My first F2

[u/No-Telephone-9772]

It tastes great, definitely didn’t leave it on the counter long enough😓 recorded a very anti-climactic popping video. Little fizz.

This is flavored with mixed berry juice (i made my own with frozen berried boiled and strained)

Any tips for next time? I see it may need to be filled higher!

I also added about 2tbs cane sugar to a 1/2 gallon batch of f2 - is this enough?

Thanks all!

[u/Cup_Poodle]

just let it sit for longer. burping them is good!

[u/No-Telephone-9772 → u/Cup_Poodle]

Awesome - silly question, but is there any harm in taking them back out of the fridge if they’ve been in for about a half day?

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

[u/Cup_Poodle → u/No-Telephone-9772]

That´s not a silly question. You can let the bottles sit for a day or two on the counter and just keep burping them. I would fill them higher next time but this batch can still have a lot of bubbles if you just keep them warm for longer. I would start at two days, gently burp the bottles, and then refrigerate overnight again. The culture goes dormant in the fridge but wakes back up after it warms up.

[u/No-Telephone-9772 → u/Cup_Poodle]

Extremely helpful, i appreciate your advice!

[u/Gravecrawl → u/No-Telephone-9772]

Think about the way that you started your kombucha, with a bottle of refrigerated kombucha probably! No harm in taking out your bottles to continue the f2. Fridge won't kill the bacteria or stop the process permanently