Joey_K
New to Brewing Kombucha
Hello all! I wanted to introduce myself as I am new to this forum as well as to brewing kombucha. I live in South Florida where we keep the apartment relatively cool (between 68 and 72). I have watched several YouTube videos on kombucha and decided to give brewing my own a try. After ordering my 1 gallon jars, 16 oz flip top bottles, black tea and a scoby from Amazon, I finally got started 12 days ago. Unfortunately, I had a very slow first week which I think was because of the coolness of the apartment. So I ordered a heating mat which I placed on the jar this past Monday. Since then I’ve seen some changes happening and hope everything goes smoothly here on out.
I’m considering starting a second jar since I received two heating mats and already have another scoby which I received from online. But as a beginner I have many questions. If you are able to answer any of these, I’d be most appreciative!
For now, I’ll start with the next steps I need to take for F2. I’m confused by how to prepare the bottle for the second fermentation stage. Some say to place in the dishwasher and others say only rinse out and not to use soap. Atm I plan on rinsing out with purified water, perhaps soaking in boiling water and even rinsing with distilled vinegar. I have both 16 oz flip top bottles ordered from Amazon as well as bottles I’d like to recycle from store bought kombucha. Any suggestions on how to prepare the bottles? Do’s and Dont’s?
I’m sure my second thread will be about flavoring the second fermentation. Again, thank you all for your help as I get acquainted with this process!! God Bless you all!
I’m considering starting a second jar since I received two heating mats and already have another scoby which I received from online. But as a beginner I have many questions. If you are able to answer any of these, I’d be most appreciative!
For now, I’ll start with the next steps I need to take for F2. I’m confused by how to prepare the bottle for the second fermentation stage. Some say to place in the dishwasher and others say only rinse out and not to use soap. Atm I plan on rinsing out with purified water, perhaps soaking in boiling water and even rinsing with distilled vinegar. I have both 16 oz flip top bottles ordered from Amazon as well as bottles I’d like to recycle from store bought kombucha. Any suggestions on how to prepare the bottles? Do’s and Dont’s?
I’m sure my second thread will be about flavoring the second fermentation. Again, thank you all for your help as I get acquainted with this process!! God Bless you all!