vinegar

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I just tasted my first batch of kombucha. It tastes almost exactly like Bragg's

apple cider vinegar. Whoa! I was accustomed to Synergy kombucha before it was

taken off the market, so maybe this is what homemade kombucha tastes like? I

doubt it. I had a nice scoby to start with, and used only 1/2 gallon of tea

because I thought the scoby might not be big enough to make a whole gallon. I

let it brew for 14 days.

My questions are:

1. Why does it taste like vinegar?

2. Did I use too little tea, let it brew for too long?

3. I was going to let it go for a second ferment to make it fizzy. Will that

reduce/eliminate the vinegar taste or should I just use this batch as vinegar

and start over?

Thanks very much. I was really looking forward to this, and waited and watched

for two whole weeks. So I'm surprised at the results and perplexed about where

to go from here.

Peggy