Recent content by heatpackinhippie

Thanks, UglyAmerican! Based on some quick research, I think my yeast is overpowering my bacteria, as I keep a fairly clean procedure when I brew and I know that my water filter is top notch (berkey w/ fluoride removal). So I followed your link and eventually wound up here...

What kind of tea did you use to brew?

I recently started brewing from a bottle of GT enlightened kombucha, using the original flavor. Fast forward several weeks later, and I have a full blown, healthy-looking scoby. I decanted this last brew into some glass bottles and put them directly in the fridge (no second brew). When I...

What exactly do you mean when you say you can't brew from KT's bottled kombucha? I'm new to brewing and that's how I started mine. I've only brewed a few batches. Could there be a problem with brewing it from a bottled source? I used the bottle with no flavors, and it was raw.