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Yes, It is for sure ok. People (including myself) keep scobys in a "scoby hotel" which for me is a sealed tuperware container. I keep it closed for weeks at a time, until I need to add more tea. The scoby's are completely viable and healthy after that period of time.

How will my kombucha be when my house gets into the mid-high 90 degree temps this summer when I leave my air conditioning off while I am at work? Ive been brewing constantly for about 6 months but haven't gotten to the time of the year where it will get that hot here in south Texas. I dont...

Any updates on your Jun brewing Philnin?

Don't worry about the scoby piece at the bottom. Ive seen scoby's do that where they grow strands between itself and the surface. It sounds like the new scoby is forming nicely. Your tea wont be ready to drink until the scoby on the top completely forms..should form within 3-6 days, then you can...

I haven't heard of adding culture to the 2nd fermentation container either. What will help is adding 1/2 teaspoon of sugar to each bottle (or add fruit) as extra food for the yeast to consume and make c02. Also you shouldn't expect a carbonation similar to a c02 injection like they do for soda...

The general conscientious is that a food grade plastic spigot is perfectly safe to use. I just decided to err on the side of caution (and maybe im being overly cautious) to avoid plastic. Metal, on the other hand most think that it is not a safe material to use even as the spigot. MAYBE a all...

ScobiWan: Glad to hear you found what your looking for. They have 3 different sized ones, but yours will most likely be the small. Also there is a $20 minimum purchase amount for shopping online but if you give them a call you can puchase just the spigot over the phone.

I guess when ive been reading up on this ive read possible concerns with using plastic but none on using wood. I knew things like whiskey and wine are aged indefinitely in wood barrels and they use a wood spigot and/or a cork bung. Im sure wood would not be an appropriate material in some...

Yeah, good point about the vinegar bottles. That crossed my mind as well. But all those plastic spigots use a rubber gasket that is on the inside of the container which may be food grade as well and be safe for water but is that made to withstand an acidic liquid I wonder? The #2 spigots...

Thanks! No rubber seal just using the cork alone. It is water tight.

Check out my new 2 gallon continuous brewer... after reading about the continuous style I wanted to try it but didnt like the idea of a plastic spigot in contact with my brew and didnt want to go for the oak barrel, so after searching for some time I came up with this (parts from two...