FAA
I am going to strain my 1 year old FAA and was wondering if i could ferment the scraps of fish again for another FAA? If so how should i proceed in doing that? If no then i will probably bury it in my hugelkultur or just put into my compost.
The answer
fermenting them twice i would think not through the first ferment we r collecting id guess 70-80% or so of the amino acid it would probably be ok to add the left overs to a new batch and let them continue to break down but would best be used in the hugel or compost and let nature break down all that big stuff the bugs n what not will break it down much faster
Happy Experimenting
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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Drake says FAA keeps improving for up to three years. (Office Hours Ep. 126, 37:57) Cho's chart agrees that it will continue to digest for 3 years. (Cho's Solutions, p. 13) A one-year batch still has time to improve. (Office Hours Ep. 126, 37:57) (Cho's Solutions, p. 13)
When you do strain, Drake's advice for a mushy two-year batch with bones is to pour off the liquid and dilute it 1 to 1000. (Office Hours Ep. 123, 40:09) Cho says to extract the FAA and use only the liquid. (Cho, Recipe, p. 50)
Cho's recipe also has a hint for the leftover bones: put them into the brown rice. (Cho, Recipe, p. 51) The excerpt cuts off there.
The library says nothing about re-fermenting the scraps, or about burying them in a hugelkultur bed or compost.
Sources
- 37:57 Office Hours Ep. 126 (May 2024) — KNF Chicken Feeder, JADAM Pesticide Recipes, Cassava Polyculture · “it keeps improving for up to three years”
- 40:09 Office Hours Ep. 123 (May 2024) — Root-Tip FPJ, OHN Substitutions, IMO4 Temperature Limits · “It's ready—just pour off the liquid and dilute it 1 to 1000 for use.”
- p. 51 Cho, Recipe · “(8) Put the bones left over from creating FAA into the brown rice”
- p. 50 Cho, Recipe · “Extract the FAA and use only the liquid.”
- p. 13 Cho's Solutions · “Will continue to digest for 3 years”
