kombucha temperature

[Guest guest]

Hi! This is my very 1st chat group ever! I just started drinking my 1st batch

of Kombucha tea (great stuff!).....my question is: what happens if the culture

gets too cold? We are going away for a week and my house will be at 50, maybe

less. Is this too cold to kill the culture?? Also what happens in the summer

if the temp is over 90?? I guess where it is on the counter probably won't get

that hot, the cold is more of an issue. Even during the normal day now it's

only about 60 or so. Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I posted a specific article on how Time and Temperature affect the kombucha

ferment. http://www.happyherbalist.com/timeandtemp.aspx . It gets a bit

scientific and may appear over-whelming to a newbie, but it does address

your concerns. By far most kombucha brewers keep it as simple as possible.

meaning if it taste good - drink it - if not start over. Kombucha like most

fermented food is a simple and easy basic recipe that survives most

everything. Beyond the science behind it, there's the art. Combine science

and art and one creates a true gift. More articles at

http://tinyurl.com/Kombucha-Library

Ed Kasper, LAc

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Hi! This is my very 1st chat group ever! I just started drinking my 1st

batch of Kombucha tea (great stuff!).....my question is: what happens if the

culture gets too cold? We are going away for a week and my house will be at

50, maybe less. Is this too cold to kill the culture?? Also what happens in

the summer if the temp is over 90?? I guess where it is on the counter

probably won't get that hot, the cold is more of an issue. Even during the

normal day now it's only about 60 or so. Thanks!