Homemade fish fertilizer

Hi. I wanted to make FAA but dont have any IMOs yet. I had fish,LABs, molasses and water so i followed this recipe.
https://www.unconventionalfarmsupply.com/homemade-fish-fertilizer

It's been over 4 weeks and i'm not sure it looks good. it seems to smell ok. sweet ,i expected a more fermented vinegar odor.
What do you think?

the recipe was
1350g fish
450g dry molasses
6tbsp LABS/EM
3L water

thanks for posting
lots of dead trout along the riverbanks in spring and lots of dead salmon along the riverbanks in fall around here
i have not gathered any up yet.. i could just imagine the smell!
i would like to give this a try though as i do buy fish emulsion

i did question the no smell part... the stuff i buy does have a smell
goes away after about a day after watering it in to the garden

I made mine very similar to yours but I can't figure out where I got the recipe. The only difference I remember is that it was fermented with lacto-baccilius pills I got from the health food store. The only smell was sweetish with a hint of vinegar, like a cheap wine mixed 50/50 with water? I suck at describing things.

Anyway, the stuff worked amazingly! I need to make more. Here fishy-fishy...

Dan Fish wrote:I made mine very similar to yours but I can't figure out where I got the recipe. The only difference I remember is that it was fermented with lacto-baccilius pills I got from the health food store. The only smell was sweetish with a hint of vinegar, like a cheap wine mixed 50/50 with water? I suck at describing things.

Anyway, the stuff worked amazingly! I need to make more. Here fishy-fishy...

thanks for the reply.
Do you think i can use the dark brown top layer?

Well... Mine didn't have one. The only thing it left besides the clear/pinkish/brownish liquid was a tiny pile of cartilage at the bottom, like a 1/4 cup or less.

I am making FAA but was instructed to use 1:1 fish weight to sugar and if needed add a sugar cap.

My concoction has been fermenting for two weeks.

Should I add LAB to it?

I dont think its needed. but i figured it wouldn't hurt. my understanding is LABs can be used in most applications in natural farming so i use just about everywhere, everytime. Im very much a newb and excited about spring so i can make my 1st IMO and actual FAA.

I've been using the above for a few months on indoor plants to make sure it ok and seems to work beatifully.

Master Cho recipe calls for only fish and sugar. You do not need to add IMO or LAB and you should never add water. Follow the Master

M. Phelps wrote:thanks for posting
lots of dead trout along the riverbanks in spring and lots of dead salmon along the riverbanks in fall around here
i have not gathered any up yet.. i could just imagine the smell!
i would like to give this a try though as i do buy fish emulsion

It is not good to pick up the dead salmon and trout as they have died after spawning and the young fry need the nutrients provided by the dead bodies decomposing in the water. The UK Environment Agency told me this when I was talking to them about the dead salmon in our river.

I have started a bucket of FAA, I did add leaf mold as innoculant instead of just sugar and fish. 10 days in and it is doing great, no fish smell. Started looking into it because emulsion and hydrolosates attracted the feral cat population to my garden and they make a mess.