Hi fellow Fermenters,
I just want to run my kombucha vinegar setup by You to see if I am doing something wrong or can do something better.
I have this system of 6 5l jars labeled I-VI where I should be the most vinegary and VI just tea/kombucha starting.
Whenever I need some vinegar I just take it from the number I and top it up from number II, number II from number III and so on like a little cascade. I usually do this when I feed them or getting rid of the excess scobies and do some sieve filtering as well. This way I know that the first jar is always the oldest one (I am really bad at keeping track of things .-) )
I feed nos II-VI around 17g of sugar per litre every two weeks.
The goal is to have strongest vinegar possible.
Temp is room temp, Jars are covered by cheesecloth, tea I feed it is regular kombucha 70g sugar / 7g tea - 10 min steep per litre.
One thing I noticed after couple of months is that the vinegar is turning darker and darker and the sieve I have does not filter that out but vinegar still smells and tastes good.
Any comments appreciated!
Thanks
T