FAA made with land meat instead of fish
Top answer
The original textbook recipe does call for the addition of KNF Medicine and KNF Microbes, but in practice they have been found to be not mandatory. KNF Microbes are added to mitigate smell and are listed as optional, and KNF Medicine is to speed up the metabolization of the microbes to digest the meat a bit faster.
IMO2 is never called for in any official recipe and may be a mistake introduced by that instructor.
From the KNF library
Cho's recipe lists IMO #4, OHN and mineral A among the FAA materials, and says to add IMO in order to decompose the fish oil and the meat. (Cho, Recipe, p. 48) (Cho, Recipe, p. 50)
Drake's practice differs. He has made FAA from tilapia and yellowfin tuna. He avoids IMO4 because it eats up the fats and oils. (Office Hours Ep. 4, 1:00:49) He also says to skip IMOs and OHN in FAA, since sugar and fish is all it needs. (Office Hours Ep. 17, 1:05:50) Suze says enough sugar alone keeps out bad bacteria. (Office Hours Ep. 15, 58:58)
Drake uses all kinds of meaty waste on his farm, including mongoose, pigs and frogs. (KNF Demystified, p. 39) He notes Cho would probably frown at this. (KNF Demystified, p. 39)
The library does not say why land meat would need IMO4. It gives no reason for adding IMO2 or OHN, beyond Cho listing OHN as a material.
Sources
- 1:00:49 Office Hours Ep. 4 (Oct 2021) — IMO1-4 Explained, Pig Pen Roof Design, Mold on IMO2 · “but avoids adding IMO4 since it eats up the fats and oils”
- 1:05:50 Office Hours Ep. 17 (Feb 2022) — Biochar Activation, Fish for FAA, and Fruit Sweetness Formula · “No, skip IMOs and OHN in FAA; just sugar and fish is all it needs.”
- 58:58 Office Hours Ep. 15 (Jan 2022) — Cannabis KNF, IMO4 Winter Storage, FAA Without IMO4 · “enough sugar alone keeps out bad bacteria”
- p. 48 Cho, Recipe · “IMO #4, OHN, Mineral A, rice straw”
- p. 50 Cho, Recipe · “in order to decompose the fish oil and the meat”
- p. 39 KNF Demystified · “I use all kinds of meaty wastes on my farm, like mongoose, pigs and frogs to make FAA.”
