New to kombucha, I bought pellicle with the starter liquid, 2nd batch , F1 2nd day, haven’t gotten new pellicle growth from my first batch, does it look normal/ is that yeast on it ? submitted by /u/Personal_Storage_912 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello everyone. I hope this isn’t a stupid question. I’d like to ask if it’s okay and safe to store kombucha in beer bottles with crown caps. And before you come to a conclusion, hear me out first. I did some research and browsed way too many forums for this question. The answers I found are a bit mixed. Some people say definitely no, some people say that it’s fine and they themselves do this. However, I think that many people automatically assume that I am talking about 2F when talking about bottling. That’s not the case. I would never do 2F in a beer bottle as I saw how carbonated that can ..read more

I used English breakfast and assam tea for my 1F, and homemade blackberry-raspberry-blueberry jam for my 2F. Came out fantastic! submitted by /u/One-Channel9146 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

New to kombucha brewing. I’m pretty sure this thin layer on my kombucha is kahm yeast… What do most say about trying to salvage this? I know it’s safe but is it worth trying to consume (I.E, would it just end up tasting terrible)? Is there a consensus that when this happens it should just be tossed? What about using some of the scoby (liquid) from this batch. This is a large brewing vessel with a tap for dispensing at the bottom. If I were to take some liquid from the bottom of the vessel can I sterilize the vessel and start over with the scoby that I removed? Would that just end up w ..read more

I made my first batch about 6 months ago. There was a baby Scoby that formed. Unfortunately, I left it out and haven’t fed it since. I live in India btw, so it’s hot and tropical. I added some more fresh tea with a lot of sugar about 4 days ago. A pellicle has formed on top and it’s pretty bubbly. Is the Scoby ok and healthy? Is it ok for me to drink this batch or should I just get a new Scoby and start again. I’ve taken the mother Scoby and kept her in a new Scoby hotel. submitted by /u/NecessarySilver [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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This is my first f2, I just bottled it, and realised that the bottle has a crack. I only have another bottle thats square, could i pour it in to that one and buy a new one tomorrow? Or does anyone have any other ideas? I cant but a new bottle today submitted by /u/90sshow [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

For anyone needing new bottles, this is a pretty sweet deal. ALDI has this buy lemonade get flip top bottles for free deal right now. submitted by /u/Unfair-Conclusion-55 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Very happy with how this turned out, I only fermented it for 7 days in the end as I used not much sugar (90g for 2L) and so it was already not very sweet at that point. Have upped the sugar to 140g for my next batch and will leave it brewing for longer to see how different it tastes. Have done two bottles, one unflavoured to see how much it carbonates and if that tastes good and the second flavoured with apple ginger and cardamom. Excited to see how they turn out :) Seeing the colour difference from sweet tea -> brewed kombucha is fun to side by side also. submitted by /u/TheLemonZen ..read more

Is there anything that could go wrong from using a larger than normal amount of starter liquid for a subsequent batch? I always hear anywhere from 1-2 cups per gallon is good to use. Say you used 4 instead? Or even left half of the gallon and just added more tea and sugar? Is this then essentially the concept of a continuous brew/ferment? Would that also technically cut down your total 1F time significantly since you're not starting almost from scratch with 90% new tea and sugar? submitted by /u/CR-8 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more