Guest guest Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Angie... Hi there and welcome to the world of Kombucha! Yes...many iof us including myself make a tea concentrate and then add cold water to hasten the cooling process. I also have added ice, which is made with the same RO (reverse osmosis) water I brew with. Carbonation is a mystery to me...sometimes it happens, sometimes not! It is still good KT and still good for you! Happy brewing to you! Gayle adding cold water... > Hello there, > > I am in the process of fermenting my first batch of KT. It has been > taking longer then I was expecting--it's been going for almost 16 days > and is still flat and a bit sweet. When preparing I had put the hot > pot of sweet tea in the sink with cold water to cool faster (i just got > so antsy!) I'm afraid I may have jumped the gun and added it to the > mother culture before the tea was properly cooled. Plus it's been > rather cool here in Minneapolis so I think that has slowed it as well. > So, I was wondering if anyone as made a concentrate of the sweet tea > and THEN add the rest of the cold water to it? > Also, I'm planning on doing the 2nd ferment today--I think the bubbles > will hopefully come with that and a little ginger > > Thanks for any advise i get > Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hi Angie, & nbsp; When I brew the sweet tea I use 1 quart of boiling water, 6 green or black tea bags and one cup of sugar. & nbsp; When the sugar is fully dissolved (put the sugar in first) I steep the tea bags in the 1 quart of water for 20 minutes. I remove the tea bags and then I add about 2 1/2 quarts cool reverse osmosis filtered water to speed the cooling process. I also am anxious and need to get my batch started quickly and this speeds up the cooling process a lot!! & nbsp; & nbsp; My Kt that I made with a 16 oz bottle of KT from the drug store is almost ready. After two full weeks I have a small mother forming on top and I took a straw and carefully sampled the kt and it tastes ready to bottle. I saved the bottles from purchsed KT so I will be bottling tomorrow. I also just recieved a beautiful large scoby from one of our fellow list members Rae in Idaho and I will be starting a new batch with that scoby tomorrow too. That way I can compare kt brewed from a bottle with kt brewed with a scoby. I know it will brew faster....hope they both taste delicious. I am hooked on the KT flavor and I love foods, supplemens and drinks with health benefits! & nbsp; Good luck on your next batch! & nbsp; Ann from North Dakota & nbsp; 10 In One,Goji, mangostene juices & amp; morewww.continue.to/healthynwealthy & nbsp; & nbsp; From: ang_cv & lt;ang_cv@... & gt; Subject: adding cold water... kombucha tea Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 1:47 PM Hello there, I am in the process of fermenting my first batch of KT. It has been taking longer then I was expecting--it' s been going for almost 16 days and is still flat and a bit sweet. When preparing I had put the hot pot of sweet tea in the sink with cold water to cool faster (i just got so antsy!) I'm afraid I may have jumped the gun and added it to the mother culture before the tea was properly cooled. Plus it's been rather cool here in Minneapolis so I think that has slowed it as well. So, I was wondering if anyone as made a concentrate of the sweet tea and THEN add the rest of the cold water to it? Also, I'm planning on doing the 2nd ferment today--I think the bubbles will hopefully come with that and a little ginger Thanks for any advise i get Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks for the reassurance Gayle! & nbsp; The bottling of the 2nd ferment is complete. & nbsp; And the next time I will be making the RO ice cubes. & nbsp; peace angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Ohhh Ann thanks goes to you too. & nbsp; Guess I need to read the entire posts to see who has responded. & nbsp; I too share your passion for all things healthy and good for the environment. & nbsp; KT is just another great thing to add. & nbsp; Hope your 'experiment' goes well. & nbsp; peace angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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