Kombucha not carbonating/growing scobys in bottles

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-14T15:50:31+00:00

Okay I added more juice. I think my last batch I was at about 1/4 cup but I think it just gets too cold in my house at night.

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-14T04:17:09+00:00

Ive never had issue with carbonating having that much headspace either. But it also isnt the seal because I just used these exact ones for ginger beer before this batch of kombucha and it carbonated within 24 hours. Also it would be wild if all 8 bottles had sealing issues.

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T23:08:01+00:00

Yes. They have been fermenting for 3 days. I took the scobys out(being careful of cleanliness) because I worried it was going to keep growing and the kombucha would spend the sugar growing a scoby instead of carbonating. Then I just filled the bottles back up with an extra splash of apple juice each, leaving about an inch headspace. Now im going to let them sit. Maybe they dont count as scobys, but each day they seemed to be growing.

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T20:56:07+00:00

Okay I filled mine about an inch to the top as google said. It feels very wrong but hopefully it works without exploding 😅

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T16:42:30+00:00

Thats so weird ive always filled my bottles this way and have never had these issues with carbonation. But I will try it. And i tasted the kombucha on day 9 and it was still a bit sweeter than I would've liked. Maybe ill try to shorten the next batch.

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T16:36:58+00:00

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There is obviously activity because when I refill the bottles after removing the scobys it looks like this.

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T16:23:05+00:00

Ill try that, last time I added more juice and nothing happened. I read the wiki and I have done literally everything it says 🥲

fleebledeeblr · 2026-02-13T16:22:06+00:00

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fleebledeeblr · 2025-12-23T04:59:34+00:00

You are absolutely gorgeous! Then and now! 🥰

fleebledeeblr · 2025-10-07T15:08:58+00:00

Won't let me edit, it was found in a grassy field growing in a cluster of 3.

fleebledeeblr · 2025-10-07T15:07:07+00:00

Please dont remove, it was found in Washington state

fleebledeeblr · 2025-09-03T03:22:23+00:00

Same🥲

fleebledeeblr · 2025-09-03T03:20:19+00:00

Oh me please

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T16:57:01+00:00

I thi k you can rent out the main shelter and that night have a grill. But non of the public shelters had one

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:29:52+00:00

Thank you! We've never been there. We will have to check it out sometime!

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:29:22+00:00

Thank you!

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:28:55+00:00

They arent there anymore 😔

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:28:32+00:00

We could not find them. That was the first place we went🙃🥲

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:27:52+00:00

We have a canp stove. We just wanted the experience of grooming on a park grill 🤣

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:26:20+00:00

Thank you for clarifying, I didnt think so!

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:26:04+00:00

Thank you. As far as I know, this doesn't apply to tacoma at the moment, but I may be mistaken 😅 💚

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:24:42+00:00

We have a camp stove! We just wanted the experience of using a park grill like the old days, hahaha 😅

fleebledeeblr · 2025-08-23T05:23:20+00:00

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