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Post by Jay Blair on Aug 17, 2005 6:42:36 GMT -5
I added the lees from a recent working of blackberry wine to bin number 8 and 7 days later I have the worm ball from hell congregated in the lees .
Adding that gallon of worked wine mash sure did make inventorying the herd in that bin easier.
As a future experiment I plan to get bin 6 to half completion and balance the bedding and stock into two 25 gallon bins and feed one beer in the water and collect empiriical data.
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Post by Judy in IN on Aug 17, 2005 7:29:52 GMT -5
Wow, Jay,
That's amazing! What do you think they needed or wanted from the lees?
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Post by Jay Blair on Aug 17, 2005 10:05:48 GMT -5
My scientific background of course tells me the yeast bacteria or other component is what they desire, but the science fiction reader in me likes to entertain the thought worms are actually a higher intelligence alien life observing us and awaiting the return of their mother ship.
Since life in a bin is so boring, thes aliens are just "looking for a buzz" ;D
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Post by Judy in IN on Aug 20, 2005 0:30:19 GMT -5
Jay,
What a hoot! ;D
I had thought that maybe it was the acidity, or the yeast. What ph do you try to keep with your worms?
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Post by Jay Blair on Aug 20, 2005 2:43:34 GMT -5
I keep it just slightly acidic.
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Post by Darryl on Aug 29, 2005 0:19:20 GMT -5
Jay, I must have missed this post because in a different thread I seen that you had mentioned wine lees and I was wondering if it was the sediment from fermenting wine. After reading this thread, I now see that it is. Anyway, that is a very interesting observation you have made with the lees and one that I will certainly try to remember. Don't currently have any wine lees available but I will definately remember this thread.
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Post by Jay Blair on Aug 29, 2005 4:19:59 GMT -5
I have discovered that if wine lees and dregs goto vinegar they can increase acidity to levels sufficient enough to support Entrachyadid worms . These are a small white worm that resembles a skinny maggot and idicate an increase in bin acidity.. Mor on this will be posted in the beddings and feed sources board.
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