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I've got two 5l glass jars (one with a scoby hotel) and the other with my regular brew. I use 80g sugar/l , 2 green tea bags/l and make about 4l of tea and the rest (about 0.5l is old brew) . I have swapped type of sugar a couple of times using demerara and white sugar. It is winter and I...

My Kombucha jars (each is 5l) sit on the kitchen cupboard covered with cloth. The jars have a wall behind them, are near the window , but with no direct sunlight and the cloth covers a large part of the jar. For this last batch, I filled the jar more than usual - approx. 2cm-3cm to the top of...

Can I put the SCOBY's from white sugar and cane sugar in the same SCOBY hotel and would it matter what type of sugar is used in the SCOBY hotel ? Is there such a thing as ideal number of layers/thickness of a SCOBY? How many layers should a SCOBY have when it is put into a SCOBY hotel? Can...

Is there much point in using something like Demerera cane sugar or other types of sugar vs white sugar to get a healtier Kombucha ?

I was uncertain about "precise" sugar:tea ratios as a lot of websites indicate sugar ratios in "number of cups". Looking at various web pages, the formula seems to be: 1l of water: 70g-100g sugar: 2 teaspoons tea :5%-15% old brew My usual ratios are 1l of water: 85g-90g white sugar or Demerara...

I use a glass jar, stainless steel utensils (eg. spoon/ladel), plastic funnel for Kombucha. I have found various and conflicting information on how to clean the jar/utensils used. Would appreciate more details on how this should be done (dishwashing detergent, vinegar, sponges and their...