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yes i have added WCA to my chicken water for years. nice hard shells.

Water should not be added to this mixture.

Just equal weight of sugar and fish is sufficient.

u really shouldn’t be using anything frozen plant matter wise by freezing u will kill off microbes that u trying to gather freezing also breaks open the cell walls of the plant matter exposing things u r trying to avoid through the osmotic process any plant matter u ferment should be picked early in the morn wile the growth hormones r still active in the tips of the new growth along with all the microbes that r there from  over night b4 the sun comes up n runs em all off then the sugar draws out the water and hormones through the cell wall with osmotic pressure…..the best thing to do with your kitchen scraps is composting IMO the best style of composting kitchen scraps is a inoculated substrate compost or a “bokashi” compost great way to break down kitchen scraps of all kinds including meats cheeses n fats i keep a 5gal bucket in my kitchen screw on top fill it as i go it dont stink and i make my own substrate almost free of cost using KNF methods and it works amazing in FMC

The action that pulls the juice or plant blood out of the cell is osmotic pressure. salt and sugar exert osmotic pressure, but honey will not. up to 10% salt can be added to FPJ. (can do this when working with material that is dryer, such as in the case of some some herbs…) If we bought sugar from a grocery store the cost would add up significantly, but instead we get it from a restaurant supply warehouse. don’t know if they have those where you live but probably be worth looking into. where do the bakers buy their sugar?

when watering new plants FAA is a nitrogen source not something a starting plant needs to much nitrogen could cause burning in the new starts what u need at first is high root development the WCAP and growth hormones from the FPJ is what is needed no nitrogen is needed till the first set of true leaves has come in and even at that point only very little is needed at first …….but as a seed soak u would use OHN BRV FPJ LAB FAA WCAP SW if u r missing a couple its not the end of the world remember in KNF there’s a 40% leeway window over or under…..also if u dont have it theres a really good free chart at the KNF site thats the CHO Nutritive Recipes good info to keep

I have seen no justification for the recent attempted modification of the recipe from 2/3 to 1/3.……. Folks may have individually practical concerns such as affordability, as the original recipe calls for more alcohol which carries significant cost, but this is weighed against the volume of KNF Medicine rendered per usage of herbs which is significantly greater. Individual variance should be allowed as necessary, but the whole recipe should not be changed by any other reason than proven effectiveness.

so what Drake is saying is the OG recipe calls for more alcohol so the 1/3 from large vessel then 2/3 alcohol is the correct way due to the greater tincture of the herbs from more alcohol

on a personal note when i made my OHN to avoid the confusion i just went 50/50 Drake says theres a 40% leeway in KNF both +/- so over 1/3 under 2/3 …. 50/50 just sounded like the way to go

short answer: no. 40-50s is fine.

longer answer: the best time to gather material is in spring. based on where you are, it can be quite chilly in the morning, but this should not have a drastic effect on the fermented plant juice. remember, these recipes come from japan and korea, where it is quite cold, so you will be fine.

temperature does however have a more drastic effect on supersaturation, and more sugar should be added.

After pouring them off, supersaturate them, and store them in a clean container in a cool place out of the sun.