Importance of Temps for Compost Tea

[BBFan]

Hi all!

Does anyone have any thoughts on the ideal temps for brewing a compost tea?

In a typical brew time of 24 - 48 hours, is it best to maintain a temp of mid-eighties or is mid-seventies better? Which produces more abundant microbial growth?

I was thinking an aquarium heater for maintaining temps during the brew. Does anyone use any other methods? I'll be brewing about 3 gallons at a time.

Thanks for any input.

 

[moaky]

i use a heat that looks similar to this
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=aquarium+heater&cid=8048160353763280440&sa=image#p
i think around 75 is best. look at bountea video at 4mins 20 secs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8QHLkkrQsA
he talks about temp. he is a researcher so he knows what he is talking bout
i can tell by the activity in my tea and the smell gets stronger
if you get a chance look at his other videos or his web site
http://www.bountea.com/

 

[BBFan]

Moaky-

Thank you very much for your reply. That guy at Bountea is (probably accidentally) pretty funny in the way he describes the process. I assume the unit he's selling puts out some heat.

Thanks again for your input.

 

[jmansweed]

BB - I keep mine as close to a steady 80 degrees as possible. Works great for microbe growth.......

 

[umbra]

i use a heat that looks similar to this
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=aquarium+heater&cid=8048160353763280440&sa=image#p
i think around 75 is best. look at bountea video at 4mins 20 secs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8QHLkkrQsA
he talks about temp. he is a researcher so he knows what he is talking bout
i can tell by the activity in my tea and the smell gets stronger
if you get a chance look at his other videos or his web site
http://www.bountea.com/

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