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I have but I always place wax paper or plastic wrap over the jar before adding the lid. The acidity will eat the metal.

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Thanks. That is what I heard so I appreciate the tip. I started saving my GT bottles but I don't have enough yet.

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I do. :yes My kombucha isn't actually touching any part of the lid, so :shrug3

I've got some in the second ferment right now in my new bottles that I linked above. I'm hoping it will help with the fizziness factor. :eyebrows

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:poke Karisa, have you tried using juice yet?

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No, not yet. I'm hoping these new bottles help with the fizz that way.

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Ball makes plastic lids that fit their mason jars, too. I love them for all my ferments.

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Oh, I"m so excited about my new bottles! It fizzes!! :rockon :yum I wish I had gotten more.

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I went to get a finished Kombucha from the fridge. My first homemade one and there's a little Scoby on top. It's so cute, but is that normal? I took it off and drank a bit and it tastes good but I didn't think there should be SCOBY on top so I put it to the side for now.

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ya that is fine.. just remove it. It won't normally do that in the fridge... funny

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Thanks. Maybe it did it during the second step (the 5 days before I put them in the fridge?

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I can't get mine to stop growing little scobies :doh I put the bottles in the fridge, I even filter the kombucha through a tea cloth, and I still have to fish slimy little pancakes out of my cup before drinking :shifty :lol

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Mine does that as well. I do the second ferment leaving them out on the counter and then put in the fridge. I have little scobies on mine. Dh doesn't like the second ferment, and I put his bottles straight in the fridge. No scoby.

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For those who are brewing more than one gallon at a time, where are you getting your supplies??

I'm doing a batch of grape juice and apple ginger as my second ferment. I love ginger and it seems to be doing well. I wish DH wasn't so squeamish.

I also wish I knew more about the microbiology of it.... I get squicked out still at the idea of ferments, or potentially ruining it.

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I use old pickle jars.. you can get the almost gallon ones at Sam's or check your theaters ...if they sell pickles or jalapenos and get gallons jars there..

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DH bought us a round, see through, glass cookie jar from Walmart that holds two gallons as none of our stores sell the larger jars of pickles or anything. If I were making more at a time, I'd just get more of those jars.. it is working very well.