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Oct 26
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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Asked Oct 25,
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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 all and even had a bit of an odd taste to it, but that might not be relevant. On the other hand, I had a few bottles that leaked as well, but, they still carbonated pretty well, some even very well.
Test it out! See what happens with them, a slight leak is not the most ideal maybe, but it can still carbonate, so don't give it up!
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