HOW TO CLEAN YOUR JUN/KOMBUCHA BREWING VESSEL
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2019
- Hello to all of my fermentation-loving friends out there! I've had a lot of questions regarding cleaning my brewing vessel, so wanted to make a proper video to address everything about this. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions!!! Happy brewing!
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Thanks for your videos! I found them fairly early into my kombucha brewing and they've been so helpful. I love your CZcams presence.
Awesome! Thank you so much for finding me and so glad that my videos have been helpful for you!
Thank you for the advice! Really useful! Also I love these new bangs ;)
3:18 "I love it but I don't drink half a gallon of jun everyday" *Awkwardly Looking at myself*
Haha, my bangs are bangin', right?! Thanks so much for watching! And don't drink too much jun!
Kudos! super thurow job cleaning thanks for your informative yet simple video
Thanks for watching and glad it was helpful!
a good use for spare scoby I dehydrate it and cut it small up for dog treats ( have a little miniature fix terrier) she loves it
Oh gosh, what a good idea! Hmmm, I wonder if my cats would like that (I would guess no - they're quite the finicky little princesses). I'll have to test this out with friends who have dogs.
Boy!!! You are better than I am....Mine I think says I did a full clean in March 2019! Shhhh.....don’t tell anyone! Once I get the stainless steel spigots this week that will be my project!
Hahahaha, yes I tend to go a bit long when it comes to cleaning, too!!! Glad you are getting the stainless steel spigots - they are so useful and so much safer than the plastic spigots that come with the vessels.
Kind of how I do it, but I do not take the spigot off, just run a lot of hot water through. and yes, I clean it 2 to 3 times/year. Last time I also renewed my scoby hotel, had way too many scobys, so into the garden they went. I wish they were good at repelling bugs, those harlequin bugs were a real nuisance this year on my kale; I will do a test kale next year with scoby :)
Oh gosh, I just looked up harlequin bugs and yuck, they look like they could be a real problem. I'm not sure if I had those in my garden, but the thing that just destroyed my kale and cabbage were those annoying little green caterpillars (but I always felt major revenge when I would blanch my kale for freezing and find them in the boiling water, haha!). Let me know about your scoby test on the kale - who knows, maybe the bugs would be so attracted to the scoby, they would attack that instead of your kale?
@@crazykenz4203 a little late... but those bugs are not interested in scobys, I am certain! I'd be able to sell my scobys as pest control, wow! :) :) and yes the cabbage worms are just as pesky, some of my kale looked more like lace :) May be I will try spraying them with combucha vinegar (I always have some that stands too long)
Thanks for your prompt reply and expertise. We switched from kombucha scoby to using the same scoby to make Jun after seeing your video. We just switched to honey to feed it. Question is do we need to start over with a Jun scoby to make Jun or is a scoby a scoby the only difference is what you feed it?
Hi David! I don't actually know the answer to this question. Personally, I bought a jun scoby for making jun and that's what I've been using since, BUT I have had a lot of people comment on my jun video about converting a kombucha scoby into a jun scoby by feeding it honey-sweetened green tea. I've heard that there is an actual difference between the two types of scobys, like the bacteria and yeast strains, but I'm no scientist and don't know. So I say, heck yes, go ahead and see what happens! I'd guess it would take a few brews to get things really converted, but give it a shot. If it works, it would be great because kombucha brewing can be super fussy because it needs a higher temp (I made great kombucha when I lived in California, but once I moved to Wisconsin, nope, it hated me and I kind of gave up on it. Plus I could have a 2-gallon batch of jun brewed in less than a week and didn't have to baby it, and I preferred the taste of it, too!). Keep me posted on how it works out for you!
also were did you get the brown scowering pads from?
Maybe Target? Can't really remember! Just look for some type of sponge that has a scrubby side (and use a brand new one so it's nice and clean).
I am late to the Kambucha game but love your videos. i have a question. i noticed your clothes typically only cover the top of your bottles. is that because only the scoby needs to be in the dark? i thought during fermenting the whole thing needs to be in the dark.
The fabric that covers the brewing vessel is mainly to keep bugs and dust out, but to allow for oxygen to get in. I certainly wouldn't put my brewing vessel in the direct sunlight, but I don't think that it needs to be completely in the dark. I've heard of some people putting their brewing containers in a cabinet, but I've never done that and haven't ever had issues.
Very good advice. I brew both standard kombucha and jun. I also live alone, so it gets ahead of me. Is there a way to feed the kombucha without making more right away? Also, my finished booch and jun sprays everywhere when I open the bottles. I always open them over the sink, but it is like a volcano 🌋 I even have kombucha stains on the ceiling !😳
OMG I also have kombucha stains on the ceiling...wonder if we will get our security deposit back for this apartment, haha! I'm actually going to be filming a video this week about how to take a bit of a break, but what I'd suggest for you is to just take whatever brew you have finished - flavor that and bottle and proceed as you normally would, but instead of adding fresh sweet tea, do nothing. Maybe leave a bit more of the finished kombucha in the vessel to keep feeding the scoby. That starter liquid will eventually become pretty sour, but it's fine. When you return to brewing, it may take a batch or two to get it back to tasting normally and having a more normal brewing rhythm, but that's what I'd suggest. (I know how frustrating this problem can be!!! Luckily our neighbors gave us their old fridge when they moved out, so we have a second fridge - so helpful for all of my fermented foods and drinks!)
Makes me want to cry! In my move my both jun and kombutca scobies molded!
OH NO!!! Poor babies! Do you know anyone nearby you who brews that you could get a new baby from?
Not really. Jun is always harder to find
A lot of people have commented on my jun videos about turning a kombucha scoby into a jun scoby. I haven't tried this out myself yet, but if you could grow a kombucha scoby from a bottle of GTs, you might be able to eventually turn that into a jun scoby. I'm planning to play around with turning a kombucha scoby into a jun scoby, so will make a video when I've played around with that!
How do you keep it at a consistent temperature?
If I need to keep things warm, I wrap an XL heating pad around it. This is the main reason I stopped brewing kombucha. I got so tired of babying my brew and keeping it warm! Jun likes temperatures around 70 - 75 degrees, while kombucha is more fussy and likes it more like 80 degrees. Hope you are figuring out a solution for yours!
I just make kombucha with brew regular batch,and always wash it every make!I think used with brew continuse batch better wash it 3 or 4 time after used to maked kombucha!It that's right?!
Please tell me how much one quart become alitre?!And one galon(batch) too.Thank a lot before!
Hi Arum! I generally wash my container every 3 or 4 months for continuous brewing! You can wash it more frequently, but it's kind of a pain to do and I'm just lazy with it! I took a class on making kombucha and remember my teacher saying to wash it a few times a year, but that she wasn't too crazy about having to wash it super frequently.
One quart is very similar to a liter. There are four quarts in one gallon. I just did the conversion and it seems that one gallon has 3.785 liters.
@@crazykenz4203 :I understand if you lazy to wash it.It's making you got a lot mold in your batch ,it true!
Talk about have Nitrogen in kombucha,That's Nitrogen get gases or making smell in kombucha?!(thank your before...for your answer!)
I only had a mold problem once and that was because I removed most of the liquid and then didn't do anything with it for three months. All of the liquid evaporated and the pH wasn't acidic enough to protect the scoby. I think as long as you clean the container every 3 or so months and take steps to be sanitary, you should be fine (but if you want to wash it every time, go for it). I'm not sure about nitrogen in kombucha. I'd highly recommend looking at The Big Book of Kombucha - I think the author talks about nitrogen in kombucha.
Where I get The big book of Kombucha?!
Can I find at book store?!
It's definitely available on Amazon. Some bookstores might have it in the cooking section. It's really an amazing resource for brewing kombucha!!!
Are you using distilled water or tap water? Thank You, Vincent
I just use regular tap water!
Hi what kind of honey did you use??? Or brand?? Instead of sugar? Thank you so much ❤
I use honey that I get from Costco. It's their regional one and it's raw. I know they have a few different varieties of this one, just depends where you are in the country!
@@crazykenz4203 thank you ❤
Kendra, vinegar doesn't sanitize or disinfect and is not EPA registered and will not kill 99.9% of bacteria
It can just be a good cleaner, in general
Yup, I probably go through a 1.5 gallon jug of white vinegar every couple of weeks for cleaning and getting calcium off of stuff. So useful and cheap!
Don't let your scobies set out of its liquid for to long it may dry up I add some liquid in the bowl when cleaning the brewing vessel just for safety reason because the scobies are alive and you want them to stay healthy that maybe just me but take as you well! Peace!
For sure, absolutely good advice. When I clean my vessel, the scobys are probably only out of liquid for an hour, max.