Re: kombucha question

[Guest guest]

It's quite possible that your brew settled a bit during bottling and the good

fizz bottle got

more of the yeast beasties on the bottom of the brew tank. It happens to me all

the time and

I'm trying to figure out how to constantly stir as I bottle. I've got quite a

bit of variation

myself and it's frustrating. One technique to achieve good mixing (for a small

batch) is to

partially fill all the bottles and keep going around and around until everything

is full.

The other problem I have is that since I reuse the GT Dave bottles the caps

aren't always up

to snuff. Some leak and you get a flatter bottle. I still have the occasion

explosion too. I was

rolling a beer cooler the other day and after about 2 blocks of bumpy parking

lot one of my

bottles blew sky high! It sounded like a firecracker and blew the lid off the

cooler with glass

shards and food items flying out the hatch! Funny! Those EZ caps really hold a

charge and

I've blown up several of them before I learned to get my sugar down before

bottling.

Will Winter

[Guest guest]

Will I think you are on to something. I brought 8 bottles on my road

trip and they were so so so so fizzy and yummy! I had to let them gas

off before I drank them. It was so fun to share and drink...I think

the bouncey car drive to Arkansas and the tight caps made for good

brew. So I say...put it in the car. don't let it leak and let it

jiggle...

[Guest guest]

And if it makes you feel any better, after many bottles of GT¹s under my

belt, er, lip, er, well, CONSUMED anyway...it seems to me that Dave has the

same challenge too. Managing that consistency with living organisms is

tough unless you are agribusiness. So if your results vary you¹re probably

doing it right <smile> as I¹ve had bottles of GT¹s that foam in my lap like

a rabid squirrel down to ones that don¹t even offer up a teeny ³phhtt² upon

cracking the seal. And that guy gets my 4 bucks for the effort!

Cheers,

H. Alan

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>

>

> It's quite possible that your brew settled a bit during bottling and the good

> fizz bottle got

> more of the yeast beasties on the bottom of the brew tank. It happens to me

> all the time and

> I'm trying to figure out how to constantly stir as I bottle. I've got quite a

> bit of variation

> myself and it's frustrating. One technique to achieve good mixing (for a small

> batch) is to

> partially fill all the bottles and keep going around and around until

> everything is full.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Manda,

The general concensus on storing the SCOBY is to make sure it has enough liquid

to keep it moist and to leave it at room temperature (your SCOBY hotel). The

fridge can put it into a type of hibernation that it might not come out of.

For traveling, I would suggest a sealed jar(so as not to spill it) with plenty

of liquid at room temperature, protecting it in the cooler if the car is going

to be hot. It shouldn't get too hot, but it does not need to be cold.

Barb

kombucha question

while the tea is brewing in the jar, can you put the mother in another one with

a little bit of the mixture in the fridge or do you just leave it out on the

counter?

also, what is the best way to travel with the mother? in a jar with some juice

in a cooler?-Manda

[Guest guest]

>

> I just purchased a bottle of homemade kombucha and when I poured the

> first glass, there was a " gelatinous " clear " plug " about the size of

a

> quarter that came out and some red " shreds " . Is this normal and OK

to

> drink?

Oh yeah! That's a scoby!

Roxanne