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Ah, OK. Gotcha :) thanks for the clarification. I will do that next week and see what happens.

OK, I'll try this during my next round. Just a couple questions; -you say a half gallon of normal tea, so since I normally make a gallon, should I use half the a amount or the same (double the concentration or same concentration)? - and normally I use 1 cup of sugar, so should I use a half cup...

Hey, Spaceman. Thanks for the reply. I attached a picture, though it probably could be clearer....you can see the thinness of the forming scoby as well as the older ones below. Very thin. As for the yeast idea, that was my assumption in some part; that the yeast is not "right". While you can't...

Alright, so I'm still a buch beginner; on my 8th batch, but only the 6th of my current scoby (plus babies). I've done my share of wines and fruit ferments. My problems: -I cannot form a new thick Scoby -my batches never produce enough CO2 to carbonate anything My environment...

Wow! This sounds amazing. Definitely going to try at some point. I just tried strawberry ginger and it was my favorite so far. thanks for the idea!

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Hey all! I have two jars of kombucha brewing. I've brewed once before, which turned out fine, but I'm definitely still in the beginners phase. All three brews (first one and current two) are from the same story and children and same mixture of black and green tea. The first brew went...