compost tea

I have made a batch of compost tea using 2 cups of fish and sawdust compost, 1 1/2 cups of mushroom compost, 1/3 cup of liquid fish and kelp fertilizer in 5 gals of rainwater. Have aerated it for 48 hours. It smells sour, very yeasty. Is it safe to use? Thanks

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/29/2016 @ 9:34 am

If you aerate your tea you can keep for 2 to 3 days.
After 48 hours the diversity of microbes will began to decline.

I have not heard of your combination before so I can’t determine a ‘shelf life’ other then the guidelines above.

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