Part 3: Basic Theory of Microorganism Introduction…
Some of the most basic equipment needed for large scale agriculture or horticulture operations depends of course on your actual needs plus room for expansion. While running the company Sustainable Services Idaho, a company I started near Twin Falls Idaho in 2003 with the help of outside investors I had perfected the procedures and systems needed. When I was working for Magic Valley Compost as a soils consultant and playing around with brewers then deciding to go with extractors, whole new systems never before arranged had to be thought out.
One major consideration for lage volume extraction is the water supply. The Hronek machine extacted about 2000 gallons of Liquid Compost Extract (LCE, as named by Steve Diver) per hour so you needed a pump that would deliver that amount or do like I did and get a large tank for supply. At Sustainable Services Idaho we had a 12 thousand gallon supply tank connected with a 2 inch supply hose, gravity fed through the building into the extraction machine. This tank was equiped to be heated if needed in colder climates like Idaho. We purchased this tank for $500 dollars and kept it filled by use of a float controlled inlet line from our well.
Another consideration of large scale extraction is compost supply. Compost used for extraction has a different set of considerations since your not growing microbes as in brewing. I will start here next time.
 Meanwhile, check out our website sgidaho.com for products, pictures and other information. Sustainable Growth Boise is our local company doing organic landcare.