Kombucha and exploding bottles

[Guest guest]

Some people use a two step method for kombucha, first brewing it-it needs

air for this part-hence the towel or other cover to let air in and keep bugs

and stuff out--I use 2 coffee filters held on my jar with a rubber band.

The next step some take is to bottle it up to increase the fizz-I haven't

tried this yet. Regarding this and the exploding bottles people talk about

please note the following message from the Kombucha list: I think I'll use

the PETE bottles if I ever getting around to bottling my kombucha, I like it

fine now but it's not very fizzy.

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" The reason bottles break when the KT is sealed up is due to leaving air

space in the bottle when it is capped. Any air space will cause a problem

with pressure. This is one place where Number 1 PETE plastic bottles work

well. The bottles will swell up and not burst like glass will. These

bottles are commonly used for water and soft drinks. I have had KT sealed

up in these bottles for 2 years. The carbonation is so fine that it is

similar to champagne, the taste is along those lines too except in my case

they are a little sweeter than any champagne I have tasted. "