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how long should the tea bags be left to boil in the pan for ideally? i recall hearing 20 minutes . i want to know that its kombucha makin me feel good and not OD of caffeine. im currently brewing about 24 liters at a time , and getting through it in jus over 2 weeks , so not enough time for...

thank you both . so i jus worked out ive been using 2kg of sugar when i should have been using 1 :cross: , will all this sugar get converted in time or should i tip it an start again

family size tea bag???? ha didnt know there was such a thing , these tea bags are ment for one person one time use. i tend to be abit stingey leaving behind starter brew , less than 10% , ill stop doin that though. i thought i was using too little sugar to be honest , thought i read a...

i cant be that specific , my brews have gotten huge ha , about 23-24 liters of water , 2kg of sugar and 15-20 tea bags. it was just over two weeks , which i know its short for such a large brew but i thought the ph strip was giving me the ok. ive poured what i can off the sugary brew back into...

i took the ph of a batch and the colour denoted around 3 , so i jar'd it all up. but when i drink it i can taste and feel its still very sugary. i thought PH 3 was sign it was ready? also with the tea in the jars , i figured ill just leave them to fement further and digest the sugar , most of...

ive got about 13 liters brewing atm , ive noticed recently its just too sweet even after more than two weeks and 2nd brew , this could be i suspect because of 2 reasons , im increaseing the brew size way to fast and the scoby cant handle these leaps , and/or because ive been using yerba mate...

jambafish droppin science bombs! secondary fermentation? you mean after the initial 2 week brewing period , then letting it sit with fruit in? ive been doing that , last load i left it to sit with orange and Cinnamon while it was waiting to be consumed . please expand

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kombucha-tea/AN01658 take a look at this ridiculousness , this seems like an out right premeditated attack on kombucha ha. trying to associate kombucha with lead poisoning , anyone with critical thinking capabilities should sense an agenda and get a spike of...

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/kombucha-tea-dangerous-health.html i came across this article , claiming kombucha is potentially fatal , i dont beleive this , seems rarther unsubstanstial to me.

im in it for the acids and b vitimins! im just getting on with milk kiffer also , not tried any yet. im brewing big batches kombucha , my last was 10 liters , next will be more , my method is to only boil a 4 liter mix but with say 10 liters worth of sugar and tea , then add the other 6 liters...

that bottom pic looks txt book

think ill skip the brown sugar experiment then ha stick to cane sugar . and try a honey experiment

i want my kombucha to be the healthyist possible , and white sugar isnt the best . honey , brown sugar. advice , comments , dose :tank:

ive got mine in a massive 25 liter bucket , with about 6 liter mix in atm , i want loads instead of the little bit i have everyday now , 25 liters divided by 14 haa. will my kombucha be ok in the airing cuboard next to the boiler , it gets quite warm , about 28 degrees i think , i thought it may...

what do you mean make sure its cool? ive got it in the airing cuboard so its quite warm. my room temp at the moment is rarther cold , winter in uk. im really likeing it , ive been feeling really good , im flavouring two jars at the moment and scobys are forming , blueberry and ginger scoby...