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kombucha.md

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+---
+title: Kombucha
+tags: []
+up: "[[recipes]]"
+---
 # Kombucha
 
 **Kombucha** is fermented tea, often flavored with fruit or spices.
 
-The **pellicle**  is the cellulose mat
+The **pellicle** is the cellulose mat
 that grows on the top of the kombucha during first fermentation.
 the pellicle is often referred to as the **SCOBY**
 (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast),
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 * Ignore recipes that direct you to "burp" your bottles during second fermentation.
     It's pointless and slows carbonation.
     Don't use shitty bottles and there's no risk of explosion.
+
+## Quick Maintenance
+
+1. Remove the pellicle from the jar
+    to a temporary vessel.
+
+2. Stir or swirl the kombucha
+    to distribute the culture
+    before filling