DIY COMPOST TEA BREWER 🔥

In this video, I'm going to show you how to build a DIY compost tea brewer. Aerated compost tea is a great way to boost the microbial population within your soil. I also share with you one of my compost tea recipes toward the end of the video.
This simple compost tea brewer was easy to build and is perfect for anyone interested in organic gardening and cultivating healthy plants. Not only is this aerated compost tea brewer a great way to boost the health of your plants but it is a great way to encourage the development of the soil food web.
Here is a compost tea brewer I made in 2020 with a combination purchased items and those I already had on hand. This DIY setup has worked well at an approximate cost of $120.00.
Here is a link to the pump that most closely resembles the pump I have. This version has more GPH output at 1427 and is listed for a good price and has shown good ratings.
VIVOSUN Commercial Air Pump 1427 GPH 55W 90L/min: amzn.to/440bh8X
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[@jn7420]

You, Sir are a MECHANIC!! Great video!! RESPECT!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I appreciate that! Thanks for the kind words. 🙂

[@jn7420]

@@therealprtrhsenteal Absolutley. Look fwd to all your videos!

[@user-pwfus]

Hey wicked brew that foam is the magic trick to everything natural great recipe.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thanks for watching:)

[@daleschimpf]

Lots of great info and ideas! Thx for sharing.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback! 😉

[@phyllisjohnson3256]

Thanks for the information

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

You are very welcome!

[@EricSmith9000]

This is awesome and so are you.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Way too kind of ya but I do appreciate. 👊

[@suspectmak]

Thank you

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

You're welcome! 😉

[@user-vw3uc4tp6b]

Been making worm tea for years. Watched many videos. This is clear, concise, and full of good ideas for additional ingredients I haven't been using up to now. Will definitely try them out! Thanks!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad this video was helpful to you:)

[@cameroneverhart6443]

You were definitely in the service! You have my respect and subscribe!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thanks for subscribing! Fire Service! 🤘

[@aa1263aa1263]

nice job!!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kentuckysustainableliving3583]

Looks like a project I need to try

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Yeah buddy! Simple and pretty inexpensive. 👍

[@adriennegarcia2986]

Great video!!!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thank you!

[@SilverLining650]

Innovative ❤

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thank you! It works well. 👍

[@user-ft8zn7ze3s]

❤❤🎉

[@yusufalbalooshi2723]

Good luck dear friend 👍

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thank you!

[@londonpickering8675]

Timely video for my operation. Thank you for being very detailed from start to finish.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

You are welcome:)

[@ja5onl6]

I love this content. I'm working on getting my setup going. I'm looking at doing a 275 gal tote at a time as I don't want to use petroleum based fertilizer on my fields. I've purchased 5k red wigglers and have a cast iron bathtub that is housing my worm farm. A couple of weeks ago, I found 50lb bags of crystallized molasses for $20/50lbs, I'm hoping this will feed the bacteria 🤑

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Going big! Nice. Let me know how it works.👌

[@devriescustomleather1109]

Simple and very well engineered.What was the plant in the raised bed where the worms were?

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thanks Bruce. Asparagus primarily with tomato and strawberry companions.

[@slaplapdog]

I like this. I'm aiming for a system that composts aerobically in water, rather than multiplying the organisms, but the build should be similar.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Let me know how it works! I would like to see how you do that.

[@pilsplease7561]

I have started to make and dilute compost tea for foliar sprays in my vineyard, but I dilute it because it can burn grapes they are amongst the more sensitive plants and tend to have really low tolerances to some nutrients before they go from beneficial to toxic. Boron in particular can rapidly become deadly to grapes if you over apply it.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I have not had any issues applying full strength although I have not applied it to grapes as a foliar so thanks for the info. I usually dilute my batches as well but it depends on the recipe I'm using and if I am using as a drench or foliar. Thanks for the comment.. 😉

[@pilsplease7561]

@@therealprtrhsenteal Grapes are sensitive to higher levels of Zinc, Boron and Chlorides so you have to be a little more careful with overdoing it. I have not done soil drenches because my soil is so bad that it would wash right through and do no benefit. Sand dune.

[@dharmendargr8544]

Thank you for sharing very useful insights. Would like to know if you could also Do you also have plans to look into the final product through a microscope ? :) best wishes!

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I don't have plans to evaluate under a microscope. I would first have to learn what I am even evaluating. It would be a useful skill to possess and would allow me to definitively identify what I am replicating but it is unnecessary for the average person making compost, compost tea or extract if good composting practices are adhered to. I have created this more detailed explanation in this latest video which explains my approach and rationale to composting and compost tea making: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3jNhIqPoNd9b8ksi=Guq3jJOJqHLkaeGj Thanks for watching and the question!

[@livingsoil_ag]

Hi, that looks awesome. How do you clean the container?

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

The residue is rinsed out in the compost yard and the the container is air dried.

[@livingsoil_ag]

@@therealprtrhsenteal thank you

[@carlhaggard3792]

I am brewing 200 gallons at a time if I use a submersible pump to transfer will that damage the microbes thank you. Awesome video by the way.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I suppose it would not unless the pump was delivering the tea with a high speed impeller. I don't know this for certain however. It is only a best guess on my part. 🙂

[@carlhaggard3792]

@@therealprtrhsenteal OK well thank you for your help. I’ll let you know how it goes.

[@nurd2268]

Can adding mykos make up for the same thing ???

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I assume you are referring to mycos as an organic fertilizer which claims to introduce mycorrizal fungi to the soil. The short answer is no. In this video I am making a tea which includes bacterial and fungal food for the microbiology which I am trying to replicate from living compost in an actively aerated compost tea. Mycorrizal fungi is naturally occurring and only is present when a living plant root is present. Mycos as a fertilizer might be a useful organic product but it is different from compost tea or mycorrizal fungi.

[@realiteorganics]

Very informative and interesting video. I request one favor, kindly write down ingredients as I am not able to understand names. Thank you

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Noted. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

[@richarddyer5266]

Since I don’t have chickens, Can I just buy some Humic acid? And how will I know how much to put in 55gal. Thank you for your time! I really like your videos.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I add 2 tbsp. of humic acid powder or about a cup of the liquid homemade version. Here is a video with another recipe I use.kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3jNhIqPoNd9b8k Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

[@jmollo55]

Thumbs up #63

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Thanks 😉

[@KwikkiCat]

This is very dangerous and harmful, Porterhouse! (Sarcastic ofc)

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

Very controversial no doubt!

[@tonyfrederick4038]

Great video. I compost manure from 4 horses for my garden but have never made compost tea or worm casting tea. My question, should I used completed compost or can I use partially composted manure or aged manure ? Just subscribed.

[@therealprtrhsenteal]

I prefer to use compost that has had an opportunity to mature and mellow. Since I am not observing my compost under a microscope, I have no knowledge of what is actually being replicated so I prefer to let nature and time work to balance the compost. I use compost that is at least a year old. Just my preference and how I do it on my farm. If you want to learn from someone who is an expert on soil check out Dr Elaine Ingham on youtube. Good luck 👌

[@tonyfrederick4038]

@@therealprtrhsenteal Thank you. I will do a search for her. Your homestead looks great.