I have been using a bit of it from a russian source. It seems to be working favorably to activate the indigenous micro organisms by providing complex carbon foods and nutrients.
There is a bunch of information on the internet about it, albeit somewhat mysterious in nature. Often it is referred to as “black goo”
- drake answered 7 years ago
I operate on the 80/20 rule. If 80% of it looks good, I go with it.
- drake answered 7 years ago
Those are definitely Indigenous Micro Organisms becoming active from a large food source, but probably not the IMO you want to collect Seed IMO from as they are probably not that well suited for soil life.
- drake answered 7 years ago
Yes i was wondering the same thing
- Guest answered 7 years ago
Yeah it’s good to use. It won’t hurt anything. You just have a bit of sugar at the bottom of your solution now.
- Gary Schiwinger answered 7 years ago
Thank you all,
Coincidentally, I just purchased 2 50 lb bags of rice bran from Del’s in Hilo for $22 & change. FWIW, they’re currently out of rolled oats and whole oats.
I”ve not yet had a chance to use the rice bran, but will post results after processing it.
Ed
- Ed Pare answered 7 years ago
I think lactose only exists in milk from mammals. Use human milk if you don’t want a cow or goat to get milked. Also, i’m pretty sure bones come from animals too.
- Joe Lorusso answered 6 years ago
I was taught to use the highest grade sugar you can afford or what’s available to you. The best is muscavato / Demerara the worst is white sugar. “Dark” brown sugar has more molasses put back in than light brown. Follow the stirring and extraction steps diligently!
- Joe Lorusso answered 6 years ago
also can you make js in a hdpe 5 gallon bucket without it melting?
thanks
- Kristopher Smith answered 6 years ago
You can download a comprehensive recipe book here
I don’t think any of the KNF solutions are strong enough to disolve the HDPE.
- Gürkan Yeniçeri answered 6 years ago