Compost Teas: 24 hour, EM, IM, BD & fermented plant extracts

[Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>]

Hi -

This is my first post. I'm a biodynamic CSA market farmer in Loudoun 
Co, VA. I own an EarthWorks brewer (recently purchased) and am 
currently planning on using their commercial compost mix for tea.

I do, however, want to use tea regularly in fertigation as well as in 
foliar sprays. I need my own supply of high quality compost and I'd 
like to be applying it to our low-OM soil here regularly.

I believe I've read Elaine say that good compost can be made in 7 
weeks and I actually believe I've read her to say in can be made in 4 
weeks. Somewhere, however, I've missed the right insights, because my 
Ingham-style pile is probably in it's 4th month and it 'ain't compost 
yet' (but it's very very close)

Right now this w.b. my primary question: WHEN DO YOU TURN if you're 
past the high heating and your compost looks like compost but it 
still heating up after turning? My stack is sitting right now at 110 
degrees and has been there for a week. When should I have turned it? 
How do I know when to turn it?

The only test equipment I have is a consumer-quality compost guage 
from Johnny's Seed.

Thanks

-Allan Balliett
Loudoun Co, VA