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They say if you do it with GT you have to get the black labeled ones because the new recipe for the regular labels don't contain enough fermentation.

You can buy a starter through amazon.

If you live in the US, you can buy a SCOBY online from Amazon. I did it as well as some friends, and it has gone well so far. I'm currently on batch two. You just buy the SCOBY once and you can do continuous brew forever pretty much.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7S1CV5/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Unfortunately your friend gave you a pellicle, which is primarily the waste product of the SCOBY which lives in the starter liquid. I had good luck with This starter from amazon. You can also buy unflavored unpasteurized kombucha from a grocery store and use it as your starter. I wasn't able to find the unflavored stuff near me though.

Yes. There are a few different ones I saw, but I went with this one because it was well reviewed and there were a few guides recommending it. I was extremely lazy when piecing together my kit, and just decided to order it all together. I had also misunderstood something, and thought that it took upwards of 4 weeks to brew the kombucha when using a store bought bottle of raw buch, but what the guides were saying is that it could take up to 4 weeks for the pellicle to form.

I could not find unflavored kombucha in my area. So i bought some off Amazon that had good reviews. It’s worked well… no ice pack or anything though. Not sure it would fair in 100+ deg heat though.

This is the stuff i got:

Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I started with this:

Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_7Z5DQG6YNFW7HNX793HG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Sorry I took so long to get back to you, I had a rough day. Tested 3 strips and all 3 said 3.5 so I'm not sure. The batch doesn't smell bad, I just yet to try it. Also. Starter tea was this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_1M7GDQKHD2T164YM922P

Get a fermentaholics scoby from Amazon. My first batch was great and I’ve been brewing for almost a year and haven’t looked back.

Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_WRBR6S56F5G0VBR9CC8P

You don't need a SCOBY to start. Just buy a unflavored kombucha from you local grocery store , maybe two and start with that. If you still realy want to buy a SCOBY you can buy one on amazon.

I decided to try this one when I first started:

https://www.amazon.com/Fermentaholics-Kombucha-Twelve-Starter-Culture/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1547223712&sr=8-6&keywords=kombucha+starter+scoby#customerReviews

I've got a strong delicious ongoing culture, and I even sell starter cultures locally to anyone who wants them (I would consider offering to ship to you, but it wouldn't be a good idea until spring here, it would definitely freeze in the mail in the North Dakota winter) The good thing about purchasing from Amazon is if it fails you can easily get a new one free or get a full refund.

I choose that one because the directions on the back are very similar to my prefered brewing methods, so if you do go with that one and want to follow their directions I can say from experience that I am very happy with the flavor their cultures are producing.

Let me know if you have any other questions I can help answer, I've been teaching some Kombucha making classes, and it's always good to hear what questions people think of that I may not have thought to answer.

All my things I got on Amazon, except for the plain kombucha, and I buy black tea bags from the grocery store.

1. Gallon or 2 gallon glass jar. Personally I would just get a plain one since I got one with a spigot and it just ended up getting clogged, so we don't even use it.

2. Scoby, I got this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_07p-Db4F7Y8SW

3. I'd advise to get extra starter tea for the first batch you do, I didn't and ended up getting mold and then had to.buy another scoby. You can find where you can get plain GT kombucha on their website, don't use flavored.

4. Swingtop bottles(and optionally chalk labels for them). Pretty self explanatory, the size doesn't really matter just make sure they are for fermenting and not square. I use the liter size.

If you have any questions let me know

How much are you brewing that it’s going to take $50-75 of starter? Or is it just some really expensive starter. Personally, I went to a few stores looking for GT’s classic original and couldn’t find any. I ended up buying this perfectly good starter on amazon for $12.99. Smelled just right and looks to be going well https://www.amazon.com/Fermentaholics-Kombucha-Twelve-Starter-Culture/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=fermentaholics&qid=1592791315&sprefix=fermentaholi&sr=8-3

I ordered my last kit off amazon and honestly its been the best! My Kombucha! The last starter I got earlier this summer I sadly killed due to an error and then going on vacation. Anywho, here is what I got to start over: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

I got in in August and would def recommend!

I also used the big book of kombucha, have it now. Found it at the library too, yours might have it. Got first starter on amazon and been going ever since. A little over two years ago: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7S1CV5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought this - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7S1CV5/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've had good luck with Kombucha Kamp and Fermentaholics. Many here will say that GT original plain is just as good.

https://store.kombuchakamp.com/Kombucha-Culture-SCOBY.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_6NGC4D7RH7MY767D876M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QJ8CLO/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_W8RHFJ9NXJDX1AZWKA4B

The first one is much too expensive and you get more on the second one.

The last one is GT original. Get a couple of those and save even more money.

 

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I would say most black teas would work, though maybe aim for a mid-tier rather than the cheapest (if you can afford it). I recently switched to an organic loose leaf black tea, that I really like. I don't find it crazy expensive since you're only using a few teaspoons of loose tea per batch. Positively Tea Company is the name, it's on Amazon and their website and they have sample packs if you want to try different styles of black tea to test.

As far as how to get started,, I would recommend buying a SCOBY. I started my own from store bought raw unfiltered kombucha, but recently bought a new SCOBY directly. The difference was night and day. The bought SCOBY is way more active than the one I started myself. In hindsight, I wish I had just bought it from the beginning lol.

SCOBY:

https://www.amazon.com/Fermentaholics-Kombucha-Twelve-Starter-Culture/dp/B01N7S1CV5?ref\_=ast\_sto\_dp

SCOBY + Kit:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C86JGJG/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Link to organic tea:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GA91LJY/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Awesome, thanks so much. I ordered a SCOBY from Amazon so hopefully, it will work out (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7S1CV5/) along with this tea https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X74H834/

Can I start with the 1-gallon batch in the full-sized bucket or is the surface area a factor?

I started with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7S1CV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xLeNFbZ3Z04TS

I only used like half of it cause it said it came with 4 pellicle, but now I'm rereading it and I think it meant 4 inches... Oh shoot did I mess up....