Recent content by SJB104

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Hi All! I'm excited to say as a new brewer that my continuous system is working quite well and I'm about to bottle my third batch and begin brewing the fourth! I'm unsure though, when should I clean out the system completely/how often? what's the procedure to do this to reduce...

Hey I'm still new and learning....sort of confused by all the variation within the whole process of making kombucha. Is priming necessary? How do you know how much to use if you do? "Start off with enough sugar for 2.0 volumes of CO2." I don't know what you mean by 2.0 volumes

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This looks awesome btw. I can't wait to try Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Is there a reason to Use dried blueberries rather than fresh or frozen? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Growing your own is a piece of cake and will only cost you the price of a bottle of KT. I used GTs original. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

OWLY055, Thank you for all that info, I've heard nothing of the sort in my researching on the topic. Do you have any resources/reading that you could direct us newbies towards to learn more? I really enjoy drinking kombucha and would love to understand it better as I learn how to brew it. Also...

yes! that's great to hear! I"m very excited. what's your set up and temperature like? This has taken me about 2.5 weeks

Thanks, I ended up just leaving it and eventually it went away, plus it's warned up so I've stopped using the water bath. All worked out, here's an updated progress pic Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This is great, what are thoughts on powdered sugar in sweet tea starter Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm fairly new to it too, but I think the coloration there may be mold.... If it's mold you'll have to start over. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Started growing a SCOBY from GTs original store bought bottle. I've done this before with success but then lost it in the KT batch. This time ambient temperatures have dropped significantly so I decided to put the jar in a warm water bath. Seemed okay but now there's condensation on the inside...

:ban: I'm excited! We live in TX and my boyfriend has helped sparked my interest in homebrewing, we have our first batch going now, started last week. I'm also VERY interested in Kombucha, grew a SCOBY once from GT's originial but then lost it in Kombuch' gone wrong :smack:. Ready to get...