Homes Wanted

And so it was time to taste Santos. I thought back to the odd slimy stuff I’d noticed on his first day, but since he’s been growing and bubbling and looking quite healthy, I thought I’d give it a go. My friend was over, who initially told me he was going to flush Ramirez down the toilet, and he agreed to try Santos as well. I poured a small bit into a glass and tossed him down the hatch. And he was delicious!! He was a bit sweet, with a wonderful blueberry flavor much like a natural soda. His effervescence was nice and I was pleased to call him a success. 

Looking around, I noticed that I was going to need somewhere to start putting all this brewed kombucha. I really like my kombucha to be fizzy so I have begun experimenting with second fermentation. This is where you remove the kombucha from the mother to stop the acidification, but the kombucha is placed into airtight bottles to continue the fizz making. I placed some of Ramirez into a small jar with plans to open him in five days. 

I also went on a quest to try to find some EZ cap bottles. These are purchased at brew stores or can be obtained by drinking Grolsch beer. As I know no one that drinks this, I will have to find someone to volunteer. Since I couldn’t tell you the difference between good beer or urine in a bottle, I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to be asking of someone. That, however, was of secondary concern, whereas my first is to find homes for all this kombucha that I am brewing!