Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new Yahoo.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new Yahoo.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Pam, My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for years and it only gets better:-)) Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) http://KMI.mannainternational.com MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. http://GTE.mannainternational.com 100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new Yahoo.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Pam, My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for years and it only gets better:-)) Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) http://KMI.mannainternational.com MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. http://GTE.mannainternational.com 100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new Yahoo.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Bev If I'm not mistaken grolsch bottles are one with the wire top to hold the stopper in place. I was under the impression that these would release pressure if to much built up. Bill At 01:23 PM 10/30/2006 Monday, you wrote: >Hi Pam, > >My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is >stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an >explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so >slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the >bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for >years and it only gets better:-)) > >Peace, Love and Harmony, >Bev >KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. >Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) ><http://KMI.mannainternational.com>http://KMI.mannainternational.com >MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - >Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. ><http://GTE.mannainternational.com>http://GTE.mannainternational.com >100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > > > > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of >KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a >shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, >or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a >time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to >vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on >the new Yahoo.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Bev If I'm not mistaken grolsch bottles are one with the wire top to hold the stopper in place. I was under the impression that these would release pressure if to much built up. Bill At 01:23 PM 10/30/2006 Monday, you wrote: >Hi Pam, > >My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is >stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an >explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so >slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the >bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for >years and it only gets better:-)) > >Peace, Love and Harmony, >Bev >KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. >Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) ><http://KMI.mannainternational.com>http://KMI.mannainternational.com >MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - >Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. ><http://GTE.mannainternational.com>http://GTE.mannainternational.com >100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > > > > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of >KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a >shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, >or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a >time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to >vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on >the new Yahoo.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi Bill and EveryOne, Not sure about Grolsch bottles but I have used Italian wine bottles with the same kind of wire bail top and take it from me they do explode....it has happened a few times. Because, quite a force can build up inside of a glass bottle and when it breaks it can send glass shards flying I recommend refrigerating finished KT. I have stored KT in the refrigerator for up to three years and when it is finally used it is the best KT in the world... Happy Healthy Brewing! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Manna Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. Manna Green & White Tea Extract: Liquid Green Tea Drops 100% Certified Organic Ingredients: made and packaged only in Glass. http://KMI.mannainternational.com and http://mannainternational.com -- In original_kombucha , Bill Fieszel wrote: > > Hi Bev > > If I'm not mistaken grolsch bottles are one with the wire top to hold > the stopper in place. I was under the impression that these would > release pressure if to much built up. > > Bill > > At 01:23 PM 10/30/2006 Monday, you wrote: > > >Hi Pam, > > > >My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is > >stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an > >explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so > >slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the > >bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for > >years and it only gets better:-)) > > > >Peace, Love and Harmony, > >Bev > >KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. > >Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) > ><http://KMI.mannainternational.com>http://KMI.mannainternational.com > >MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - > >Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. > ><http://GTE.mannainternational.com>http://GTE.mannainternational.com > >100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > > > > > > > > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of > >KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a > >shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, > >or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a > >time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to > >vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on > >the new Yahoo.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I use them too. I usually try to vent them every 2-3 days to keep the gas from building up too much. I also store them in a cardboard box packed with styrafoam peanuts to keep them from killing anyone if they were to explode. So far, no explosions. 2006/10/30, Patti : > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new Yahoo.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 The wire stopper (the beugel or the bügel depending where you're from) actually works the same way a canning jar works. The wire just lets you recap the bottle if you don't finish the beer inside all at once. It's what makes them bottle reusable too. The last thing you want from it is for it to leak gas. Hope that clarifies things for you. 2006/10/30, Bill Fieszel : > Hi Bev > > If I'm not mistaken grolsch bottles are one with the wire top to hold > the stopper in place. I was under the impression that these would > release pressure if to much built up. > > Bill > > At 01:23 PM 10/30/2006 Monday, you wrote: > > >Hi Pam, > > > >My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is > >stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an > >explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so > >slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the > >bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for > >years and it only gets better:-)) > > > >Peace, Love and Harmony, > >Bev > >KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. > >Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) > ><http://KMI.mannainternational.com>http://KMI.mannainternational.com > >MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - > >Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. > ><http://GTE.mannainternational.com>http://GTE.mannainternational.com > >100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > > > > > > > > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of > >KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a > >shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, > >or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a > >time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to > >vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on > >the new Yahoo.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 The wire stopper (the beugel or the bügel depending where you're from) actually works the same way a canning jar works. The wire just lets you recap the bottle if you don't finish the beer inside all at once. It's what makes them bottle reusable too. The last thing you want from it is for it to leak gas. Hope that clarifies things for you. 2006/10/30, Bill Fieszel : > Hi Bev > > If I'm not mistaken grolsch bottles are one with the wire top to hold > the stopper in place. I was under the impression that these would > release pressure if to much built up. > > Bill > > At 01:23 PM 10/30/2006 Monday, you wrote: > > >Hi Pam, > > > >My advice would be to refrigerate them right away. Since your KT is > >stored in glass bottles there is always the possibility of an > >explosion. They will continue to slowly ferment in the fridge but so > >slowly that all that happens is that the taste gets smoother and the > >bubbles more refined. KT can be kept refrigerated in glass bottles for > >years and it only gets better:-)) > > > >Peace, Love and Harmony, > >Bev > >KOMBUCHA MANNA DROPS: Safe, Convenient, Effective and Easy to use. > >Great for travel, work, and everyday along with your KT:-)) > ><http://KMI.mannainternational.com>http://KMI.mannainternational.com > >MANNA GREEN AND WHITE TEA EXTRACT - > >Liquid Drops of Green & White Teas. > ><http://GTE.mannainternational.com>http://GTE.mannainternational.com > >100% Certified Organic Ingredients and packaged in glass only! > > > > > > > > > > I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of > >KT that have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a > >shelf, undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, > >or can they stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a > >time)? How long can they stay on the shelf without turning to > >vinegar? Your help would be appreciated. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on > >the new Yahoo.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 >I have a question about storing KT. I have 7 bottles (grolsch) of KT that >have gone through the 2nd fermentation. I have them on a shelf, >undisturbed. Is it necessary to put them in the refrigerator, or can they >stay on the shelf until I get ready to use them (one at a time)? How long >can they stay on the shelf without turning to vinegar? Your help would be >appreciated. The Grolsch bottles are constructed to withstand high pressures as they are made for beer, not wine or other beverage, which is of course highly fizzy. I use the G bottles, and we have a tiny refrigerator so don't have room to refrigerate more than a handful of bottles at a time. So I time my supply so that my bottles are sitting on the shelf for no more than 5 or 6 days max, and put a couple bottles at a time in the fridge. I have not had any explode, but I do not let them sit longer than that. KT doesn't turn to vinegar in the bottle, rather it mellows. However, it definitely continues to ferment which is why the bubbles develop. I am leery of storing bottles at room temp for longer than a week. --V ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ --A.J. Muste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 >What's a second fermentation? We're drinking the mix after the first >(and only?) fermentation. That is, putting it into sealed bottles for a period of time. The taste mellows and bubbles often develop more strongly. This is the point at which many people add flavorings such as a couple of raisins, some grated ginger, some dried coconut, other dried or fresh fruit or fruit juice, medicinal herbs or other flavoring herbs. I don't usually add things, just let the KT mellow and get bubbly. If you want it to get bubbly, you usually need to bottle it when it's still a little on the young (sweet) side so there is some sugar left for the culture to work on, or, add material (such as from the list above) for the culture to work on. All these variations change the finished product in more and less subtle ways. The bottling phase is truly an art and each person will have their own preferences. --V ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ --A.J. Muste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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