Second Ferment using fruit juice , what's a good ratio?

[jambonsambo]

Hi all,

I am going to try a second ferment using just plain old organic apple juice .

What is a good ratio of Kombucha to Juice ?

I was thinking 1 part Juice to 5 parts Kombucha in a 1 Litre Bottle

Should this be about right ?

Would I need to add more sugar or will the apple juice have enough ?

Thanks for any advice

J

 

[Yooper]

It depends on your taste- I use blackberry juice for one of my favorites but I don't like overpowering (or too sweet). You could taste it, to see if it's right, and then bottle it.

You shouldn't need to add more sugar, but check the amount of sugar in the juice on the label to be sure.

 

[bigdawg86]

I stopped "secondary" fermenting my kombucha fruit additions unless bottling. I did a mango booch and did 5lbs of fruit in secondary for 7 days. Unfortunately saccharomyces took over in secondary and I ended up with flavorless kombucha. My routine is add to keg to flavor but do not let ferment out, otherwise you lose ALOT of the fruit character. When bottling booch I will let go for about 3-5 days before putting in fridge to allow them to naturally carb, but I would recommend against bulk secondary fermentation.