Does the starter kit come with some Kombucha tea? The directions I have seen say you have to have some to start the fermenting process
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It doesn't come with Kombucha tea, or at least it didn't when I ordered it months ago. I was confused by this this when I first started as well. You can actually use white vinegar instead of the Kombucha tea for your first batch. You can then use the tea you get from the first batch for your subsequent batches. Also, one thing I was nervous about was purchasing Kombucha tea to use it for the first batch. I had heard mixed theories about this online, and some people felt pretty strongly that the Kombucha you get from the store would/could ruin your batch. I never tried it, and the vinegar seemed to work just fine for me. Hope this helps.
815952
It doesn't come with Kombucha tea, or at least it didn't when I ordered it months ago. I was confused by this this when I first started as well. You can actually use white vinegar instead of the Kombucha tea for your first batch. You can then use the tea you get from the first batch for your subsequent batches. Also, one thing I was nervous about was purchasing Kombucha tea to use it for the first batch. I had heard mixed theories about this online, and some people felt pretty strongly that the Kombucha you get from the store would/could ruin your batch. I never tried it, and the vinegar seemed to work just fine for me. Hope this helps. It doesn't come with Kombucha tea, or at least it didn't when I ordered it months ago. I was confused by this this when I first started as well. You can actually use white vinegar instead of the Kombucha tea for your first batch. You can then use the tea you get from the first batch for your subsequent batches. Also, one thing I was nervous about was purchasing Kombucha tea to use it for the first batch. I had heard mixed theories about this online, and some people felt pretty strongly that the Kombucha you get from the store would/could ruin your batch. I never tried it, and... » Read More It doesn't come with Kombucha tea, or at least it didn't when I ordered it months ago. I was confused by this this when I first started as well. You can actually use white vinegar instead of the Kombucha tea for your first batch. You can then use the tea you get from the first batch for your subsequent batches. Also, one thing I was nervous about was purchasing Kombucha tea to use it for the first batch. I had heard mixed theories about this online, and some people felt pretty strongly that the Kombucha you get from the store would/could ruin your batch. I never tried it, and the vinegar seemed to work just fine for me. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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The starter kit I got had just enough tea ti keep the scoby moist. If you start with Braggs Apple cider vinegar instead of the kombucha liquid you will be okay. You just can't drink the first batch. You will have starter liquid to make the second batch and it will be great. Good luck.
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No, I bought a bottle at the store of raw kombucha and it worked great. I have more Scoby than I need now.
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Yes/No this kit comes with everything to make the beer if you already have at least a 25qt brewing pot and a large spoon. The kit has everything else but those 2 items. I bought this kit to get started. I also bought a 25qt pot and large spoon. The kit will make almost 5 gallons of beer. I ended up with 50 bottles of beer. Luckily I had some bottles saved up for extras. The beer turns out great.
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No. This kit only includes the grains needed to brew the beer. Brooklyn does offer an all inclusive kit that contains everything you need to ferment beer, all you would need is a pot to brew it in: Brooklyn Brew Shop Beer Making Kit, Chocolate Maple Porter
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I am so sorry! I don't know. I don't consume tea. I did Google Kombucha and found that there are some kits you can buy. I use the lid to make saurkraut and kimchi. All my best. Nadia
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Well, no. This is the milled malt mixture, dry yeast packet and hop pellets. You will need your brewing equipment, plus water and maple syrup. I recommend grade B syrup as it will give you more flavor, grade A tends to get converted more completely by yeast leaving you with more alcohol and less maple goodness.That being said, give this a try if your ambient temp is in the low 70 degree range. Most people who tried the beer I made from this kit were impressed! I'm tweaking it and making a larger 5 gal batch this fall.
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No. You need to provide the fermenting bucket, sanitizer, bottles,siphon, etc. This kit includes the juice, yeast, stabilizer, corks, labels, etc.
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You will need basic brewing equipment. ..A kettle, a bucket, airlock, bung, hoses, siphon, carboy, sanitizer. ..Probably missing a few things but the good news us is that there is a kit for most of this stiff as well. ... That is how we started out.
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Oh, I have no idea - I've never really gotten into Kombucha. Basically, though, you can treat this exactly like standard tea. If you can make kombucha out of tea, give this one a shot!
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this "kit" is basically just a 6 gallon fermenting bucket some bottles and a premeasured "no boil" malt extract that you mix with 6 gallons of water to make a predetermined amount of beer....6 gallons. you would need other equipment to ferment only 2 gallons...you will find that as long as it takes to complete....the more the better(I guess you could only bottle 2 of the 6 gallons ....but why waste the other 4)
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Boil 1 gallon of water. Once it reaches a boil, turn odd the heat and brew your tea for 20 minutes. Then stir in the sugar. Make sure it's totally dissolved. You can pour tour tea into whatever container you're going to use at this time, but don't add the scoby until the tea reaches room temperature. Put the scoby and all the juice in there. After you add the scoby, cover the container with either a paper towel or thin, clean cloth. It needs to breath, but you don't want dirt or bugs getting in. Keep your kombucha out of direct sunlight and at 70-75 degrees (best temp, but will brew at cooler just takes longer). Taste your brew after 7 days. If it's too sweet, wait a few days and taste again. It will probably take 7-14 days. Once it's how you like it, you can bottle it in glass. I use mason jars with plastic lids and old carbonated water bottles. You want to use glass because the bacteria will eat the plastic, and metal will kill the good bacteria. Leave at least a cup or two of your first batch to add to the next. Hope that helps!! You can flavor it too in the bottles. Apple and ginger is really good. I've also used lemon juice and fresh strawberries.
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It comes with a packet of starter culture, good for one batch (2 qts). I use yogurt from the previous batch I made as starter for the next batch.
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You will need a brewing vessel for this kit. The instructions that come with your SCOBY are for 1 Gallon of Kombucha, so I'd recommend a container of, at least, that volume. Also, the SCOBY I received was about 4 inches in diameter so you might want to make sure your brew vessel will accommodate a SCOBY of that size! Glass or ceramic brewing vessels are recommended. No stainless steel or plastic! Visit his website at GetKombucha.com because he's got all the answers you need there. Happy brewing!
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It says that on the ingredients, but I'm not sure why... However it is an EXCELLENT tea.I would say that to get any benefits from the Kombucha out of it, you would have to do a cold brew on this tea, as adding this tea bag(s) to boiling water would ruin/kill that benefit.I use this tea as the "green" tea portion of my Kombucha tea recipe (4-black, 3-green, 1C sugar, 3Qt water) This tea both tastes and smells amazingly good!!!
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No you can brew your own beer from start to finish with this kit. There is nothing else that needs to be purchased to make the beer. Just make sure you follow the instructions correctly and you will be fine on brewing your own beer.
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Hi Shelly! Actually, the longer you ferment the MORE vinegar taste. So for this batch I would stop fermenting and if it's too vinegary, simply add your favorite juice, tea, even club soda to cut the taste. And for future batches ferment for less days.. this can be achieved by taste testing your kombucha a few times a day to pick the time that's right for you! Happy Brewin', Dave :)
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Just follow the detailed directions that come with this scoby :) I use a one gallon glass jar, flour sack napkin to cover and bottle into small mason jars. I am on my third batch of home brewed kombucha and a newbie myself :)
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The starter fluid is shipped with the mother. It is saved from each batch of komboucha. About a cup.