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So I went to the drug store last night and all there heating pads had automatic 2-hour shutoffs. This must be some new industry or government regulation due to heating pads overheating and catching fire. The worker there suggested I buy a heating plate (to keep plates of food warm) after...

Thanks for the pics and recommendation zapped! I'm going to the drug store today to pick something like that up. At my rate (brew is currently at 62 degrees), it'll take over a month to ferment! I'm curious what sort of fruit juice did you throw in? I take it the ginger is for flavor and the...

Kombucha, I forgot to specify.

I started brewing KT today and noticed the temperature of my brewing vessel remains between 68-70 degrees. I live in NH and I house the brewing vessel in a corner cupboard in my kitchen. I've read that the optimum temperature for fermenting is between 72-80 degrees with a ready date between...

I'm totally new and DID purchase a kit from Brooklyn Kombucha and just started brewing today! I reasoned that buying a fresh scoby is already half the price of a starter kit, so I just got the whole shabang. Definitely worth reading this article where the author puts to test the three methods...

I'm comparing KombuchaKamp's recipe to that of Brooklyn Kombucha's and I notice that with the former, she stresses the importance of darkness and goes so far to say that light or opening the enclosure where your KT is stored during the fermentation process can ruin it. Brooklyn Kombucha on the...