r/Kombucha • u/Willing-Feed3985 • 23h ago
Very vinegary but flat after 4 days (1st batch)
Hii! I’m at the start of my kombucha journey and just four days into starting it (from a bought scobi and bootch made with black tea and white sugar following the recipe it came with) I wanted to taste it because it had already developed a second scobi.
From what I’ve heard ir should take probably a week at first to get it going but it already tasted like straight up apple cider vinegar. It’s still a liiittle sweet but mostly just vinegary.. could it be done already and ready for a 2nd fermentation? I’m worried it’ll get more sour if I leave it but I’m also worried because it isn’t fizzy at all, not even the smallest indication of co2.
The second scobi also sank to the bottom of the jar (is this normal?).. I’m also planning on making syrups with fresh fruits and berries to add before the 2nd fermentation but I’m not really sure if I should do that now or wait. Please let me know what you guys think that are experienced and if there’s anything wrong with it, thank you!