Paddybrew Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I’ve been doing it the past few years but only recently have been adding some flavour to it whilst secondary fermenting Any of you keen beer brewers brew the kombucha I can’t get over the cost of a little bottle of it in the stores when you realise how cheap and easy it is to do it yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hi paddy brew. I also kombucha. I have added ginger and lemon juice to a bottle afterwards for a flavor like the commercial examples. With yours, do you carbonate it? I've tried to carbonate in a bottle bit of isn't yeast, so doesn't carbonate like a beer. I like it fizzy like the commercial bottles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddybrew Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Good to hear mate I carbonate in the swing top bottles by storing them in the cupboard for two weeks after primary fermentation. They fizz up good and proper. I usually stick a flavoured tea bag in there whilst it secondary ferments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hey Paddy I for one am interested in your recipe and how you do it. I don't drink soft drinks, ginger beer doesn't agree with my throat, and I have tried Kombucha a few times and didn't mind it. I would like to have a crack and present my family with a "healthy option" to cola. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Paddybrew, do you prime your swingtop bottles at bottling time? how much / how many vols you aim for? Maybe I'm not priming enough. I want the fizz! Scottie, you need to get your hands on a SCOBY first, then it's super easy. I follow this procedure: https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-173858 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddybrew Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hey Lusty I would be more than happy to impart some wisdom on a forum that has given me so much To start off you would need A kombucha scoby (the culture blob) and start up juice (this can be store bought or if you get the scoby on gumtree, they will usually provide a cup of start up juice to kick the fermentation off) 1 x 3 litre jar A few swing top bottles Tea bags , sugar and water - I use regular black or green tea bags, regular white sugar and tap water (you will get the purists who say you should only use distilled water, organic tea bags and sugar cane that has been rolled on the thighs of virgins, but that’s a load of balls tbh) On brew day put 6-8 black teabags or 10 green teabags into a pre-warmed jar. Fill 2/3rds of the way with boiling water, chuck in a cup of sugar and give a good stir with a wooden spoon (the culture is not a fan of metal, so best advised not to use) Leave teabags in for half an hour then fish them out with wooden spoon. Leave the wort overnight and let cool. In the morning, add the culture, start up juice and top up with cold water. Place a sheet of kitchen roll over the top and secure with elastic band Place in cupboard over 18 degrees so it can ferment The final taste is more tart than sweet. If its sweet , it hasn’t finished fermenting as the culture eats the sugar. Usually takes 2 weeks but all depends on ambient temp of where it is stored Once its done, transfer to swing tops via a jug or funnel. This is where I add some ginger or even some fruit like strawberries. I also use some flavoured teabags. Im loving chai flavour at the mo, lemon ginger is also a good one.Leave to secondary ferment for about a week and you will get that lovely carbonation I don’t prime secondary. If the swing top is closed tight and left in a cool place , it will carbonated nicely 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Cheers Paddy & Joolbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh77 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Can you keg this stuff, say in a 4l mini keg, then dispense from the tap? I've read that they don't like metal, so wondering about kegging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddybrew Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Not sure about kegging. They don’t like metal and even though it’s the finished product you will be kegging, the baby Scooby is known to grow in the finished product. If it’s housed in a metal keg it may impart some off flavours due to the scoby touching the metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Kombucha is not my thing, but for those interested, when I was at Beerbelly (in SA) collecting my brew ingredients last time, I noticed they have a giant jar of Kombucha Scoby. I assume they portion this off as the saleable item. Cheers to all you tea teetotallers! Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koo wee brew Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Had a taste of my first home brewed Kombucha over the weekend. It's Gud! I really enjoy the commercial examples that I find, but yes they are costly, given how easy they are to brew. I enjoyed it straight out of the fermenter. I might bottle up a few tomorrow. I followed the link posted by Joolbag. There is a link within that link for making a SCOBY or Mother. I made mine from a commercial example that I picked up from a local health food shop. Whilst I was there, they had a hopped example. Not sure what hops were used but it was delicious. Cheers, Dave. SCOBY soured ale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elLachlano Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hey Guys, After @Ben 10's request to post my Kombucha method, I spent a month and a half writing this PDF (I'm a busy guy, alright!?). KombuchaMethod.pdf Enjoy, and if you want to know anything more from this, just reach out. Happy to discuss. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 12 hours ago, elLachlano said: Happy to discuss. Thanks heaps for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gullys Brewing Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Hey guys, Funnally on the scoby band wagon. Picked up one on Wednesday for $5 and have already made a tea to begin the brew. In about 5 days time I'll check it out to see if Scooby (I have named it) has finished off. The Scooby is a big one, to big for the jar I am using. So from this one I'll see about making a daughter, to the become my new mother scoby. Question, bottling, what do you guys use? Was thinking of getting some grolsch bottles? any other types that are easy to find? Thank you Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyBrew2 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I Just use the ikea $1.99 swing top ones. They are perfect. I put a jasmin green tea bag in the bottles and fill and close. 5 days letter you have a fizzy brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der kleine Drache Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 3/6/2018 at 9:52 PM, Paddybrew said: sugar cane that has been rolled on the thighs of virgins, Where is the manufacturing taking place? I would like to be getting the product from the source so I do'nt get ripped off and end up with low grade kombucha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyBrew2 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Commercial kombucha is low grade have a read of the ingredients on the side. So mAny needless additions should read water tea sugar scoby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Totally agree. It funny. With beer you try hard to make commercial quality beer. Kombucha you seriously don't have to try and you make better than the stuff they charge 4bucks a 330 ml bottle for. It's a massive rort. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolGolPistola Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The Mrs is right into Kombucha and she brews a great one at that! Her Kombucha making is what actually inspired to get into home brewing myself. She wrote up this guide about a year ago for her sister and it has since been shared around to other family and friends. I'm sure she won't mind if I post it up here. Enjoy Kombucha Method and Tips.pdf 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beers Gone Wild Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I made it a couple of times, but, for some reason it didn't agree with me or my wife's friend, tasted good but gave me gut aches. Same with the bought stuff. Seems like my body can only handle Beer and not actually something good for me 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 FINALLY have me a scoby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyBrew2 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I’m onto the kefir now instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 First run was very noice, just used guava juice from the shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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