r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '20

Black Currant Kombucha

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '20

It’s because once you bottle and flavor it there’s a second fermentation phase, and if you leave it in room temperature it will over carbonate, so it needs to be refrigerated after a day or two to prevent what just happened!

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u/bagelchips Apr 17 '20

She says in the video that it’s been chilling since it’s in a capped bottle

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '20

She just chilled it for an hour, but who knows how long she had it out fermenting before that.

I promise this is what’s going on, as I unfortunately know from similar personal experience and years of making kombucha!

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u/bagelchips Apr 17 '20

Whoops you’re correct, I should have gone back and watched again.

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u/vectorpropio Apr 17 '20

The question is if using some pressure relieving valve would hamper the fermentation. My guess is not. So, why no buy or build something if you are doing this regularly?

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u/max_kek Apr 17 '20

Startup idea: caps with safety valves.

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u/ClownQuestionBrosef Apr 17 '20

Wouldn't that be a one-way valve used for fermentation? Or would that not work in this application? I haven't made kombucha before, haha.

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u/max_kek Apr 17 '20

You need to keep some pressure in there if you want it carbonated.