Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 I think i'm on a roll for making everything wrong I'm just now making my first batch of kombucha, following the NT recipe. The only two things i didn't follow to a " T " are the sugar (I used organic - the recipe doesn't specify) and the vessel (I used an apple juice 1 gallon bottle - the recipe says to use a 7 qt. pyrex bowl). I had read on one of the kombucha web sites that organic sugar was recommended...not sure if this makes a difference. Anyway, everything seemed to be going well until i poured my cooled tea/sugar/water mixture into my vessel and the top became all foamy...is this to be expected when pouring organic sugar/black tea/water from one vessel to the next? If not, then i assume I didn't rinse the apple juice bottle well enough and it's soap scum. it was very difficult to clean out in my tiny sink, unfortunately. I will be very disappointed if that is soap scum, because i don't think i should drink it then. I do have one more mushroom, but no more kombucha with which to make a new batch. any advice? i tossed the second mushroom into a small amount of raw ACV as i read that this can be used in place of kombucha when making up a new batch, as the mothers are quite similar. but that was a desperation measure, because i don't know how else to keep this last mushroom, until i can get a big enough pyrex dish and some starter kombucha. Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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