Sampras1489
Active Member
Hey guys, long time follower of the RIU boards, and I seem to find myself with a question in which I don't know how to answer. Recently I started reading into the AACT (actively aerated compost tea, for those who don't know), and I decided that I would build my own brewer and start making my own teas. I use 2 air stones and. 10l/min pump so there is plenty of aeration, and the teas have looked, aesthetically, good, so far. So, my question is, how do you guys balance the pH of your teas? The first time I made my tea, it came out at a pH of 7.7, way too high for what I need (I'm using a similar recipe to subcools supersoil)' but I read somewhere the teas didn't need to be pH'd since they were aerated?! The second tea also came out at 7.7 but I used Advanced Nutrients pH down to get the ph to 6.2, just about where I want it, but I'm afraid the pH down may have killed off a good number of my microbes. Can anyone please clarify this for me?
thanks
sampras
thanks
sampras