Recent content by Neilo2020

FYI for anyone looking at this in the future. Its been 10 days, I added about 50ml of vinegar about day 3. A new scoby has formed on the top, ph is sitting just under four and it is very sweet to taste. I think all going well just needs longer.

There is nowhere around me to get that, my friend who gave me the scoby only does 2l at a time and didn't want to part with half his brew. In hindsight I should of done a much smaller batch to start and used the whole thing as starter for the 4L one.

Thanks Yooper. The PH test I done says 5 (which is the lowest the strip displays), any advice on how much vinegar to add? I'll look for a PH tester that goes lower also, I believe 3-4 is ideal?

Hey hope I'm not repeating a question asked before (I'm sure I am but haven't found anything in my search). I started my first kombucha brew yesterday, 4 liters (1 gallon) , but I only had a small amount of starter tea, like a quarter cup. I thought it'll be ok but the more i'm reading the less...