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I considered posting this youtube link in the thread on refrigerated ACT but then saw the chat going on and thought Buddy would not appreciate it. It shows the microorganisms grown using only black strap molasses and vermicompost. Waayne; It is also a little bit spammy so if you think it is...

If one is faced with a choice between storing non-aerated finished ACT at room temperature or refrigerated; because higher DO2 levels are more easily acheived and maintained at cooler temperatures, then refrigeration may win out over sitting at room temperature. This does not mean I recommend...

No sir. That is normally an 8 hour process, although some do it over a 24 hour period with success.

Just one minor point to add to what CT guy said; The 36 hr time is not a rule written in stone, This may vary up to around 48 hours

Which lab would that be? Dr Mike, who produces ectomycorrhizal spores but purchases his Glomus Intraradices from Quebec and other Endos from Europe and Asia but pretends he produces them OR from the other Mike in New Mexico who does the same thing but has a product at 3000 spores per gram. I...

I posted prior to reading your post quoted. There are a few peer reviewed papers on the subject. Here is one. Microbeman

Even Paul Stamets does not grow out endomycorrhizal hyphae unless in contact with roots. It has been done and if you are intersted I can try to post the study. I believe they germinated on roots and then transfered the hyphae to agar. Ectomycorrhizal is grown out using an airlift bioreactor...

For an actual ACT recipe go have a look at the ICmag stickies. What is posted here is really outdated. Microbeman

Come on please. Unless you have ideal expensive lab conditions you cannot grow out endomycorrhizal hyphae unless in contact with roots. Where do you get the info that Trichoderma is so dangerous? Microbeman

I thought I'd troll over here to say yes I have experience with this and actually it is a process used by giant pumpkin growers. (These pumpkins are not ones which I would eat) There is info on several websites. One can grow large and beautiful plants this way but at a cost to the fruit and the...

I use the term (vermi)compost so as to refer to either thermophylic, static compost or vermicompost. I use vermicompost from piles or bins which is not screened, so as to leave the fungal hyphae more intact. Instead I harvest the worms with traps. I believe that the humus content of worm...

Why are you putting all that stuff in? Truly all you really need is high quality (vermi)compost and molasses to grow out a full compliment of microbes. If you are including endomycorrhizal fungi spores in compost tea, this is a waste of time and money.

All my measures are by volume. e.g. percentage of the volume of water used; like 0.25% (MAX kelp) of 5 gallons. If using measures in weight (mass) one can encounter problems, especially with amounts of (vermi)compost which varies according to moisture content.

Kelp is a good addition to soil, compost and ACT but in moderate amounts. If used in compost tea, one can expect it to delay a little bit the bacterial division [I believe because of the plant hormones] but it does have a benefit as a food source, especially for fungi [from my experience] in the...

Seamaiden: I have not researched this thoroughly enough to really say much more than, what I observed motivated me to discontinue using and recommending humic acid for use (as a food source) in CT. There may be others who have different observations and opinions but in the tests I ran, I could...

I'm sure you realize that humus and humic acid are quite different. Humus can be used in virtually any amount without worry. As far as humic acid goes, there are many different products and it is likely best to follow the manufacturer's instructions. From my personal perspective, I have rarely...

I don't see any problem combining humic acid with other amendments like fish hydrolysate, etc.

Just a note to CT Guy who sent me a PM which I cannot answer because I don't have enough posts. You really can't tell who I am? ;> On the humic acid; better to apply it on its own rather than in the tea at all, even when finished brewing. That is probably what you meant but I'm just playing safe.

I've never tried any of the commercial catalysts and have been trending more and more to simplicity. We had to brew up a fast ACT a couple months ago to help save some ailing magnolia trees and the soft rock phosphate and pyrophyllite powders were still packed away in a mystery location after...

The OP who posted the microscopy observations needs to quantify his observations. e.g. how much of which substance did he/she add and what was the microbial count before and after. Anything added to a finished ACT can smother microbes. It depends on the dilution rate. For the chemical ferts...