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Troubleshooting · Aug 4

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?

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Top Answer: Do you have anyone else who can taste them? I think that would be your safest bet. Can you compare the kombucha to store bought kombucha? Maybe having some and tasting both one after another can give you a sort of base line on where the flavors shoul...

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Flavors & Recipes · Oct 25

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?

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Top Answer: I had the same happen to me with a few of my bottles. I would say that based on how much carbonation the bottles are leaking, it might not be a lost cause! I have had a few bottles that did leak too much, and the final kombucha was not carbonated at ...

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Flavors & Recipes · Oct 11

What flavors do you make with hibiscus kombucha? I have a whole continuous brew of green tea and hibiscus, which tastes great on its own! But! I want to find some top favors to go with it to try something new rather than just drinking it as is. Any suggestions?

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Asked Oct 11,

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Top Answer: Rose flowers! It's probably the most loved of all the flavors i make here at home. It doesn't really take that many to add a lot of flavor also. I'm not sure what is common, but with my hibiscus brew I tend to just add what ever is ...

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Brewing At Home · Aug 5

Does it matter if I lay my F2 bottles on their side or do they have to be upright to get carbonated? Is there a differenece in carbonation levels if the bottle is laid down vs upright?

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Asked Aug 5,

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Top Answer: I am in the middle of my F2, some are natural flavor and some are flavored with fruit or herbs, I decided to lay them all down because I read somewhere that it helps with potential carbonation leaks, and I can tell you that none of them carbonated. T...

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Brewing At Home · Aug 17

Will this sieve ruin my carbonation? I want to bottle my F2 and filter out all of the fruit and herbs I used for flavoring, will this type of sieve ruin or reduce the carbonation?

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Asked Aug 17,

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Top Answer: I believe that any time you pour a carbonated beverage between containers, you lose some of the carbonation because CO2 escapes. Pouring a carbonated beverage through a regular sieve causes CO2 to escape even more, and pouring it through a mesh sieve...

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Troubleshooting · Oct 4

Does anyone else find it difficult sometimes to open old kombucha bottles after F2? I had to use a towel and a lot of force to get my old kombucha bottles open after a few days of F2. For one of them I even had to use a wrench! I just couldn't get it open otherwise. I think it's because of the amount of carbonation, because even when I got it to move a little bit with the wrench, I still couldn't get it open with my hands, there was just too much pressure. Anyone else have this experience and a solution maybe? I would like to keep using my old kombucha bottles.

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Top Answer: Yes! I am using old kombucha bottles with a narrower neck compared to bottles like GTs, and even got new caps for them, and it is so difficult to open them! I have to use a towel for extra grip every time! I thought that new caps would help since may...

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Brewing At Home · Aug 4

What do you count as a batch? Does each final bottle count as a batch, or does the F1 container? If 1 F1 container fills 4 bottles, is that 4 batches or 1?

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Top Answer: I count each F1 as a batch. I usually have 2-3 F1s going at the same time, I count each of them as a batch, so that's 2-3 batches at once.

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Troubleshooting · Aug 6

Can I add more sugar and leave it to ferment longer if it didn't carbonate during F2? I bottled up some kombucha from my F1, some flavored and some not, I put about half a teaspoon of sugar per half a liter of kombucha, and nothing happened. I might have had my measurements wrong. If I want to put more sugar and leave it out to ferment longer, is that ok or will the taste start to get too acidic?

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Top Answer: From my understanding and experience, yes. Even if you put it in the fridge but decide that you want it to ferment longer, you can. Just keep in mind that it will take it a bit to warm up to room temperature and to ferment to the point you want it to...

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Troubleshooting · Aug 4

How do I make natural flavored kombucha have fizz? I want to just bottle the kombucha straight from F1 to a flip top bottle or to the final bottle, but I never get any fizz, it's even less fizzier than when I bottle it, the F1 has more fizz. How much sugar should I be adding to it so it doesn't come out so flat?

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Brewing At Home · Aug 4

if my F1 is still a little bit too sweet, can I bottle it to have a natural flavor and the sweetness will replace the added sugar to create fizz? My F1 tastes a little bit sweet still, so I am wondering if I can just bottle it without adding sugar and if it will continue to ferment and become fizzy as if I added sugar, since it's still sweet from the F1.

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