Kombucha Basics: Is Burping Necessary? 

wookieiam1 🤣🤣🤣

😅 ...lol

I burp and fart regularly 🤪

Same thing happened to me, sorry to hear that. Losing a good brew, and making a huge mess is really depressing.

How long were you doing the 2F before they exploded?

love the videos :) but yes after only 2 days and a half of the 2nd fermentation, a bottle exploded. I actually bought kombucha bottles.

As she said in the video, it does also depend on what flavorings you added for the second fermentation. Some things will ferment quickly and get out of control. Personally, I burp, not so much to release pressure, but also to check the pressure.

Hi there -- you can find my bottle recommendations here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/choosing-right-bottles-caps. For the specialty bottles, I buy from a local wholesaler in Los Angeles, but I recommend finding one in your area if possible, so you can save on shipping costs. I go into more detail in that link. :) But if that doesn't work, you can also do an online search for "wholesale specialty bottles"

Konrad a Totally. I dabble a bit in beer brewing as well. Kombucha brewing is a little more unpredictable because the unique makeup of yeasts and bacteria in the scoby aren’t as easily/specifically measured as the yeast we use in beer.

Great addition to the conversation Konrad.

Good idea ... I have these bubbles running up already in the first fermentation. I use 90g sugar per liter of black tea and bubbles start to run after something like 30 to 40 hours ... so even the first fermentation is fizzy already

How long was your 2F going before it exploded?

twist caps or swing top?

Yikes! I'm sorry to hear that. 24 hours is really quick to build up that much carbonation to break a bottle! Sugar content greatly affects how carbonation builds up. The more sugar = the faster and more likelihood carbonation will build. Temperature also matters -- bottles ferment a lot faster in warmer temperatures, so that could also affect your fermentation time. There are unfortunately also a lot of thin-glass, poor quality flip-top bottles out there on the market, so even if they look the same, the quality may not always be equal. So, you could have a few potential solutions. Try using less sugar -- if the first ferment and the fruit is sweet enough, you may not need the extra spoon of white sugar per bottle. You could also adjust your fermentation time -- and chill them before 24 hours if it's hot where you live and you find that it doesn't take very long to build fizz. You could also try out different, thicker glass bottles to see if that's a better alternative. Thanks for watching! I hope that helps.

Arthur Pomnitz , I just had this happen to me today. It had only been about 28 hrs!

You Brew Kombucha, maybe I had too much sugar, it is warm about 75 degrees in the house.....first time working with Kombucha. I went ahead and transferred all the other bottles in the fridge to stop the fermentation process. ....

BelieverinChrist what tops did you use when it exploded ?

What type of caps did you use?

jan Stapler lol buy better bottles

@@angelcruz8576 I use IKEA bottles and have no problems with them, the 1/2 Liter and the 1 Liter bottles. I use blended super-ripe fruits like Mango etc for the second fermentation, but just 2 tablespoon full per 1/2 Liter. And I find the taste is great after 2, max 3 days of second fermentation at the 30 degC we have at our place. I do not burp the bottles, but I keep them inside a container ... just in case ;)

Oh it’s violent... mine exploded into a thousand pieces and even punctured holes into soda cans next to it. I was using square flip top bottles, too much presssure built up in the corners..

What kind of bottle were you using??

@@sarahwagner7424the wrong kind 😆. I ordered proper fermentation bottles since.

:/ Maybe your kombucha culture is super strong! :) You may just have to adjust your fermentation time to refrigerate sooner. Or it may be the bottles. Just because they're food-grade, doesn't mean they're pressure-rated. If you want links to the specific bottles I use, definitely check out my guide to bottles or list of recommended materials at youbrewkombucha.com! :D

@@YouBrewKombucha thank you! I did get some different bottles and so far, so good! Fingers crossed!

Yeah, I've heard of too many IKEA bottle explosions from other homebrewers, that I just tell people to stay away from them. You can find my recommendations + links to my favorite bottles here (scroll down to the flip-top section to find the link to the specific flip tops I buy): www.youbrewkombucha.com/choosing-right-bottles-caps Hope that helps!

You Brew Kombucha , I just read your posted info. I have SQUARE flip bottles!!!! It said to avoid those b/c these don't handle pressure well.....thanks for info!

Absolutely (:

I just blended some victoria grwpes and flavored with them, you get lots of pulp which you can just drain out but i left mine in

Some people like them, but I haven't had a good experience with them personally. Check out my bottle recommendations and why I don't like to use canning jars here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/choosing-right-bottles-caps

You'll likely just have to refrigerate your batches sooner. Everyone's cultures and variables are all different from each other so yours may just ferment at a different timeline than mine :)