Rawvegangirl
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So do I understand this correctly?? When you bottle the Kombucha drink (mines made with organic black tea) Thats where the carbonation comes in?
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rawvegangirl <3
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rawvegangirl <3
Pick up some carb drops and try 1 per bottle. If that's too much then back off to 1/2 of a drop. I think you'll have to play with it a bit to get it right...
You could use Fruit Extracts from the LHBS if you wanted to, they don't have any sugars in them and you get pretty granular control over how much flavor you get. My LHBS has a whole shelf full of extracts.
I know what Kombucha is, I've read up on it and thought about making some but I'm really just a beer guy FWIW. I'm just offering up suggestions and trying to be as helpful as possible. That's what these forums are all about after all!
Cheers!
kombucha carbonates way faster than beer. its usually bottle bombs after 24 hrs. since it's a mix of yeasts and bacteria, i don't think any beer carb chart will work. each bug adding a different level/rate of co2 production from different amounts of sugar. it's not that hard to figure out through trial and error. best thing about kombucha=cost. 'yeast' is a one time purchace, and every batch costs very little, so dumping an experiment isn't much of a waste.
if you do bottle and store at room temperature, be aware that a new scoby may form in the bottle and may be clear. this comes as a pretty disgusting surprise if you drink one striaght from a bottle.
That being the case I'd imagine that just bottling it without any additional sugar for the yeast to consume (since we are talking about "bugs" here) and letting it sit for a week or so might just work. Then chill that stuff down so you don't get bottle bombs!
I guess it's really just about experimentation to see what works for you, I'd be interested to see what the OP comes up with in the end.
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