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Fig. 6.5:
Draining the bokashi tea.
12. After the two weeks have passed you can process the bokashi pre-compost accordingly. More
on that in
Chapter 7
.
How to use your bokashi bucket without a drain
You can ferment food waste in a bokashi bucket without a drain as long as you take some extra
measures to deal with the liquid that will accumulate at the bottom of the bucket. Too much unab-
sorbed standing liquid can cause problems. This can be mitigated by adding a layer of dry material
such as shredded paper to the bottom of the bucket to absorb any extra liquid.
1. Sprinkle a layer of bokashi bran onto the bottom of the bucket.
• A dusting is all that is needed.
2. Add three inches of shredded or crumpled paper to the bottom of the bucket.
• This assumes that you are using a five-gallon bucket. If you are using a different size bucket,
you just need a substantial amount of dry material. Keep in mind that it will compress and
compact as it gets wet and weight is applied.
• Bread, old rice, or such will also work fine.
3. Sprinkle a layer of bokashi bran onto the dry absorbing material.
• A dusting is all that is needed.
4. Add a layer of kitchen waste. The layer should be about an inch thick.
• Smaller pieces of waste are better.
5. Sprinkle a handful of bokashi bran on the layer of kitchen waste. A light dusting is all that is
needed; you do not need a solid layer of bran.
• Ifyourbucketcontainsmeat,sprinkleextrabraninthatarea.Itisbettertoaddtoomuchbran
than too little.
• If you start to smell any bad odors when you add scraps to the bokashi bucket, then you need
to start adding more bran.
6. Lightly stir up the contents and compress them.
