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It had visible fermentation and was definitely effervescent when I tasted it. If you moved past the medicine smell/taste, the effervescence and pineapple flavor together were actually delicious. The only other variant was the containers were sitting on a windowsill in the kitchen, but the window...

I was mainly concerned with the small amount that I consumed. Probably a couple spoonfuls and a few sips after bottled. I agree with you, though. I'm going to chalk it up as a learning experience if it doesn't go away. Appreciate the input!

It had been sitting for 2 days. I decided to bottle today and noticed the bandaid flavor after tasting a spoonful. I bottled it and put in the fridge today. I see the most common response is to wait it out and see if the flavor goes away. I may just do that in meantime. Next batch I’ll just need...

First time making Tepache and it has a weird bandaid/medicinal taste. Does this mean the batch is bad? I read something about this happening because of the chlorine in the water creating a phenolic taste. Any input would be amazing. I only have seen one comment on this and I'm not sure if I...