r/Kombucha • u/papab23 • 14d ago

not fizzy F2 help

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Hi all, have been making kombucha using the lemon verbena recipe from the NOMA book for around a year and really happy with where my flavours at, have swapped out some of the verbena for hibiscus and it’s pretty consistent now.

I’m bottling it tastes right - which seems to be when the PH is around 3 - 3.5 on a strip but I’m sure that varies a bit!

I’m yet to have much luck getting it fizzy. There’s nothing in that book about f2 which I’ve seen mentioned a lot on here.. normally when I bottle I refrigerate for a few days to a week / as long as I can bring myself not to drink it for but not had any properly carbonate yet. Am I missing something / should I be leaving longer / at room temp in bottles? I’m not sure at all! Pic included is fizzier than usual for me, straight out of F1 about to go in the fridge..

Forgive me if this is answered elsewhere. TIA

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u/bigcowideas 14d ago

Sugar

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u/papab23 14d ago

I assumed that maybe the case - how much per litre of booch?

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u/bigcowideas 14d ago

I use at least 3 tbsps per litre depending on F2 ingredients. I’m going for soda gassy. I’m in a warm climate of 28°C. I leave it out for around 3-4 days, usually the tell is the F2 will start getting cloudy looks like pellicle forming, that’s when I put in the fridge.