kombucha

I have heard this repeated over and over since the early 1990's and I have always wondered why you shouldn't use metal and whether people are talking about specific types of metal like iron, instead of stainless steel. The reason I say this is because I have seen several videos of companies that...

Hey! I'm currently brewing 6.5 gallons of kombucha for a small market and I'm still perplexed as to how I should efficiently do the secondary fermentation and bottling. I was wondering if it would be possible to use 5 gal carboys for secondary fermentation and flavoring? Then just filter...

Last batch, we had a small dot of mold. It was about ~3/8" diameter, perfectly round like from a petri dish, right on top of the fully-formed / mature scoby. We couldn't see anything else similar. We carefully removed it, and waited several more weeks to see if anything else bad grew...

Hey, I've been wanting to start a small kombucha business, however I'm only experienced in making very small batches of kombucha and I need some advice on what equipment I need in order to make enough to sell at a small farmers' market. Right now for personal consumption, I use one 2 gal glass...

So I've been making small batches of Booch with no problem whatsoever but now that I am trying to make a large batch, there is no fizz. Absolutely none at all. No matter what I do. I've tried adding sugar to 2F and then doing 3F bottling. I've tried adding pulpy fruits. I have tried adding that...

Pretty much the title. I carbonate only water and kombucha, 5 gallons at a time with very little if any head space. Takes about 7 days at 25psi to fully carbonate. I was expecting to get 15-22 corny kegs out of a 5lb tank as per the micromatic website. Noticed lack of pressure today after...

I'm on my third batch ever, currently undergoing F1. My last batch was incredibly fizzy, even just out of F1, and I suspect some of that carbonation made it into the starter tea I saved for this batch. Point is, my SCOBY has now floated all the way to the top, so only the bottom layer touches...

I've been brewing kombucha for several years now. I recently tried a gluten free kombucha beer and enjoyed it. Our son bought us supplies to make kombucha beer and told us to experiment since he couldn't find a gluten free recipe. However, the only recipe I could find calls for barley, which...

Looking to clear some space out as I seem to just keep expanding, and not downsizing. Prices are all listed at the end of the title. Everything is in great condition. Can provide pictures later; just not at the moment as I'm not at home. Fermenter's Favorite cooler system - $150 OBO Bought...

This dark looking stuff is imbedded in the scoby, is not furry, and smells normal. Side view looks normal. However, the dark area was dry when I initially touched it and I’ve never encountered anything that LOOKED like this. Is it mold? P.S. I started growing this scoby from scratch using store...

Hi, I have an infestation of some kind of white insect, very tiny, like half a mm or less. I redid the batch, rinsing the scoby well, and ensuring that the tea remained covered while it cooled, yet I have run into this infestation again. I'm in New Zealand, it is summer, about 24 deg and the...

Hey Everyone is just started brewing kombucha and loved it so much i decided to by a 10 gallon brew kettle from amazon Stainless Steel, after i received it. Went through the process of cleaning and sanitation, while doing that i was boiling about 7 gallons of fresh water just to get a thorough...

I had been ordering the black tea blend from getkombucha.com; it's good. I like to be able to taste the tea as well as the flavoring. Recently, I have been making Bray's 3-day mead with the recommended honeybush tea. I ordered some from https://www.tealyra.com; the shipment came with a coupon...

I posted this to the general brewing forum as well, and someone suggested I post here. The History I started a batch from store-bought, plain, unflavored kombucha from GT's, which is the best of all the kinds I've tried in the store. I have the Big Book of Kombucha, a wonderful resource, but as...

I started brewing kombucha at home a few months ago, after a lot of research and tasting several from stores that were pretty good. I'd never had (or heard of) it before, and it has been helping me with ulcerative colitis. When I drink it, I basically feel better, but it's expensive to buy from...

Hello. I want to grow own brewers yeast and came with idea to do it by producing kombucha. Brewers yeast is rich in complete protein, vitamin B, choline, minerals and anti aging compound NAD+ along with it's precursors such as nicotinamide riboside, niacin. Moreover I want to enhance it by...

I just read this in Tablet magazine. I guess we're making gazoz! I'll keep an eye out for it next time I'm in Tel Aviv!

I just tasted my latest batch; I had added about 25% of the tea volume in the form of honeybush tea, which I am also using in a mead. I can't taste it at all; I guess I should either add it after primary fermentation or not bother with it. If I make my regular black/green tea mixture from...

I have made several batches of kombucha now and feel much more comfortable with the process. One thing I notice is that I can taste the tea more, and I feel the effects of caffeine more, in my shorter brews (4-7 days) than in my longer brews (8-12 days). It's interesting. Has anyone else noticed...

I used to brew allot in the 70-80's, now its Vinegar I like to brew, started up Kombuch a couple weeks ago. :)