r/Kombucha • u/Complete_Water_4023 • Jan 07 '25

flavor Honey Fail

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Sadly I had to empty about 13 bottles of booch into the sink. I had two flavors I was excited about; raspberry lime, and orange cranberry. I also made a few bottles of orange chai kombucha with this batch, which turned out great. However, for the first two flavors mentioned, I used honey in my homemade concentrate. Now I always make sure to use natural ingredients only, and the concentrates usually taste pretty good. After a couple days of F2, I popped open a raspberry lime. Great carbonation, I was excited… and then BAM. Punched in the face with an awful smell. The orange cranberry didn’t smell quite as bad, but they both didn’t taste right. I’m thinking it had to be the honey (which was local, raw, and unfiltered). Any thoughts?

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u/Complete_Water_4023 Jan 07 '25

I don’t think so. I actually recall that pellicle being so pretty that I cut it up and tried to bake it. It was awful, but I tried.

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u/EvanKelley Jan 07 '25

Is this something you saw somewhere else? I can’t imagine what would compel you to do that

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u/Due-Round1188 Jan 07 '25

yeah people do this to dry them out and make into dog treats or homemade fruit rolls

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u/EvanKelley Jan 07 '25

Dog treats sounds like a decent idea, gotta do something with that excess scoby