Ro water for kombucha

[milldoggy]

Should any salts be added back? I been doing 2 gallon batches.

 

[NeilMac]

Salts?? The Tea will add chemical/mineral components (5-7%) to the brew. I wouldn't.

 

[Yooper]

No, you add tea and sugar and that's fine with RO water.

 

[milldoggy]

Awesome, just checking. Drinking my first 2 gallon batch now. Very enjoyable

 

[Christopher Darkly]

Calcium is a yeast nutrient and the RO process will strip that. But regardless I've used RO water and the fermentation still works. It might have been faster had I added yeast nutrients which you can get at any beer/wine making supply store.

 

[browneyebrewingco]

I recently read noma guide to fermentation and they recommend using distilled/ro water

 

[milldoggy]

I am through about 16 gallons using RO no issues, some great batches.