How much kombucha with each scoby make? Some say that they are guaranteed for 1 gallon per scoby, but most don't specify. My container is 2 gallons.
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My bottle is 5 liters, I use 10 tea bags-5 black tea, 5 green tea, 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup white vinegar at the end. Then cover with cheese cloth and rubber band, and put away in the pantry for about two weeks. Clearly, you don't have to fill the whole 2 gallon bottle, try 1 1/2(6cups). Maybe add a little more sugar for food and leave plenty of time. Good Luck! John
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It can make 2 gallons but you will have to double to recipe and perhaps leave it in a little longer. I usually let mine work for 14-30 days.
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One scoby take 1 week to make a mild 1 gallon. I personally like the stronger kombucha so I would brew 1 gallon for 10 days. For your 2 gallon you should double the time or wrap in a heating blanket. This vender has the best scoby's. Good luck.
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I put my scoby into a large glass jar and a second scoby grew during the three week brewing time. I'm on my third batch now and I don't think that the original scoby has not gotten any larger.
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Could I make Kombucha in this type of container: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/310831171529?lpid=82Also can you post a basic recipe (type of tea, amount of sugar, etc) Thanks!! Suzy
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The SCOBY is mailed in a non-refrigerated package so you should have no issues with temperature. I believe the shelf life of a scoby that isnt producing Kombucha is like 6 weeks or so.
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I would not recommend that you make only 1 Gallon at a time using this kit as you only need a new fermentation bucket, that is fairly cheap considering what your planning
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I can't believe this is a question - if you mean how much it holds, it depends upon the volume of what you are putting in. One container or it would say - 2 for x price.
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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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you should be able to use directions to figure that out,i use it to make sure my house stays bug free,if ya know what i mean,although it is not licensed for household use,one container makes 50 gallons of mixture for that use,being 1/8th of a cup per gallon of water,hope that helps ya figure it out
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Each scoby is good for one gallon, and is reusable 4-5 times. So yes, you could make 4 or 5 gallons, but it'd be over 4-5 weeks.If you want to make 5 gallons at once, you'll need 5 scobys.
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2-cups per gallon--works great--going to see if keeps coon out of sweetcorn...thanks-tom
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The baby scoby will take the size of whatever container the mother scoby is placed in. I have a 2.5gal container and the new baby scoby that was formed was huge. I can only imagine how large it will become in the 5gal container!
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1/2 to 1 tsp.Per gallon, depending on the strain. Start with 1/2 tsp. and if strain is ok increase up to 1 tsp.
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Absolutely! The scoby will quickly fill up all the surface area of the liquid. If the 5 gallon jug has a small mouth, just don't fill with sugary tea beyond the larger diameter of the bottle into the neck. You'll need the bigger surface area to ferment that much liquid in a reasonable amount of time.
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Hi Jessica, This should be a perfect time to order a starter kit as the weather is cool and Scobies go dormant when they are cold, so it is better shipping weather for them. Just make sure you have all your jars & tea & everything, (as my scoby came in a plastic zip-lock...) Keep the scoby and starter tea refrigerated until you give it away, as at room temperature it will keep fermenting. Your kit will probably come with good instructions but it will help if you read up on it first, especially if the gift recipient is new to Kombucha (which I didn't so I brewed my first batch rather blindly...:-)) My favorite web sight with really clear instructions is royalkombucha.com., I learned a lot there. Hope this helps - what a great gift idea - I LOVE my Kombucha!
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The 8oz container comes with a self-dispensing container that akkows you to mix 0.2 to 0.8 oz per gallon. I use the max (0.8oz/gallon) so one bottle is enough for 10 gallons, which is more than I use a year.
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I made a gallon with my starter scoby I used 1 1-4 cups sugar with 8 tea bags. Make sure your sweet tea is at room temp before adding scoby. I let it sit for 10 days.
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want to make sauerkraut - first time for me - is 3 gallon a good size? how long till ready? do you use vinegar or no? different recipes online - some with - some not. when ready then do you jar it, water bath it? read that damages the good bacteria etc., so im a little confused as others say to water bath then put up in jars. to those in the know would love to hear from you thanks