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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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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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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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Asked Aug 4,

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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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Asked Aug 4,

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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

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 7

What should the PH be of kombucha through the different stages of fermentation?

I know the PH is pretty high when starting F1 with the sweet tea, but, should the PH also be at 2.5-3.5 for each fermentation? Meaning, should the end of F1, F2, and F3 be 2.5-3.5?

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Brewing At Home · Aug 11

How long does home brewed kombucha last in the fridge?

I made kombucha and put it in the fridge less than a week ago, and it has a bit of a weird taste. It's as if the herbs I used to flavor them were left in and either lost their taste or have too much of their flavor, but they were not left in, I took them out. Is there a limit to how long kombucha can stay in the fridge? Does it matter if it was opened or not? My thought is that maybe because I opened all of them to taste, they lost their freshness?

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Brewing At Home · Oct 2

I cannot get my non-flavored kombucha to fizz, what am i doing wrong?

I have tried everything I can, but I just can't seem to get a non-flavored kombucha to fizz. I have a green + black tea kombucha for F1, I have tried transferring it to a flip top bottle with no sugar, with some sugar, with a lot of sugar, even left it for almost 7 days in F2 after a 14 day F1, and no matter what, I get no carbonation at all, just a more vinegary taste. Any tips?

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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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Asked Oct 4,

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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 · Oct 9

is it better to use store bought kombucha for the Initial starter or to use a donated SCOBY?

I used store bought kombucha to start my current batches, but in the past I used a SCOBY that was already used in many batches. Is there a difference between using one or the other? Is one stronger and more potent and better for the future batches?

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