๐๐ FERMAKOR: The Dorade Incident โ Spontaneous Batch Log
(Because the fish came with guts, and I donโt waste potential)
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๐ฝ๏ธ How It Started
I ordered two big Dorades for dinner. Didnโt bother ticking the โcleanedโ box.
They arrived whole โ full organs, eyes staring, one of them with a stomach packed with broken seashells (free CaCOโ bonus).
So instead of complaining, I just said:
โAlright, fine. Dinner first. Hydrolysis later.โ
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โ๏ธ Phase 1 โ The Gut Start (Day 1)
Material: 160 g of fresh guts straight from the fish.
KOH: 20 g (yep, strong ratio, I know).
Water: ~250 mL warm.
Dissolved KOH โ poured over โ stirred โ left to liquefy.
Within minutes it warmed up and foamed; by evening it was already turning into that deep brown, oil-slick mix I like.
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Phase 2 โ The Rest Goes In (Day 2)
After dinner, all the remaining parts go into the same container:
Heads, bones, fins, skin โ roughly 500โ600 g.
Add another 30โ35 g KOH and ~0.5 L water.
Stir and let it digest for a week or two or three, until smooth.
The seashells stay in โ they buffer the pH and slowly release Ca and trace minerals.
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โ๏ธ Phase 3 โ Neutralization
Once the mix settles, Iโll neutralize down to pH 6.2โ6.4 using phosphoric acid.
Target ~40 mL of 59 % HโPOโ for the whole thing.
Then strain through cheesecloth / pillowcase (no coffee filter โ thatโs only for exports ๐).
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Storage
Bottled in brown flip-top German beer bottles.
Label:
โFERMAKOR FISH BASE โ DORADE INCIDENT โ 2025-11-06โ
Shake before use, store dark.
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๐ฟ Application
10 mL per 30 L barrel mid-flower as amino + micro boost.
Clean N-P-Ca + enzymes, zero smell, instant uptake.