- Welcome to You Brew Kombucha.
This is your guide to
picking the best place
to keep your brewing vessels.
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There really aren't a ton
of rules when it comes
to storing your Kombucha brewing vessels.
You want to keep them
out of direct sunlight
because sunlight can have
antibacterial affects.
And you know that Kombucha's
full of really fantastic
good live bacteria.
You want that bacteria
to stay alive for you.
So you want to try to minimize
its exposure to sunlight
so that it doesn't end up
killing any of that bacteria
that's in your Kombucha.
Some people like to store
their Kombucha in a pantry
or a cupboard.
I recommend keeping it
somewhere where there's really
good air circulation.
Especially if your cupboard
might get moist every once
in awhile.
It could harbor mold.
So find a spot that's
relatively out of the way
so you won't feel tempted
to mess around with
your brewing vessels too often.
Make sure that its got plenty
of good air circulation
and make sure that it's away
from any harsh chemicals
that might be sprayed into the air.
Like air freshener or Febreeze
or any kind of cleaning
products that you have around
the house.
And if you ferment any other
types of food in your house
like beer or Kefir or if
you make sourdough bread.
Just do your best to put
as much distance as you
can between your fermenting foods.
All of those are really
good bacteria's and yeast,
but if you want them to be
distinct and you don't want
them to cross contaminate each other.
It's best to put a little
bit of distance between
your fermenting foods.
My husband and I home brew beer at home
and we keep our Kombucha vessels across
our living room away from
our beer brewing vessels.
Just find somewhere in
your home that has pretty
consistent temperature.
Kombucha can ferment at
between 65-85 degrees.
Though it tends to thrive
in the mid to high 70's.
So just find a place that works for you.
And when it comes to
location all of this really
only applies to your
brewing vessels during
the first fermentation stage.
Once your Kombucha is bottled
it doesn't really matter
where you keep it.
At that point,
once my Kombucha is flavored and bottled,
that's when I like to
store it in a cupboard
only because it's out of the way.
And just in case I didn't do a good job
of sealing my bottles.
Any mess or spillage that might happen is
in a contained location.
But otherwise it's really up to you.
If you want more information
make sure you check out
the other videos on my channel.
And you can always go to
YouBrewKombucha.com for more.
Happy brewing.
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