Storing FAA
Hi! I recently strained my 7-month old FAA and store it in sealed bottles. It looked and smelled good, but it was quite thick, so I strained it with a cheese cloth 4-5 times before putting it into a bottle. It looked like I got rid of the solids and I stored the liquid solution. But, after few days, I went to use it and it was much thicker than when I bottled it up few days earlier. Why is that? Thank you!
Top answer
Lipids - fats, oils, waxes, insoluble things in the fish as they cool or sit they get hard making it thicker
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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5 sources
Cho's chart says FAA "will continue to digest for 3 years." (Cho's Solutions, p. 13) Drake keeps a 15-year-old batch, and says it gets sweeter and finer with age. (Office Hours Ep. 146, 56:25)
Drake says FAA is already supersaturated with sugar. The sugar keeps the lactobacillus dormant and safe to store. (Office Hours Ep. 19, 46:09) For storage, Drake leaves the fuel bucket sealed and pours off about a gallon at a time. (Office Hours Ep. 124, 35:06) Cho's book says to extract the FAA and use only the liquid. (Cho, Recipe, p. 50)
The library does not say why strained FAA thickens after bottling. It also does not say how much cheesecloth straining changes a batch.
Sources
- 56:25 Office Hours Ep. 146 (Oct 2024) — Jadam Herbal Solution Recipe, Sulfur Foot Soak, KNF Input Costs · “says it gets sweeter and finer with age”
- 46:09 Office Hours Ep. 19 (Feb 2022) — Powdered Milk LAB, FAA Storage, and Bokashi Balls for Ponds · “it's already supersaturated with sugar, which is what keeps the lactobacillus dormant and safe to store”
- 35:06 Office Hours Ep. 124 (May 2024) — Water-Soluble Nitrogen, FAA Storage, MADAG Pest Sprays · “leave the fuel bucket sealed and just pour off about a gallon at a time”
- p. 13 Cho's Solutions · “Will continue to digest for 3 years”
- p. 50 Cho, Recipe · “Extract the FAA and use only the liquid.”
