The solution can be
diluted up to 1 in 30, but may be used neat.
STEP EIGHT (optional) - ADDING THE FERTILISER
You may mix our BioBooster Organic Fertilisers with
the Compost Teas. Add a litre of the brew to the
watering can / sprayer, add 20ml of BioBooster and
top up with a further 5-10l of water (ideally from a
water butt) and mix well.
IMPORTANT: Compost Tea is a live solution and has a shelf life of around 4-6
hours after brewing. After this time many of the organisms will no longer be
able to thrive and will become un-viable.
If you are looking to keep it for longer, run the air pump for 10 minutes every
hour to keep the microbiology viable.