I've read many sources that say to used distilled water. I don't. I did once but it didn't make any difference. I used filtered water.
You can use plain tap water if you let it sit out for 24 hours. That give the chlorine time to evaporate.
Quote:
Originally Posted by lmgeenw
I want to make kombucha, but for whatever reason, I am scared. I make yogurt and kefir, but I use starter, not grains. I got grains from kefir once and I killed them when dd2 was born. Is a scoby kind of the same?
|
A kombucha SCOBY is similar to a kefir SCOBY but they look different. Kefir needs to be attended to almost daily while kombucha brews for 7-21 days, depending on your taste preference and the temperature in your home. In some ways kefir is easier, in some ways kombucha is easier.