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I use pickle jars from Sam's. I also have some gallon jars. Sometimes you can get gallon pickle jars from theaters that sell pickles.

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I have another question, if you use berries to flavor your kombucha, do you eat the berries or throw them out?

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Are you refrigerating it after 24 hours with the fruit in (I put fruit in, let it sit for a day on the counter and then put it in the fridge).

I do NOT eat the fruit. :shifty It looks so weird.

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i put it on the counter for 24 hours with the fruit and then put it in the fridge too. i use purred fruit(i took a bunch of strawberries blended them up and put them in ice cube trays and then i just put 2 fruit cubes in a quart jar), but i don't really drink the bottom stuff either

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They had been on the counter for 3 days, but they looked soggy so I wasn't about to try and eat it.

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I don't eat the fruit either. I think you *could* but they are too off in texture for me to swallow them. :shrug3

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Dh tried the second batch today and said it was way better then the first. :giggle So far I have only managed to get the boys to take sips of it, but that is better then nothing, right.

I have another question :giggle how much can you drink in a day or what is the recommended amount to drink per day?

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I'm glad your second batch was better. :tu

I try to drink a big glassfull daily...I don't know if it is something you could really overdo or not...:think :shrug

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We love it! right now, I'm watering it down 1/4 Kombucha and 3/4 water so Isaac will drink it and I'm going to slowly increase the ratio of kombucha.

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:doh Why didn't I think of that? ds3 *really* loves "juice"....even some kombucha would be better than no kombucha!

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if your new to kombucha you should start off slowly. it does detox you so if you drink to much you can feel really badly. if i have been off of it for awhile i usually start by drinking 1?4-1/2 cup a day and working up to a cup or so by the end of 2 weeks. once your body is used to it you can drink more. i think ronald regan drank like 2 liters a day of it when he had brain(?) cancer--but he was using it as a cure/medicine;) --which worked by the way:yes

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If you get a batch that's too sour it makes an excellent marinade.

I don't eat the fruit but you can. You can also eat the SCOBY.

BTBM, I'm so glad your digestion is improving! Ferments really can help.


I paid $3 for some of my gallon jars but some I got free. If you know anyone who buys things from Costco or Sam's they might have gallon jars to give you. Or ask at a restaurant or deli counter. They just recycle them. School cafeteria is another possible source.

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I finally grew a new scoby and have my first home batch from the new scoby. Just wondering, what do you think is stronger, homemade or the GT's raw?

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I just wanted to come back here and say that I found out part of the reason my kombucha was so sour. I was using a mixed berry blend and that flavor is really sour. I am really liking strawberry and raspberry. I have some apple *brewing* :shifty (that sounds wrong) that I am excited to try. I also wanted to say that I love it way more when it is bubbly!

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