Recent content by khumbu76

Hi everyone. I did a search in both the forum and interwebs and couldn't find the answer to this one: My neighbor invited me over to harvest a couple lbs of Cascade hops a couple of weeks ago (which was super-cool of him!) Unfortunately, I did not have time to dry the hops before I had to...

Right on -- thanks again for the info. The good news is that I had a second (dry-hopped) batch going at the same time. So, the kegerator won't be completely empty!

Thanks so much for the info @Vale71 and @RPh_Guy . It did appear that there was a fine, white fuzz covering the disks. I did look like mold. But what really confused me was the texture of the disks. They were about 1 mm thick, tan and almost elastic in feel. They actually stretched just a...

Hi everybody. I just ran into a pretty unique situation while kegging some hard cider today and after digging through the forum and some google searches, couldn't quite find an answer to this one. I noticed 2 small floating mold-like objects floating at the top of my hard cider. Each were...

Thanks - that’s a handy chart!

Hey all -- I have (another) question about Kombucha timing. I'm a long-time homebrewer of beer, but this is my first foray into Kombucha. My wife and I brewed up a 5 gallon batch, transferred to a 20-liter Speidel fermenter, then introduced a big ol' scoby to the mix. We are using a heating...

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Thanks so much for the info. That sounds like a great method. Cheers!!

Right on -- easily done! Thanks, dmtaylor.

Perfect! That sounds like the set-up I'm going to go with then. And yeah, I really don't have a HBS anywhere near here in the boonies of SW Colorado. The closest on is actually in New Mexico. So, most of our supply shopping is (unfortunately) done online. I wish there was a local biz to...

A year later? Wow! I don't think it would last too long in our house, my wide is a bit of a kombucha fiend. But good to know that bucha can chill for a decent amount if needed. I had no idea it had that kind of longevity! How large was that batch that you made?

Thanks, RPH Guy. Looks like it's time to just dive in and take some notes along the way! Cheers!

Hi everyone -- Long time lurker, seldom question-asker! I'm hoping that someone could possibly help me out with this one!:) I plan on starting 5 gallon batches of kombucha and will be fermenting in a 20L Speidel (the same vessel I've been fermenting beer in over the years) I understand that I...

Hey -- I just ordered a couple of new ones for $75 ea + shipping from Adventures in Homebrewing (normally $119) . They also have used for about 50 bucks ea with a fair amount of 4 and 5 star reviews. Might be worth checking out. Good luck!

Hey all - I've been a longtime (beer) brewer and long time reader of Homebrewtalk. My wife an I are going to jump into kombucha. Since we already have a pretty extensive brew kit, we are thinking of kegging right off the bat. Does anyone have any input on the following? -Is it a good idea...