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My favorite kombucha is yerba mate. I have a question: My starter liquid and scoby originated from black tea so would all my yerba mate kt be considered a black tea base?

It's probably new scoby growth since you say the surface is exposed.

That's definitely the way to do it!

Is there a reasonably priced online source for those bottles?

The recycled tea bottles I'm using arnt completely air tight. More oxygen = more growth? Gt synergy bottles have a good sealing lid, and the growth seems to be less in those bottles. The brew is fizzy enough straight from the vessel, I might just move straight to the fridge until I get better...

I like carbonation so I've been bottling and let sit for 2 or 3 days at room temp, burping once a day. Within the first day I get a clear scoby jellyfish growing in the bottles. In some I added tsp. fresh shredded ginger, would this have caused increased activity? What are other factors that...

1 cup white cane sugar, NOT raw, could've been 3/4 cup, wasn't paying as much attention as I am now 76-78 A little under a half gallon, 7 cups Ive read some recipes say 1.5 - 2 cups sugar/gal, others say 1 cup pergallon.

Thanks, that's a good page. The sugar taste is gone today. I'll try using less in the next brew.

Another scoby quickly grew on top, must be a good sign. I can still taste the sugar , does this mean the beneficial properties arn't there yet? It does reek like vinegar and stings the throat. Interesting because another batch I decanted yesterday has no sugar taste and less of a bite, was...

I recently started brewing kombucha and in one of my 7 day old jars I have a 1/4 inch scoby growing. I slid a straw down the edge to taste and then the scoby sank to bottom and is still sunk after a day. It's a bit too sweet. My last batch tasted just right at 9 days, but that batch was left...