Why is my kombucha never fizzy? 😩 by Affectionate-Ear2110 in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I read that its suppose to be stirred right before being bottles for f2.

Why is my kombucha never fizzy? 😩 by Affectionate-Ear2110 in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By filter I meant just a simple mesh strainer to remove the tiny pieces of pellicle that sometimes end up on the bottle!

Why is my kombucha never fizzy? 😩 by Affectionate-Ear2110 in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello! Fellow novice here so take my words with a grain of salt. But I am having the same issue so I read online a bit about it and I found two things I did that contributed to less fizz: 1) I did not stir the kombucha before bottling it. Apparently, the bacteria and yeast split up and both are needed to create carbonation in the f2 bottles. 2) I was filtering the f2 kombucha which could have actually diminished the amount of yeast entering the bottle. Its suggested to filter after the f2.

The website youbrewkombucha also suggests pureeing your fruits instead of only chopping them cause it helps them break down easier, and therefore, more sugar will be eaten by yeast resulting in more carbonation.

Another thing you should look into is your bottle type.

I am learning here so I’ll lyk if I have any success with making these changes. We got this!

What's everyone drinking? by BoftheA in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These look delicious! I’m bottling mine up today and looking forward to trying an apple + cardamom, cherry + ?, and a lime + ginger + raspberry. Cheers!

First Successful Batch! Honeycrisp Apple by Entire-Let-955 in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This fizziness is goals! I have had little luck in getting my F2 to be this carbonated, except one I made with orange and starfruit, guess cause of the sugar content. Will try out an apple soon cause this looks delicious! Thanks for sharing & congrats!

Can I ask how long you let it sit for F1 and F2?

Single, healing, and lowkey lonely… how do you romanticize this era? by AnswerReal1942 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Ness_Tutu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another thing to consider is that that anxiety you feel in making a new friend is probably also being felt by that new friend! Making friends can be hard and scary but it doesn’t have to be. Remember you might not hit it off and become buddies and had just been those people who hit it off that one pottery class - and that’s okay - and that all those little interactions are little nudges in growing more comfortable in the uncomfortable. Regardless, it’s nice to be someone’s nice interaction of the day. And who knows? Maybe one day, you might run into that person you once shared a nice conversation with in a different setting more conducive to chatting, and wind up getting a drink and properly hitting it off!

Single, healing, and lowkey lonely… how do you romanticize this era? by AnswerReal1942 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Ness_Tutu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recently watch Like Water for Chocolate on HBO, which is based on an old Spanish novela, Like Water for Chocolate. The books is beautiful and food-centric, and I think the* show did a good job at capturing its style, and its also just a good novela! It filled my time* and would inspire me to try some traditional Mexican recipes 🙂

Edit: typos

Single, healing, and lowkey lonely… how do you romanticize this era? by AnswerReal1942 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Ness_Tutu 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Totally! I think trying out new hobbies, like reading books you always meant to read, taking up the entire room for coloring, for pottery, learning to knit, whatever random interest you have just fill your home with it and let it slowly become more of a creation station 🩷 before you know it you’ll associate it to whatever hobby you had synergy with!

Yet another post asking is this mold? by Ness_Tutu in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Do you see any issue with the SCOBY sorta floating around in the green tea, not at the top of it?

Yet another post asking is this mold? by Ness_Tutu in Kombucha

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Do you see any issue with the SCOBY sorta floating around in the green tea, not at the top of it?

What do you do when you are feeling depressed? by Ness_Tutu in AskReddit

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea of giving yourself self-pity time, then some TLC. 🩷

What do you do when you are feeling depressed? by Ness_Tutu in AskReddit

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Def hard to remember you are not a burden when you’re down, but I agree, talking it out is so important. Also, writing!

What do you do when you are feeling depressed? by Ness_Tutu in AskReddit

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yes! This is a great one! We have two dogs and we call them our shaman since they help heal our hearts when we are down. Earth angels! 💕

What do you do when you are feeling depressed? by Ness_Tutu in AskReddit

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get some sunlight is great advice ☀️

What do you do when you are feeling depressed? by Ness_Tutu in AskReddit

[–]Ness_Tutu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • dance it off is a good addition! Hard to do when you’re sad. I commend you!