what the heck is wrong w/ my kombucha?

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hi all,

I have tried brewing kombucha several times and with different

mushrooms but w/ no success. I figured that the temp in my house just

wasn't high enough so i bought that special kombucha heating panel

from Kombucha 2000. Anyhow, my kombucha still tastes very sweet to me

even after 18 days of brewing. I don't want to be consuming any

refined sugar. I have tested w/ PH test strips and the results get

down to about a 4 or 5, but no lower. Any ideas? I actually fermented

one batch (a few months back and w/ different mushroom and w/ out

heating panel) and still after 2 months or so i tasted sugar.

thanks,

lisa