Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sounds very sensible and workable (and fun figuring out!). Another thought...if you are not storing them in the fridge, perhaps a large plastic bin with a cover? Dee Original Message: ----------------- From: brainnake@... Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:28:08 -0000 kombucha tea Subject: Exploding bottles Having discovered that spigoted containers over here are A) As rare as Rocking horse manure. Prohibitively expensive if *all* you want to do is give it a try. So I'm now doing variant continuous brew ... siphoning off and topping up, yet to fine-tune how much how often. It was this which caused me to wrap my head around the " Exploding bottle syndrome " (Which I've never suffered from). Not being a 100% purist I have discovered that my 4 pt /2 ltr brew will nicely fit into : - One X 2ltr plastic Pop bottle One X 1ltr Glass spring water bottle One X 750ml glass Grolsch type bottle with a tiny bit left over starter/hotel for the use of. I got to thinking about various people's ideas to prevent/ reduce the shrapnel-flood effect. Trial 1. I cut one of the plastic bottles around, about 3/4 way up from bottom,in went the 1ltr bottle, on went the top. Duh! 2 " gap. Plan B. Cut a second bottle as high as possible just below shoulders, same gap different altitude ;-) Trial 2. Used the tall bottom from Trial 1 plus the long top from Plan B. With a wee bit of jiggery and a soupcon of pokery I was able to get the 2 to overlap a little. I *hope* I never need the system but the theory is that the container prevents shrapnel and the bottom, being pretty close to 2ltr. will amply contain the liquid. (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Anytime you put Kombucha in a glass bottle you are at risk for an explosion. Please place those bottles in a plastic /cardboard or otherwise protective container and/or in a closet or other location where exploding glass shards will not be endangering anyones life or limb. Folks are NOT exaggerating when they refer to these as Kombucha bombs. That is exactly what they sound like and do. Not all of them will explode, but some will and always when you least expect it. Protect yourselves and your loved ones before it becomes a problem. Refrigeration does seem to reduce the risks, but I still wouldn't trust it c ompletely. zoe > Hello, > I am reading with interest the info > on getting fizz in the kombucha, and > will try those things. I got some > plastic 1/2 gallon jugs to use (from > buying the large odwalla juices, > which I wouldn't normally) but I would be > more comfortable using glass, and > just got the glass bottles from Ikea that > have the clamp-on seal (what are > those called?). So my question is: how can > you tell when/if the bottle is at > risk of explosion? Are these made > especially to contain fizzy beverages > (I notice they're made in Italy) and > would they therefore be safe? Do you > have to burp them, and does this > defeat the purpose to some extent? > Thanks!! > in Baltimore > P.S. thanks to Gayle for the great > SCOBY, I am now starting a new batch with > it in my new glass 2.5 gallon container > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Ok... well mine are stored in a closet - but what about when I take them out? There's always a chance they'll " decide " to explode when I open the closet and take them out?... A friend said she had a bad explosion when someone slammed her front door. I personally have had several explosions with water kefir, but none yet w/kombucha... Despite filling the EZ bottles all the way, with no air left... I wonder why that is. Fingers crossed! > > Anytime you put Kombucha in a glass bottle you are at risk for an explosion. Please place those bottles in a plastic /cardboard or otherwise protective container and/or in a closet or other location where exploding glass shards will not be endangering anyones life or limb. Folks are NOT exaggerating when they refer to these as Kombucha bombs. That is exactly what they sound like and do. Not all of them will explode, but some will and always when you least expect it. Protect yourselves and your loved ones before it becomes a problem. > > Refrigeration does seem to reduce the risks, but I still wouldn't trust it c ompletely. > > zoe > > > Hello, > > > I am reading with interest the info > > on getting fizz in the kombucha, and > > will try those things. I got some > > plastic 1/2 gallon jugs to use (from > > buying the large odwalla juices, > > which I wouldn't normally) but I would be > > more comfortable using glass, and > > just got the glass bottles from Ikea that > > have the clamp-on seal (what are > > those called?). So my question is: how can > > you tell when/if the bottle is at > > risk of explosion? Are these made > > especially to contain fizzy beverages > > (I notice they're made in Italy) and > > would they therefore be safe? Do you > > have to burp them, and does this > > defeat the purpose to some extent? > > Thanks!! > > > in Baltimore > > > P.S. thanks to Gayle for the great > > SCOBY, I am now starting a new batch with > > it in my new glass 2.5 gallon container > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 IMO filling them all the way cuts down th fizz an reduces explosion. Leaving an inch or so of air space provides more oxygen to convert to Co2. Anybody have a diffrent viewpoint? Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Re: exploding bottles Ok... well mine are stored in a closet - but what about when I take them out? There's always a chance they'll " decide " to explode when I open the closet and take them out?... A friend said she had a bad explosion when someone slammed her front door. I personally have had several explosions with water kefir, but none yet w/kombucha... Despite filling the EZ bottles all the way, with no air left... I wonder why that is. Fingers crossed! > > Anytime you put Kombucha in a glass bottle you are at risk for an explosion. Please place those bottles in a plastic /cardboard or otherwise protective container and/or in a closet or other location where exploding glass shards will not be endangering anyones life or limb. Folks are NOT exaggerating when they refer to these as Kombucha bombs. That is exactly what they sound like and do. Not all of them will explode, but some will and always when you least expect it. Protect yourselves and your loved ones before it becomes a problem. > > Refrigeration does seem to reduce the risks, but I still wouldn't trust it c ompletely. > > zoe > > > Hello, > > > I am reading with interest the info > > on getting fizz in the kombucha, and > > will try those things. I got some > > plastic 1/2 gallon jugs to use (from > > buying the large odwalla juices, > > which I wouldn't normally) but I would be > > more comfortable using glass, and > > just got the glass bottles from Ikea that > > have the clamp-on seal (what are > > those called?). So my question is: how can > > you tell when/if the bottle is at > > risk of explosion? Are these made > > especially to contain fizzy beverages > > (I notice they're made in Italy) and > > would they therefore be safe? Do you > > have to burp them, and does this > > defeat the purpose to some extent? > > Thanks!! > > > in Baltimore > > > P.S. thanks to Gayle for the great > > SCOBY, I am now starting a new batch with > > it in my new glass 2.5 gallon container > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 While there may be some truth to this, for me it wasn't the case. I fill my bottles all the way to the top, have had LOTS of fizz, and have had an explosion. I have actually experimented both ways and cannot tell a difference one way or another as to how much Fizz is produced. TEXAS IMO filling them all the way cuts down th fizz an reduces explosion. Leaving an inch or so of air space provides more oxygen to convert to Co2. Anybody have a diffrent viewpoint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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