[forest]

Just a thought, would brewers yeast or any other yeast be benificial to composting. I thought it might break down the matter faster.
Any thoughts?

[WG.]

It wouldn't help.

Yeast turns sugars into alcohol.  There would be little or no sugar in a compost heap.

[forest]

Gotcha, any enzymes. I remember a seed researcher using an enzyme to break down the coating around tomato seeds. Any ideas?

[WG.]

Thermophilic bacteria are the main agents in a good compost heap.  A well-built, summer heap with enough air input can reach 80 degs Celsius.

If you are really after fast compost, then you may wish to look into an insulated tumbling design.

[forest]

Just that I have seen a lot of compost accelerators online lately. But they seem to be as expensive as compost itself which defeats the object. Thought there might be something in the kitchen that could help.

[WG.]

Patience actually works very well.

The compost you make one year is ready the next.  This does mean a bigger bill in year one unless you are lucky enough to take on a plot with a heap already in place.

[gobs]

you might easily find yeast only works on a very limited range of room temperatures with sugar, might be the reason why nobody before you discovered this type of compost making

[forest]

Point taken. Thought you might know something I didn't. So what is in these compost accelerators that speeds things up? I just found a link to making your own tumbling composter.
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Tumbling-Composter
I am going to give it a go.

[WG.]

So what is in these compost accelerators that speeds things up?

air, heat and bacteria as per my post above.    

[David.]

you might easily find yeast only works on a very limited range of room temperatures with sugar, might be the reason why nobody before you discovered this type of compost making

Yeasts not only work on the sugar in wild fruits, but all sorts of other things, wherever they are!

[gobs]

you might easily find yeast only works on a very limited range of room temperatures with sugar, might be the reason why nobody before you discovered this type of compost making

Yeasts not only work on the sugar in wild fruits, but all sorts of other things, wherever they are!

You make compost with yeast then, David, do you, tell us about it!

[forest]

David didn't say anything about making compost with yeast, he simply said that they work on things other than sugar, where ever they are. Gobs, for me as a newcomer, I find you have an aggresive tone to your replies.

[WG.]

Neither the sugar nor the alcohol is any use in the finished compost.

[richyrich7]

Just that I have seen a lot of compost accelerators online lately. But they seem to be as expensive as compost itself which defeats the object. Thought there might be something in the kitchen that could help.

Wee that's a good compost accelerator if your brave enough you can wee straight onto/into your compost bin.

[gobs]

David didn't say anything about making compost with yeast, he simply said that they work on things other than sugar, where ever they are. Gobs, for me as a newcomer, I find you have an aggresive tone to your replies.

you  are right, I'm just used to being attacked for no reason, might be the answer

I'm terribly sorry. I don't know why David is quoting me or what he wants to add to compost making. :oops:  :oops: