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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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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 · 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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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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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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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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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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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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Troubleshooting · Aug 4

Is there any way to fix a batch that didn't fizz? If I already bottled and put it in the fridge, but opened it to find out there is no carbonation, is there a way to fix it? Can I leave it out again to ferment?

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Brewing At Home · Aug 5

Do you need different amounts of sugar for different types of sugar? Does the amount of sugar needed depend on if its white, brown, cane, or other types of sugar? Does it have any impact on the brew?

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Brewing At Home · Aug 5

How much sugar do i put in a flavorless f2?

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