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Cold Weather care for cultures- Spring Happy Kombucha
Cold Weather care for cultures- Spring
Spring presents its own sets of challenges for culturing. As the weather warms it can be sporadic and inconsistent, the methods for keeping cultures at the proper temperature must also... Read more...
Cold weather care for your cultures Happy Kombucha
Cold weather care for your cultures
Autumn and winter present special challenges for culturing. Especially this year. As the weather cools, the methods for keeping cultures at the proper temperature must also change and adapt especially... Read more...
Kombucha hotel-Happykombucha
How to build a scoby hotel
So you have been successfully brewing your kombucha for quite some time and now have lots of baby scobys, you do not want to have to throw them away and... Read more...
Fermenting stones-Happykombucha
Caring for your fermenter and stones
  Prevention is also better than cure so correct cleaning and storage of your crock and weights will make life easier. Here we tell you how to clean and store... Read more...
What to do with your extra scobys-Happykombucha
What to do with all your extra scobies
As your brew will produce a new scoby every time you brew it won't be long before you have more than you need. So what do you do with them... Read more...
How To trim your scoby Happy Kombucha
How To trim your scoby
Once you have been brewing with your continuous brew for a while your top scoby will start to get quite big and will need to be trimmed.  You might have... Read more...
Warm weather care! Happy Kombucha
Warm weather care!
Don't forget Your cultures when the temperatures rise, remember to keep them out of direct sunlight and if it gets really hot (......well it might happen!) you might need to... Read more...
Good kefir housekeeping Happy Kombucha
Good kefir housekeeping
So you have been brewing well for quite a while and all has been going well however gradually the kefir has gotten very sour and the curds are thick and... Read more...
Fruit Flies-Happykombucha
Pennies in a bag to keep away flies!
Anyone ferments knows the problems of fruit flies, they just love kombucha, kefir and fermenting vegetables. Covering your brew with a good tight weave cloth can help to keep the... Read more...
What to do with your cultures when you go on holiday-happykombucha
What to do with your Kombucha while your on Holiday.
As a live culture consisting of active yeasts and bacteria, a kombucha scobys will do best if it is allowed to sit on the counter culturing one batch of sugared... Read more...
HOW TO REMOVE CHLORINE FROM TAP WATER...
  HOW TO REMOVE CHLORINE FROM TAP WATER.... When making water Kefir it is vital that you use water that has had the chlorine removed. BEWARE not all bottled waters can be trusted some still contain trace amount of chlorine, this will eventually kill you grains. Removing the Chlorine is easy to do at home however the easiest way of all is to use a water filter. Britta are my favourite but most water filters will remove chlorine. If you do not want to filter your water then this is... Read more...
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Baby Scobies
  Baby Scobies....... Baby Scobies grow on the top of your brew or as a new layer on top of your scoby. This will happen every time you brew (can... Read more...
What to do with kefir between brews
  The only slight problem with kefir (both water and milk) is that there is no off switch. So what do I do when I have enough kefir? This is the question I am asked most often. The simplest solution is to prepare your grains as if you were brewing with them (i.e. put them in a clean jar with the usual amount of milk) and put them in the fridge. They can be left to sit in the fridge for between 5-7 days without the need to change the... Read more...
How to Re-hydrate kefir
  HOW TO REHYDRATE WATER KEFIR THIS PROCESS GENERALLY TAKES 4-5 DAYS   You will need: Dehydrated Water Kefir Grains  Sugar: 4-6 Tablespoons  White sugar or brown sugar; (do not use honey, agave, etc. to re-hydrated water Kefir grains)   Water (non-chlorinated)  Well water or spring water is best due to higher mineral content .If using tap water, remove the chlorine prior to making water kefir by either boiling the water and allowing it to cool or by aerating the water using a blender.  One glass jar(at least 1L)  One towel or paper... Read more...
Drying and freezing Kefir Happy Kombucha
Drying and freezing Kefir
Once you have been brewing Kefir for a while you will soon have more grains than you know what to do with, one of the most commonly asked questions we... Read more...
How to Store/Rest Kombucha and Kefir Happy Kombucha
How to Store/Rest Kombucha and Kefir
  Summer is upon us so i thought it might come in handy to mention how to look after your Kefir and Kombucha while you are away on holiday so... Read more...