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Do any of you have experience brewing kombucha? I want to flavor mine with ginger, but its not clear when to add the flavor. Some say put it in right away. Some say add flavor after you bottle it (second ferment).

Can't help with your question but I used to brew kombucha prolly about 15 years ago. I quite liked the stuff, but couldn't work out whether it was good stuff or bad stuff. I tried brewing a couple of years ago and the stuff turned out with black speckles in it. I let it get too hot I think. Anyway I gave up.

What are your views on the benefits of kombucha?

I don't drink kombucha, but I do drink a lot of kefir, which is pretty similar. I think it's great stuff. I just got a culture of water kefir for making kefir out of fruits instead of dairy.

Personally, I've found it aids digestion and makes me feel better overall.

kefir yes!

Great stuff! It makes all my meals digest themselves if I have a cup after dinner.

I put some grains in a gallon of apple juice. IN only one day you could see bubbles rising non stop; all the sugar was digested and it made for a very tasty drink!

Hmm, you put the grains in pre-made juice? That might be a lot easier and tastier than trying to get them to do their thing, and get a piece of fruit to flavor the water at the same time.

Yes, I just used pre made juice. I have only tried cold pressed organic apple juice. My wife keeps asking if there is alcohol in it, lol. I just say its only fermented. Its amazing that these grains can process a gallon of juice in only one day!

I brewed the stuff for a couple of years but did not try to flavor it. Now I brew cultured buttermilk from fresh goat milk and enjoy it more. It is simpler and more refreshing. Similar results for the digestion and bactieria in the gut.
Villie (sic) I did not like. To sweet and to slimy. Yogart was to hard to get a consistant product. I lost the kiefr grains a couple of times and gave that up.
When I went to sea I would get sick from spoiled food prepared with swamp water. I would carry charcol caps to counter the poisoning. Two caps would stop the squirts from both ends.