Re: Best Continuous Brew Container?

[Guest guest]

Hi , welcome to the wonderful world of kombucha brewing. I like your style,

jumping right in the deep end (continuous brew is often considered an advanced

topic I don't think there's any particular brand of container that stands

out, just look for something reasonably priced. Glass is best, never plastic. As

for size, i'd advise going modular. IOW, more than one smaller container rather

than one big one. I've got 1.5 and 4.7 gallon vessels for my wife and i (and i

share a lot with friends), beside a few one gallon jars in batch mode. For the

small CB vessel i pull off a half liter every couple days and the large one i

pull off 4. One nice thing about multiple vessels is when you have to take one

down for maintenance you're still pumping out brew. You can also try different

teks or recipes, for example one of mine is sliver needle tea and the other is

black and green. Just one thing to look out for, a lot of these are made in

china and often have

cheap crappy spouts. There was a post on this forum several months back for a

great heavy duty spigot, replace the cheap ones with those and you'll be very

happy. Hope this helps, and always check here if you have questions, there's a

lot of smart helpful folks here. Good luck and keep us posted on your adventure!

- Woody

Subject: Best Continuous Brew Container?

To: original_kombucha

Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 9:55 PM

 

Hi all...I haven't begun KT yet, but after a lot of reading, think I'd

like to do the continuous brew, rather than batch brewing.

What containers (brand, size, etc.) would you recommend if I wanted to brew for

myself and a couple other families? (It'll be maybe a total of about a dozen

people, if they all choose to drink KT.)

I'm in a position to buy the equipment I need, rather than trying to piece-meal

it together.

And secondarily, are there any commercially available KT's out there that I

should NOT use to grow my initial scoby?

Thanks!

in Louisiana

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Glass or an oak barrel.

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> Hi all...I haven't begun KT yet, but after a lot of reading, think I'd like to

do the continuous brew, rather than batch brewing.

>

> What containers (brand, size, etc.) would you recommend if I wanted to brew

for myself and a couple other families? (It'll be maybe a total of about a dozen

people, if they all choose to drink KT.)

>

> I'm in a position to buy the equipment I need, rather than trying to

piece-meal it together.

>

> And secondarily, are there any commercially available KT's out there that I

should NOT use to grow my initial scoby?

>

> Thanks!

> in Louisiana

[Guest guest]

Whoa! These brewing vessels are far more pricey than I expected! I'm not sure I

can swing the prices they're asking. Buying a gallon pickle jar from Sam's Club

would be around $10, and I get pickles, too!

Can continuous brewing be done in a standard gallon pickle jar, or a large bowl?

Do you have to be able to draw off the bottom, or is that just a convenience

factor?

I've found a couple really nice, 5 gal, spigoted glass drink jars, but they're

designed to be used on stands, the spigot is too low to sit on the counter.

Besides having no room for that size, I can't afford it. Where does everyone get

their brewing containers? I've been to at least 8 different sites tonight and

I'm getting dispirited at the sheer cost. After seeing 1gal Sun Tea containers

on eBay, I may try the Goodwill store...have seen those jars there. Might start

with that, even though I wanted something bigger.

On a related note: After drawing off what you want, and adding the new sweet

tea, does the initial scoby sink? If so, do you leave it there as a new scoby

forms on top? Or, is there a way of maintaining the same scoby at the top for a

while?

Okay...thanks!

> > Hi all...I haven't begun KT yet, but after a lot of reading, think I'd like

to do the continuous brew, rather than batch brewing.

> >

> > What containers (brand, size, etc.) would you recommend if I wanted to brew

for myself and a couple other families? (It'll be maybe a total of about a dozen

people, if they all choose to drink KT.)

> >

> > I'm in a position to buy the equipment I need, rather than trying to

piece-meal it together.

> >

> > And secondarily, are there any commercially available KT's out there that I

should NOT use to grow my initial scoby?

> >

> > Thanks!

> > in Louisiana

>

[Guest guest]

I've not been able to find the post with info about the heavy duty spigots. Does

anyone know the site?

thanks

Donna

>

> Hi , welcome to the wonderful world of kombucha brewing. I like your

style, jumping right in the deep end (continuous brew is often considered an

advanced topic I don't think there's any particular brand of container that

stands out, just look for something reasonably priced. Glass is best, never

plastic. As for size, i'd advise going modular. IOW, more than one smaller

container rather than one big one. I've got 1.5 and 4.7 gallon vessels for my

wife and i (and i share a lot with friends), beside a few one gallon jars in

batch mode. For the small CB vessel i pull off a half liter every couple days

and the large one i pull off 4. One nice thing about multiple vessels is when

you have to take one down for maintenance you're still pumping out brew. You can

also try different teks or recipes, for example one of mine is sliver needle tea

and the other is black and green. Just one thing to look out for, a lot of these

are made in china and often have

> cheap crappy spouts. There was a post on this forum several months back for a

great heavy duty spigot, replace the cheap ones with those and you'll be very

happy. Hope this helps, and always check here if you have questions, there's a

lot of smart helpful folks here. Good luck and keep us posted on your adventure!

- Woody

>

[Guest guest]

Yes you can use any glass jar just sanitize it really well.

I found 2 gallon glass drink containers with spigots at Fred Meyer for $20.

I bought a one gallon sun tea jar with spigot for $7.99.

Myree

myree.miche.com

> **

>

>

> Whoa! These brewing vessels are far more pricey than I expected! I'm not

> sure I can swing the prices they're asking. Buying a gallon pickle jar from

> Sam's Club would be around $10, and I get pickles, too!

>

> Can continuous brewing be done in a standard gallon pickle jar, or a large

> bowl? Do you have to be able to draw off the bottom, or is that just a

> convenience factor?

>

> I've found a couple really nice, 5 gal, spigoted glass drink jars, but

> they're designed to be used on stands, the spigot is too low to sit on the

> counter. Besides having no room for that size, I can't afford it. Where

> does everyone get their brewing containers? I've been to at least 8

> different sites tonight and I'm getting dispirited at the sheer cost. After

> seeing 1gal Sun Tea containers on eBay, I may try the Goodwill store...have

> seen those jars there. Might start with that, even though I wanted

> something bigger.

>

> On a related note: After drawing off what you want, and adding the new

> sweet tea, does the initial scoby sink? If so, do you leave it there as a

> new scoby forms on top? Or, is there a way of maintaining the same scoby at

> the top for a while?

>

> Okay...thanks!

>

>

>

> > > Hi all...I haven't begun KT yet, but after a lot of reading, think I'd

> like to do the continuous brew, rather than batch brewing.

> > >

> > > What containers (brand, size, etc.) would you recommend if I wanted to

> brew for myself and a couple other families? (It'll be maybe a total of

> about a dozen people, if they all choose to drink KT.)

> > >

> > > I'm in a position to buy the equipment I need, rather than trying to

> piece-meal it together.

> > >

> > > And secondarily, are there any commercially available KT's out there

> that I should NOT use to grow my initial scoby?

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > > in Louisiana

> >

>

>

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