James DeArruda

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Thank you very much Timothy. My hope is I discover from my friend the brewer the yeast is deceased, but if it's not, I think I can rely on your assessment. Healthy compost will already be competing for those sugars. I'm speaking with a thermal composter at his farm this morning, and I'll be happy to share whatever I can learn. Thanks again!
6 years ago
Hello Permies World!
I'm going to start building my own thermal compost following Ingham, Lawton, etc. I have horse manure nearby, and will be using it, but I also have been offered both yeast and grain waste from a small brewer. I have found research that supports adding the waste grain, but nothing about yeast. I know brewers yeast, a fungus, make alcohol, which I presume would kill other microorganisms. If the yeast are dead, is it safe as a source of N? Is it even high in N? I don't want to add it in until I know its value other than as animal feed and what it could do to compost. Thanks in advance
6 years ago