On Wed, 14 May 2003 16:38:35 GMT, animaux wrote:

You used some terms I'm not familiar with. "DO must start and finish at 6 or
better mg/L...?" What does that mean in English?


Dissolved oxygen levels in my brewers start at 9.6 milligrams per
liter and finish at 8 MG/L. Low oxygen levels can breed pathogens,
especially with poor compost or unfinished compost from animal wastes.
It is very important to design a brewer that produces sufficient
oxygen to keep the good guys dominating the brew. Good CT must remain
aerobic!


"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978