Re: Kombucha Containers

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Thanks for the tip. I just started making KT a month ago. Yesterday

I harvested two jars and then promptly made 4 more. I'd like my

family to start drinking it when I produce enough for 6. I am just

wondering how much of the KT should be consumed on a daily basis? I

have been drinking a martini glass full once a day and really like it

- I call it my KT martini (I am not a martini drinker, but

purchased the glasses for serving a smoked trout appetizer in during

the holidays). I would like to drink more of the KT, but don't know

if I would be overdoing it. I have the same question for kefir. I

also would like some " simple " advice on flavoring the KT and getting

it to fizz. I have been experimenting with swing top bottles (yes, I

bought some with beer in them locally, cuz it was cheaper than

ordering empty bottles on the internet), but not sure I am doing that

right. Any advice would be appreciated.

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> I've made kombucha in a lot of different things, but never found the

> perfect container for brewing large batches. I even resorted to using

> 6 gallon HDPE wine buckets at one point but stopped out of the fear of

> plastics, even if HDPE seems pretty safe.

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> But I did find really nice wide 2 gallon glass food jars at target for

> ~$12. They work really well for those of us who like bigger batches

> of kombuhca. It really works a lot better than the wide mouth glass

> gallon jars I was using.

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> I have big 6 gallon glazed ceramic crocks that have tested free of

> lead, but that was at a neutral pH and I am still unsure if they would

> be ok with very acidic kombucha sitting in them. I think I'll just

> use to crocks for the goats to drink water out of.

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> Just a heads up.

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