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John Asked a Question
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Nov 5
Is it better to add sweat tea to store bought kombucha, or to wait for the kombucha to grow a pellicle?
Some add sweat tea to store bought kombucha and that becomes a full batch after a few weeks, with a pellicle and all. Others just put the store bought kombucha in a mason jar and cover it until it grows the pellicle, and then use that whole thing as the starter and add sweat tea to it. Does it matter which way you go? Is one method better than the other?
Asked In Article: How To Brew Kombucha Without A Starter Kit
Asked Nov 5,
What do I do if i can't tell if my F1 is sour, sweet, or tart and it all tastes the same to me?
It may sound weird, but I cannot tell if my F1 is sweet, sour, or tart. It tastes like all of them. I have 3 different batches going, one with green + black tea, another with green + white tea, and another with green + hibiscus, they all taste differently, but they also all taste slightly sour, weirdly sweet, and have a vinegary after taste. This has happened in the past also with other batches I have done, so I don't think it's because of the tea I used. How can I tell if it's done?
Asked Aug 4,
I don't think it's weird at all, I can't tell the difference in mine either! I always have to get others to try out my batches to tell me if they are sweet or vinegary or what ever they taste, otherwise I just don't know! So my advice is to just ask others to taste it, if anyone is brave enough to try it.
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Kombucha & Health
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Nov 5
I don't think I have ever had to update my computers dictionary like I am now when I am writing about kombucha.
F1, F2, pellicle, SCOBY, the dictionary didn't know of these words.
F1, F2, pellicle, SCOBY, the dictionary didn't know of these words.
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Mark Asked a Question
Brewing At Home
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Nov 5
Whats your take on pH testing?
I only recently started using pH strips to test my F1, and I don't really see a point in it to be honest. First of all, it seems like the results are always the same! They are always around 3.0 pH, I even used different strips. I have tried testing right after I put in fresh sweet tea but don't remember the results, but it seems that after a few days, 1 week, and even 2 weeks, the results are always the same. Same for testing after F2. So I always just go by the taste of it.
Asked Nov 5,
If I can hear the caps leaking carbonation, does it mean my F2 wont be carbonated at all?
When I put the bottles to my ears I can hear carbonation leaking out. Will this completely prevent carbonation to build up, preventing the kombucha from being carbonate,or is it only leaking just excess carbonation?
Asked In Article: How To Flavor Your Kombucha: Complete Beginner's Guide
Asked Oct 25,
Nope, you will still get carbonation, but it depends how much the bottles are leaking. I recently bought bottle caps for old kombucha bottles I have, their original caps were thrown away so I ordered what I thought were good ones. I filled almost 30 of them up and found out they were also leaking like yours, but they still carbonated really well.
If anything, it prevented the overly excess fizz that would turn my bottles into a nuke, my kitchen is much cleaner now.
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Asked Oct 11,
Rose petals and pomegranate are my top choices, they work well every time and are not too sweet. I don't even have to add any sugar to it to get carbonation either.
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