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maxkeg
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Hard Komucha

Post by maxkeg » Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:05 am

Anyone ever make a hard Komucha? I like the idea and would love to give it a go.

I assume I would just add more sugar in the secondary fermentation and some kind of beer or wine yeast.

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Re: Hard Komucha

Post by ConanTroutman » Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:27 pm

Only thing you may need to consider is that most kombucha cultures will have some amount of acetobacter present which can metabolize alcohol into acetic acid. I'm sure there's a way you can do it, but it might not be as straight forward as just adding a beer/wine yeast then increasing the sugar. That said, I've never done it so there may be reasons why that's not a concern.

If it were me, I'd try pasteurizing it and then introducing a beer or wine yeast and more fermentables.

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Re: Hard Komucha

Post by maxkeg » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:19 pm

In case anyone else is interested, I found this. https://boochcraft.com/diy-high-alcohol-kombucha/ Going to give it a try and see how it goes, could be a healthy alternative:)

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Re: Hard Komucha

Post by Stephen Riw » Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:58 pm

making hardkombucha happens after the first fermentation by adding some ale yeast or champagne yeast. For detailed steps, you can follow this guide, which I found on the internet.
https://kitchennish.com/how-to-make-kombucha/#kombucha

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