Recent content by docweathers

I think your hypotheses are probably accurate. I was drinking about a quart a day. I have cut down to an 8 ounce glass per day. Hopefully that solves the problem. Thanks for your guidance.

I have read in a number of places that people take kombucha to treat constipation. my experience is that it very decidedly causes constipation. Does anyone else have an experience like this? are there different kinds of composure that could cause these different responses. I make my own...

After giving my last post some more thought, my current game plan is to use cheesecloth over the top until there is a slight acetic taste and then go to the bubbler. My hope is that this will limit the acetic taste to not much more than what I switch to the bubbler. Any thoughts would be...

I can confirm dye4me's experiment. As previously reported I had an bubbler airlock on my kombucha for the first couple of weeks of fermentation. Then I replaced the airlock with some cheesecloth for about three days. As of today, the fermentation had stopped, so I harvested my brew. Rather than...

I just took the bubbler off and replaced it with cheese cloth. I hope I have not screwed up the whole works . I had the bubbler on for a week and a half, though I did open it several times to taste to see if it was finished. Only timen will tell. Thanks for the help Larry

is it okay to use a bubbler/airlock instead of a cloth over the brewing container? would limiting oxygen reduce the vinegar taste or just kill the scoby?