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SCOBY Hotel kombucha
SCOBY Hotel
A SCOBY hotel is a jar used to store extra kombucha SCOBYs in mature kombucha/starter tea between brews. Keeping the cultures submerged and maintaining enough acidic liquid lets you preserve... Read more...
Best Tea for kombucha
Best Tea & Sugar for Kombucha Brewing
Plain black tea and cane sugar are dependable choices for kombucha because they provide the culture with the tea compounds and sugar it needs. Other teas and sugars can work,... Read more...
Kombucha Alcohol Content - 6 Ways to Increase Kombucha Alcohol Infographic
Kombucha Alcohol: How to Increase Kombucha Alcohol Content
Kombucha naturally contains some alcohol from fermentation. This article explains brewing variables that can increase alcohol production, including yeast, sugar, fermentation time, and second-fermentation… Read more...
Kombucha Carbonation - 10 Ways to Boost Carbonation Infographic
Kombucha Carbonation: 10 Ways to Get More Fizz
Troubleshoot flat kombucha with 10 practical ways to increase carbonation during second fermentation, including bottles, yeast, sugar, headspace, temperature, burping, and time. Read more...
Kombucha SCOBY
Kombucha SCOBY: What to Do with SCOBYs After Brewing
After a batch finishes, reserve a SCOBY with strong starter tea for your next brew. Extra SCOBYs can be kept in a SCOBY hotel, used for additional batches, shared, or... Read more...
Bottles You Can Use for Second Fermentation Kombucha
Second Fermentation Kombucha: Bottles & Containers You Can Use
For second fermentation, use a container that can close tightly enough to retain carbonation. Pressure-safe swing-top glass bottles are the preferred long-term option; this guide also covers temporary… Read more...
Homemade Kombucha in Jar
How to Make Kombucha at Home
Learn how to make kombucha at home with a step-by-step 1-gallon recipe covering sweet tea, SCOBY and starter tea, primary fermentation, and optional second fermentation. Read more...