Hi, i was wondering if i can filter my kombucha before adding flavor and bottle it for the second fermentation? would it still create carbonation or it would stop it since i am filtering the yeast,etc.?
Ive never filtered mine, I just bottle it and let it sit in the fridge until it clears (1 to 3 days). There is always sediment but thats part and parcel to this stuff
I've been brewing for a little over a year now and felt my brew was getting a little too vinegary so my last batch I have filter the brew through a cheese cloth prior to bottling. I also cleaned a little of the yeast from the scoby.
I believe there is still plenty of yeast left in the bottles for secondary fermentation and in the new batch.
I'll check and let you know how things turn out. Shoud be in the next few days for the bottled brew and about a week for the new batch. I make about 3 gallons (batch brew) at a time.
I filter with cheese cloth before bottling and adding fruit. Secondary fermentation is done after a week. Carbonation is light but that's what I'm going for.