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In the majority of recipes, it is recommended to use eight tea bags to a gallon of water. The way I am using the kombucha, it comes out to having ½ a tea bag per day. To me this seems like a very small amount of the actual ingredients of the tea itself. ----- Question: Would it be...

I read where some harvest in as short a time as five days and others are out to two weeks and more. Can you tell me what works for you, and your experiences on what you prefer. Also how much starter product you use, and the temperature you use I currently do some brewing, however planning on...

I have been doing batch brewing and considering changing to continuous brew. I am confused. I have read many various thoughts on the best methods of doing continuous brewing. I find all the way from drawing out a drink every day and replacing that amount with a fresh amount, to drawing out...

Because of some issues, I am thinking about moving my brewing location to the laundry room. It is fairly good air, however does smell like a laundry room at times. Would this be a bad idea? --- What areas or rooms do you use for your brewing locations?

Because of cardiac problems, I have many questions.. -- This time it's regarding tea. In reading about many benefits of tea, I wonder about using more tea in the mix than what most of the recipes call for. Health wise, would this be beneficial? It appears like using the equivalent of two or...

I would like to try doing some flavorings. In reading, quite often it is mentioned that people use different flavors. It sounds like some use the commercial ones, and other people do their own. Question: How much, what, how and when to add, What are some of your favorites, and how do you do...

Apparently when brewing a new batch, it is common to float a scoby on top of the mix. Then what happens? Does a new scopby grow underneath the original one and separate? Does the original one just get thicker? If a new one forms, does it stick together with the original?