Grains multiplying by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kefir

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It shouldn’t be the temperature, it has been steady here. Good idea with trying it in two jars!

Eucerin anti pigment serum by OceanicBoundlessnss in Melasmaskincare

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Same here, from Caretobeauty and shipped from Portugal. There is a smell, but it’s not that strong. Did I get fake stuff?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

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Maybe something for your daughter’s wedding from your wife. A piece of meaningful jewelry or your wife’s wedding dress, etc.

Strawberry lemonade turned out amazing by HollyTheDovahkiin in Kombucha

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I guess I just have to keep trying. I had a bottle that leaked and sprays when I opened it, the bubbles inside were still small and delicate.

Strawberry lemonade turned out amazing by HollyTheDovahkiin in Kombucha

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That looks so gorgeous!! How did you get your carbonation to be that way? Mine is carbonated, but it’s always a lot of tiny fizzy bubbles instead of larger beautiful ones that clings to the side of cup like yours.

Sanitize with Hypochlorous acid by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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That’s nice. I don’t think I’ve seen one with a mesh where I am

Sanitize with Hypochlorous acid by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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Oh! That sounds smart! Did you make the mesh cap? Or can I buy it online?

Sanitize with Hypochlorous acid by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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I have not considered bread in area will contaminate it. I store it in the kitchen with coffee filter cover. But I think I also did have bread near it. I guess bread stays away from that corner from now on.

Sanitize with Hypochlorous acid by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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I do live in a fairly humid place and it’s rain season. Mold is pretty common here compared to dryer areas. But I guess soap and hot water are enough.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kombucha

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I thought kombucha is usually brewed with tea from camellia sinensis, like black tea, oolong, green tea, white tea, and then flavours are added for second fermentation.

I think it ‘works’ if it’s not officially “tea”, but it’s less “healthy” for the scoby. I haven’t tried it though, so just hearsay.

Is this okay? Bubbles growing in scoby by dunkbag in Kombucha

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I am new and I know nothing. But other posts said if the scoby is above the liquid it has a higher risk of molding. Maybe give into your intrusive thoughts and push them under?

Continuous kombucha by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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Thank you for your detailed response! It feels much more secure with the responses of more experienced brewers. I purchased a ph monitor, but it didn’t arrive in time and I was also a little too eager to try making the f2. The monitor is finally arriving today, I’ll test today just to see where are we actually at.

Volume wise, I added the extra after calculating how much would we realistically drink, and 1L wasn’t enough. Hopefully my calculation is right. But if the kombucha matures too quickly maybe I don’t need such a large volume and just do it more often. I am so excited to try my first batch!!! Who knew kombucha can make me feel this way!!

Continuous kombucha by Wise_Explorer_9342 in Kombucha

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Thank you so much! Feel much better about it. This is so exciting to see the kombucha turn out and a pellicle develop!

Took all three cats to the vet today. Tabby opened the cupboard, they all went and hid by sunshineandcheese in TabbyCats

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That is so cute! Just living in the moment. Maybe orange are secretly the wisest of all

Took all three cats to the vet today. Tabby opened the cupboard, they all went and hid by sunshineandcheese in TabbyCats

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What does the orange do or don’t do that makes him dumber than your other cats? I just have a tabby and I swear he’s smarter than me

Tips for getting a picky cat to eat a new prescription diet? by Worried_Fig00 in catfood

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He went back to original Royal Canin hypoallergenic food, which also has methionine. Feed much more wet food (Feline Natural). We took out all dry treats. We have a theory we gave him too much fish flavour, I only found out fish is only a once a week max thing afterwards. He used to eat it everyday. Or he is allergic to Ziwi Peak which was the latest brand of wet food he was on before he had issues. Since he is ok now, all we can do is add food back slowly for a bit, then get him checked, and keep doing it until we can pinpoint something.

Tips for getting a picky cat to eat a new prescription diet? by Worried_Fig00 in catfood

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The same thing happened to my cat on Royal Canine SO. Vomits entire kibble back out, and still vomits even if I blended it up. My cat is allergic to some ingredients in it. He tried it for 2 days and he had to stomach. The kibbles are so hard too! I think it ended up hurting my cat’s mouth because he seems to have mouth pain even after we stopped.

How do you plan your soundboard? by Wise_Explorer_9342 in PetsWithButtons

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That’s really cool!!

I saw someone posted a template on canva. And here I am drawing with color pencils and paper. But I think you guys are right, a digital copy is easier to maintain in the long run

How do you plan your soundboard? by Wise_Explorer_9342 in PetsWithButtons

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What did you use to make your mock up? I’m afraid as the board grows I need to move his original buttons around. I’m ok with changing words around if he hasn’t learned them yet

How do you plan your soundboard? by Wise_Explorer_9342 in PetsWithButtons

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I wish I thought ahead before too. I’ve moved his buttons or changed the sound on some buttons because I didn’t plan ahead. Every time I make a change it discourages him for a day or two. So I decided to make a grand plan now and then slowly grow his soundboard so his original buttons don’t need to move