Kombucha is slightly cloudy at 5 days, is this normal?
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Its completely normal! Kombucha, depending on how warm it is, will ferment at different rates. Just keep taste testing it until it has an acidic flavor sort of like wine. The mixture will get cloudy, a mushroom will grow on the top and strings will grow down from the mushroom. Its all normal and signs of a healthy scoby!
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Yes, that is very normal. Each batch they make varies in consistency and taste.
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I was concerned about that question too. My shipment arrived yesterday and it's just the yeast.
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I left mine in the fridge after making a batch, only using about half one day - and then used the other part about three days later - still fizzy. I don't know beyond that. Actually, I liked the taste of mine better after sitting for a while, it seemed to lose the after taste (I think it is the carbon brand I am using that does that).
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Screen for this one is much finer, but there is much less cloudy. I also pour the brewed coffee through a paper filter into my coffee cup.
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It is suppose to make a 5 gallon batch. I just made this brew last month and was 6 bottles short of 2 cases (12 oz bottles) which I was a little bummed about. It may have been something I did wrong, but we measured carefully and felt suprised when we were bottling and came up short. The month prior we made: True Brew Bavarian Hefeweizen (also available at Amazon, and also a 5 gallon kit). We got 2.5 cases and it was delicious. It has a slight citrus undertone. It turned out very nicely. Give it a try.
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It's normal; don't worry. Here's a photo http://theliberatedkitchenpdx.com/gaps/water-kefir/
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I noticed a difference the same day. It was recommend drinking before a feed but I usually brew up 3 bags in about 4 or so cups of water, then enjoy through out the day.
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Hi Jessica, This should be a perfect time to order a starter kit as the weather is cool and Scobies go dormant when they are cold, so it is better shipping weather for them. Just make sure you have all your jars & tea & everything, (as my scoby came in a plastic zip-lock...) Keep the scoby and starter tea refrigerated until you give it away, as at room temperature it will keep fermenting. Your kit will probably come with good instructions but it will help if you read up on it first, especially if the gift recipient is new to Kombucha (which I didn't so I brewed my first batch rather blindly...:-)) My favorite web sight with really clear instructions is royalkombucha.com., I learned a lot there. Hope this helps - what a great gift idea - I LOVE my Kombucha!
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Foam or bubbles? Bubbles are super normal as you ferment. Kefir is slightly fizzy when it's done.
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KKamp recommends 1 SCOBY and 1 cup starter liquid per gallon of sweet tea used. Each culture and cup of starter liquid we sell is guaranteed to produce that one gallon successfully, but using one culture for 5 gallons would likely lead to a weak brew and potentially mold. Hope that helps! :)
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I had my water a bit cloudy too, and i filter a few times and toss it, until the water was cristal clear. I never experienced any headaches because of this water though.
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Mine does not in these cloudy days, but in a sunnier place it might hold up better. During the summer it was fine.
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No. I've brewed kombucha and would suggest you look for a sun tea jar instead of this item. The spigot is already installed.
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Kathleen, cloudy is not a problem. This oil is very fresh and is storage in tanks with some sediment which gives more flavour to the oil. Dont be concern it is healthy, try it.
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I let mine ferment no more than 4 days. I smell my jar every day and when it just starts to smell a little tiny bit sour, I strain it and start a new batch, that way I know the ferment happened and I'm confident I have the benefits in what I will be drinking, but even if it turns out a bit sour, I use mine in green smoothies the majority of the time. And the second ferment is always in the fridge for me, I never have fizz!
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I find that after several uses, when you would think the strength of the sanitizer has diminished, the liquid becomes cloudy. I store diluted Star San in a sealed fermentor that last several batches before it becomes cloudy.