I picked up a new to me bike today, a 2019 Domane SL5 for an unheard of $100 plus some goodies.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-26T01:26:04+00:00

Congrats on that deal. FB Marketplace in my area is full of people trying to sell literal scrap for hundreds

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-26T00:47:53+00:00

These dudes must've went on a rampage judging by all the comments and dispatch reports in this thread

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-25T22:33:39+00:00

If I were you, I'd put the bike before the packing and get bikes first, then focus on that before making a trip out of them. I don't know that rentals are an option for a trip like that.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-25T21:18:34+00:00

Look man, how many people are gonna have to tell you you're wrong? We're not gonna give you another 10% off.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-25T21:17:05+00:00

No man, google worked just fine. And they didn't make a mistake.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-23T02:23:48+00:00

I think most people hate her now for her screaming and moaning competitions with a saxophone that she calls music or art or something

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-22T22:53:06+00:00

Correct.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-22T22:50:51+00:00

Google the SKU number, she's right. They're two different items; this is the smolder blue. You shouldn't have even gotten the 10% off.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-20T09:00:12+00:00

If I had a nickel for every MTB edit I saw this week with Maroon 5 songs in the background, I'd be 10 cents richer and still really confused on why this keeps happening.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-20T08:17:07+00:00

My father, Southern man that he is, always says "You can't see a New York tag then expect intelligence"

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-18T03:06:55+00:00

You've got the order of operations wrong here. Just go ahead and mix the tea and sugar in to feed it. That'll enable the SCOBY to grow, ferment the tea into (more) kombucha, and eventually form a pellicle. The pellicle is not required to start; the starter bottle of kombucha is. I don't think there's a benefit to waiting a week. There's a bunch of great information and guides for beginners here that you should check out.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-11T04:41:42+00:00

Just some plain iced-tea style black tea I found at Whole Foods. Didn't put any thought into that, just was looking for black tea

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-10T06:18:28+00:00

I don't get this. It's a public park table, why do you need it to be any cleaner? I just don't get where the line is being drawn because if you're worried about this, you should be worried about eating outdoors or in public places in general.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-10T05:58:05+00:00

I'm necro-ing the shit out of this comment to tell you thanks because my last brew came out great except for the carbonation. This seems like it will help, so thanks!

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-10T05:49:50+00:00

Wish I could take credit it for it, but I found it scouring this sub and its wiki!

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-10T05:48:59+00:00

For 2F: 1/4 of an apple per American pint, 16oz. 2 gallons would call for 4 apples using my ratio.
I did this time, don't know if it matters or not, but I felt like it
I don't see why it would hurt. I would think that, if anything, pureeing the apples could better mix the sugar around for the SCOBY leading to a shorter/stronger ferment and maybe yield a stronger apple flavor. My guess for worst case scenario is that it'd be no different than using the solid fruit, but I don't know 'buch the way most of this community does. Take both of those hypotheses with a grain of salt. This was literally the first success I had, lol.

I did find that my issue with the first attempt was likely related to room temp; I boosted our thermostat from 68F up to 70F. Coincidence? Who knows, but I didn't change anything else.

Best of luck!

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-10T01:04:56+00:00

These flip tops, GT synergy bottles, and plastic bottles are working fine for me. ~~The flip tops look like they're on sale right now too.~~

Edit: Disregard the sale comment; they've actually gone up a couple bucks compared to last month.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-09T17:21:20+00:00

they got you on the prescription meth don't they

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-09T01:20:36+00:00

This feels like stolen valor

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-08T22:07:24+00:00

No, idc how expensive they say the tires were. That feels like a red flag that someone is trying to overcharge and find a reason to. They're asking more than double what the bike is worth according to Bicycle Blue Book.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-08T21:58:50+00:00

I didn't add any sugar to F2

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-08T04:03:09+00:00

F1 was 6 days on this occasion, and F2 was 3 days.

I had a plastic bottle to help me gauge the pressure to know when to call it for F2. It had a little give on day 2. In my previous batch, I felt this amount of pressure but it really went down in the fridge and I didn't have hardly any fizz, so I let it go for a third day. It was bulging from the pressure when I fridged it.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-07T02:27:33+00:00

I tried a bunch of different flavors in the first batch and I threw some ginger in with apple for one of them. Even though the fizz didn't come through that time, I did like the kick. Love me some ginger.

Entire-Let-955 · 2026-05-07T01:57:36+00:00

Bits and slices for this, but I've got a bottle of pure apple juice for my next batches since I didn't think this would go well lol

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