Efficient Microbes Recipe

Supplies Needed

You can obtain some of the items you need from the scdworld web site and the remainder from stores in your neighborhood. First, go to SCD World Fermentation Supplies and purchase:

• 1 bottle of Efficient Microbes Concentrate
• 1 bag of Cera-C powder
• 1 bottle of organic blackstrap molasses (or buy from favorite health food store)
• pH paper
• 1 bag ceramic pipe K-type beads

• A meat thermometer - the type with a round dial on top of a thin metal rod.
• A storage container for brewing. The cheapest is a 64 gallon plastic garbage can with a lid that clicks shut. Insulation for your garbage can is optional.
• A 5-gallon glass bottle of spring water. The glass bottle and the water will be used for brewing. Any size glass bottle can actually be used - just adjust the quantities of ingredients in this recipe accordingly. It's fine to only brew 1 gallon at a time or brew in several separate containers. But each container will need its own air lock.
• Himalayan salt (or high quality sea salt)
• An air lock. This can usually be obtained from a brewing supply store (for folks that brew their own beer) or similar web site.
• An extension cord with at least three plugs on the end of it.
• Two electrical converters that convert a standard electrical plug into a light socket plug.
• An alternative to buying the extension cord plus converters is to buy a "trouble light" which already is a long cord with a light on the end of it. This has the advantage of having some sort of cage around the light which will keep the light bulb from touching the garbage can and prevent the danger of melting.
• A variety of light bulbs in various wattages. Purchase a 30, 60, 75 and 100 watt.

Building Your Brewing Chamber

• Put a light bulb into a converter and plug it into the extension cord (or use your trouble light).
• Put the light into the empty garbage can, being careful to keep the light away from the sides of the can. The bulbs can get hot enough to melt plastic. You can try putting the bulb into a large glass jar like a pickle jar. You can also cut a small hole in the center of the lid and run the cord through the lid, leaving the light on the underside. Make sure you can close and latch the garbage can lid.
• Stick the meat thermometer through the lid so you can read the temperature of your brewing chamber from the outside.
• Test your chamber. The goal is to be able to maintain a constant temperature between 100 and 110 degrees fahrenheit.
• Add or take away additional light bulbs (or change the wattages) as necessary to achieve and maintain the correct temperature.
• Your needs will vary depending on where you place your brewing chamber and your local climate.

Ingredient Proportions

• 3/4 cup of EM concentrate
• 3/4 cup of organic blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon Cera-C clay powder
• 1 teaspoon Himalayan or sea salt
• Ceramic beads (pipe K-type). Use 1/5 of the bag purchased. Note that the beads are not consumed. Clean after each brewing and re-use.
• 1 gallon pure spring water (not RO water)

I suggest brewing 5 gallons at a time since you will have so much fun to have EM around. Consume it, give it to friends and relatives, sell it, or simply pour it into water ways to help start cleaning up our planet. If you brew 5 gallons, be sure to multiply the above ingredients by 5!

Brewing Instructions

• Put the spring water in a pot on the stove over a low heat. (If you are brewing 5 gallons at a time, just heat 1 of the 5 gallons of water and leave the rest in the bottle.)
• Heat the water to approximately 120 degrees fahrenheit. Do NOT boil.
• Add the molasses and stir to dissolve completely.
• Let cool to 110 degrees and add the EM, the clay and the salt. Stir to dissolve.
• Put the ceramic beads in the glass brewing bottle and add the warm mixture. If you are brewing 1 gallon, you'll be pouring everything into your one gallon brewing bottle. If you are brewing 5 gallons, you'll be adding the mixture to the bottle containing the remainder of your water.
• Put the air lock in place and make sure there is water in the airlock.
• The glass container should only have 1 inch of airspace between the top of the liquid and the bottom of the air lock.
• Put the entire brewing bottle into your garbage can brewing chamber. Replace your warming lights and lid. Make sure the lights do not touch the sides of the plastic garbage can.
• Make sure your thermometer is in place. Note that your temperature may read low for for a while, especially if you weren't able to heat up all the water.
• Check the pH of your brew in 3 days. When it is about 3.6, it is done. If not, check it each day until it reaches about 3.6 and then you're done!
• Note that the number of days it takes to brew depends largely on the temperature. If you keep it at 100-110 it takes only 3 days, 85-95 degrees takes about 4 days, 70-80 degrees takes about 5-7 days, etc.
• Never let your brew reach more than 110 degrees. The yeast actually starts dying at 115 degrees.

When done, divide up your brew into 1 gallon glass containers. Apple juice jugs are an easy source of large glass jugs. Store it in the refrigerator. You can leave it out and it will continue to ferment, which is good since that will increase the antioxidant properties. Refrigeration is encouraged if any of the batch goes moldy. You can also use a portion of your first batch as the starter for the second batch.