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Fig. 5.5: Spigot installed properly. The bucket can sit flat. Note the improperly placed hole.
What about the air gap created by the false floor on the double-nested buckets and the commer-
cial available buckets (the spigot bucket doesn't have one)? Where will the bokashi tea collect so I
can harvest it easily? In most cases you won't need an air gap, or area at the bottom of the bucket
for bokashi tea to collect. The organic matter packed into the bucket will generally be permeable
enough to allow bokashi tea to collect and flow out the bottom of the bucket without clogging the
spigot. But if you do have problems with the spigot clogging, you can try a few things on your next
batch of kitchen waste to avoid that problem. You can create your own air gap and false floor at the
bottom of the single bucket by putting something inside the bucket. You can use a commercially
available product called a Grit Guard, which will give you a permeable raised floor, allowing the
tea to flow through but keeping the large organic material on top. You can go the homemade route
and use something such as a plastic microwave splatter guard. This will fit right into the bucket,
givingyoutheseparationthatyouwant.Splatterguardsareeasytofindandareusuallyavailable at
dollar stores, so cost isn't an issue.
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