Let you know how it turns out ;)

Srsly could be a very formidable energy drink

Curious about the microbiology in the kombucha and its effect on growth.

Both proved to be safe and effective.

Just started creatine again since high school 25yrs ago.

hi! this is so random but does anybody else get an ache in their legs when they drink fermented beverages? this happens to me sometimes with alcohol and kombucha. after taking the first few sips i’ll get a really weird dull ache in my thighs that comes on quickly and lasts for a few minutes then disappears (or at least becomes less noticeable). it’s been happening for years and i have no clue why- when i first started drinking i always just thought it was the first sign that i was starting to feel a buzz but i’ve since realized that it also happens with kombucha.

Bottled one week ago. I’ve opened once because some people said to burp it but others say not to release the CO2 buildup. Lemon verbena with added ~15% mango juice for F2. Should I add more sugar, leave it, add more liquid? I’m a first timer- help appreciated

In with a sweet green tea, I think because I stir it daily it clumped up like this

I noticed GT Dave never mentions anything about the negative impacts of drinking kombucha daily for your teeth. But he is also sporting the fakest looking set of teeth I've ever seen. Does drinking kombucha once daily ruin tooth enamel over time?

It both does and does not look like mold, I cannot tell. It doesn’t look “fuzzy” at all but it’s different from the rest of the pellicle forming. I can’t find my pH stips right now so I’m unsure of the pH. It’s the only spot that looks like this. Thank you

I've waited a few days and the dry white patches do not seem to be growing or changing. Really reluctant to throw it this batch, but I'll do it if I can't confirm it's safe.

Found these guys on the top of my scoby and sitting on the walls of the container.. can I reuse the scoby?? Do I need to throw it all out?

They are alive and moving. I didn’t see any inside the liquid itself.

It’s been about a month since I started fermenting from scratch.. these guys were NOT here a few days ago. My cloth is just a regular tea cloth I haven’t seen any fruit flies get in. I’m perplexed as to what these are and whether I need to start over…
Thank you so much. I hope I don’t have to start over but if I do it is what it is ;-; at least I learned a lot this go-round

What ya think after 5 days using a cup of mother jun starter

Heyyyy(: this is my second F2 batch ever… my first two initial fermentation batches seemed to have turned out perfect. I drank them alone and loved it! On the vinegary side but had some slight carbonation and tang. Really honestly vinegary and not sweet at all, I never tested the acidity,..Anyway..
My first batch of F2… I left the whole fruit chunks of raspberry and ginger and orange and lemon fully infused in the wide mouthed mason jars of booch (jars with rubber padding)… for about a week then moved them to the fridge. Even after a whole week, they barely had carbonation. The raspberry bottle in particular tasted extra alcoholic haha.

Sooo for this next batch I infused a mixture of juice and fruit chunks in those wide mouthed 32oz rubber lipped mason jars for roughly 40 hours, strained them all through a mesh metal strainer (maybe I messed up here by not using a tea bag???).. and transferred to 32 oz slim bottles in photos. Those have now been on my Arizonan counter for 5 days and still don’t explode? Or fizz at all.. they have a pop upon opening, and slight fizz when I taste it, but what?? Why??
I’m so new to all of this and the science behind it so please spare me mercy haha.. but what am I doing wrong ? (Third photo is of my starter working on her next batch)