Eureka! I discovered the spigot!

[Guest guest]

I got one of these on craigslist

http://www.watercrockshop.com/classiccremewithbluestripes.aspx and I am hooked!

I feel like I did when I threw out the crib and discovered the family bed. SOOO

much easier! No more spills, sticky bottles, loss of carbonation, disturbing

the scoby (as often). So, I am firguring for 2.5 gallon crock, using 12 tea

bags and three cups of sugar. Sound right?

I read the doc on CB here and the author mentions stirring the KT before

bottling. I was always concerned that stirring would decrease the carbonation

that you end up with in the bottle. However, I gave it a little stir and even

then, noticed that the last bottles had less bubbles than the first few. Why is

that? Also, it was a tad more sour after the usual 7 days, like the author

said. Why does it ferment faster in the crock?

Anyhow, I am going to keep my eye out for more of these! No more pouring out of

gallon jars for me ;-)

~Nita