Six 5-gallon buckets and aquarium air stones. I started out with 2 cups
of loose alfalfa meal per, and couldn't find my bottle of molasses, so I
used 2 cups dried 38% molasses.
One bucket didn't have an airstone, so it served as a test batch. Since I
was mostly interested in the nitrogen, the growth hormone, and trace
nutrients I added four more cups of alfalfa. I only let it brew three days
and stirred a few times a day.
All smelled sweet, the sludge expanded to about a third capacity and the
tea was dark green soup.
It probably didn't get the microherd going much, if at all.

Next up, a blend of 2 cups alfalfa and and 2 cups compost with real
molasses in No Nonsense knee highs. I'll brew until I get the gooey, foamy
tea.