Guide to Kombucha Second Fermentation Process Recipe (2024)

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Guide to Kombucha Second Fermentation Process Recipe? ›

You'll want to fill your vessel up with 80%-90% kombucha and add 10%-20% flavoring. All you need is 1-3 tsp of my herbal kombucha flavoring to make delicious kombucha. You will want to leave 1-2 inches of air space at the top of the bottle between the liquid and the cap.

You'll want to fill your vessel up with 80%-90% kombucha and add 10%-20% flavoring. All you need is 1-3 tsp of my herbal kombucha flavoring to make delicious kombucha. You will want to leave 1-2 inches of air space at the top of the bottle between the liquid and the cap.

1. Add 1/4 - 1/3 cup of pureed/juiced fruit into each 16 oz. bottle*.

The usual amount of sugar is about 4 or 5 grams, or a level teaspoon, of brewing sugar per pint or 500 ml bottle. When scaling this measurement up for a 5-gallon barrel, you will need 160g-200g of dextrose for secondary fermentation.

Only the finished Kombucha drink is therefore used for the second fermentation. Add fresh raspberries, strawberries, cherries, elderberry blossoms or raisins and other dried fruits to the finished fermented drink. Or fill a bottle of Kombucha two-thirds full with ready-to-drink fruit juices.

If you're not getting good fizz, it may just be because you're cleaning too much yeast out of your brew.

This is fine if they're getting too large or if you'd like to split them up to move some to a SCOBY hotel/share with a friend. You can't hurt your SCOBY by ripping it or cutting it. Its shape doesn't matter since new ones will always take the shape of the surface of whatever container you place it in.

After first fermentation, remove your SCOBY from the vessel (or transfer your kombucha tea into another vessel, like a pitcher) and add your fruit to the kombucha that you want to flavor. Adjust the flavoring to your preference (by adding more fruit if needed or letting it steep for a while if you're using herbs).

Create endless flavor combinations and even recreate your favorite store brand flavors at home. It's easy and fun to bottle and second ferment your kombucha with frozen fruits! And, you'll get lots of fizz and bubbles!

Yes! During each ferment, the mother scoby (the one you added) will produce a baby scoby. Every scoby can be used four times before it gets too old and needs to be discarded. With each batch of kombucha a baby scoby is produced and the process starts again, you will have a fridge full of scobys before you know it.

How much fruit do you add to secondary fermentation? ›

While it's safe to add sugars at any time in the process, adding them late can be very beneficial to your cause. This is because of two reasons. First, yeast can get lazy if offered simple sugars up front, and stall out early or ferment slower than normal once they have to convert more complex sugars.

Transfer half of the homemade kombucha and half of the orange juice to a ½-gallon pitcher and stir. Pour the orange kombucha into 16-ounce sanitized glass bottles and seal. Leave the bottles in a warm, dark spot in your house (a pantry or a closet works great) for 3 days to allow for secondary fermentation.

Although kombucha does not spoil in a traditional sense, unrefrigerated raw kombucha can continue to ferment if left out too long. This extra fermentation can result in kombucha that is more vinegary, more acidic, more carbonated, or even contains a little extra alcohol.

Honey, Sugar, Maple Syrup, Molasses

If you want an "original" or plain flavored kombucha but still want the fizz, you can do a second ferment by adding 1/2-1 teaspoon of sugar, maple syrup, honey, or molasses to a 16 ounce bottle and fill with plain kombucha. For kombucha: second ferment for 5-10 days.

Batch Size: To increase or decrease the amount of kombucha you make, maintain the basic ratio of 1 cup of sugar, 8 bags of tea, and 2 cups starter tea per gallon batch. One scoby will ferment any size batch, though larger batches may take longer.

Remove the Kombucha Scoby from the jar, remembering to take 10% of the Kombucha to use as the starter tea for your next batch. It is always best to take the starter tea from the top of the Kombucha mixture, as this contains the most bacteria.