monsterbronc
Active Member
Fruit flies seem to be drawn to this stuff like its CRACK. and sometimes as hard as I try, the little buggers get in my brew and ruin a batch. And when you open the pantry and theres a swarm in there, its really obnoxious.
Here is the recipie for the PERFECT fruit fly trap.
in a serving bowl mix about 1/2 cup live Kombucha (not a scobie, just really fresh stuff) with 2 Tbsp brown sugar, and 1 tsp dish soap.
now just leave it near your brew, and the little buggers drown themselves.
the reason it works, is because they are drawn buy the sugar and vinegar in the kombucha, and while normally they would be able to land directly on the surface because of surface tension and drink up, the soap ruins the surface tension and so it sucks em right in.
Here is the recipie for the PERFECT fruit fly trap.
in a serving bowl mix about 1/2 cup live Kombucha (not a scobie, just really fresh stuff) with 2 Tbsp brown sugar, and 1 tsp dish soap.
now just leave it near your brew, and the little buggers drown themselves.
the reason it works, is because they are drawn buy the sugar and vinegar in the kombucha, and while normally they would be able to land directly on the surface because of surface tension and drink up, the soap ruins the surface tension and so it sucks em right in.