Can you store this a while or should it all be used immediately after brewing?
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THe brew, once made should be applied ASAP, as it is alive. It is AMAZING stuff - you can literally watch your garden come alive !
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Great question! While the tea bags can be stored, the tea itself should be used immediately. Remember, this is a LIVING product - each tea bag contains billions of beneficial microbes, lying dormant in hibernation. Once you soak the tea bag in water, you start to awaken them. When you stir and add water, now they are wide awake and ready for work and food... so let them loose!Simplest rule of thumb is work backwards: 1. Soak tea bag only when you know you
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It should be safe, but im no expert. As long as you don't have mold, it's really more a matter of where you like the flavor to be. This changes with longer brew. Also, will you do a secondary brewing cycle with flavoring? Or just drinking it? My go to measurement (other than pH of 4 or below) is to try some! Sounds like you are on the fresh side for my tatse, but every set up will find its own rate... I personally like a 10-12 day original brew, with a couple days of secondary w/ flavoring, before i drink or refrigerate them. I have one now at 18 days in the jar ill be using as a substitute for vinegar in salad dressing and possibly meranade.
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Once the item you are fermenting is finished, it will need to be refrigerated or it will continue to ferment. You cannot store it in a cupboard or pantry, only the refrigerator. In the past if have froze sauerkraut in small containers and just thawed it in the fridge when I needed it. :-)
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If you have the rest of the kit, all the right items that you need to brew are probably in there. That being said, sanitation is KING when you are brewing. Keep it clean, or your hard work will be all for naught, and your beer will taste like sadness. Seriously! Cleanliness!!
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I let my tea brew for 2hours, take out teabags then refrigerate or serve. It gets bitter if you let it set out overnight.
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Depends on where and how you store it I suppose. I used it all in one go and this was my first time using it. Looks like Livin the dream had a 2 year keep on there batch. I'm going to go with where and how you store it. Meaning, don't keep it where it can freeze or cook, and keep the lid sealed tight. Hope this helps.
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Absolutely! Just give em a quick rinse and place in freezer. When it's time for a frosty mug of beer you are ready. That's exactly where I store mine.
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I didn't put it in the fridge after opening it because I didn't want to stink it up. It should store for up to a month, is my guess, but I used it all up before that time was over for me :)Also, I don't think you have to refrigerate it because it is made up of more fish oil and spices than anything else, even though it smells almost fermented but that's normal.
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I refrigerate my starter and just pull it out for refreshing or warming up before use. Maybe you should try refrigerating it. You will see a dark liquid after a few days, pour it off, it is not harmful. Add your replacement flour and water, stir, let it set out at room temp until you see small bubbles (that't the yeast activity), then put back in the fridge.
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Do you brew the tea into a carafe filled with ice? If not the advantage would be that by the time the tea is done brewing its already chilled and ready to drink. Also, you can store the leftover tea in the container in the fridge. I suppose you could do that with the coffee carafe too, but I guess that means no coffee until that's done. :) Long story short: if that system is working for you I guess you don't "need" this brewer, BUT I am still loving mine for its convenience and simplicity.
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Yes, it must be kept refrigerated at all times or it loses it potency quickly.
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We only took about three months to finish it so unsure beyond that. I just kept it in the cupboard. If you want it cold to add to sodas I'd keep it in the fridge. It is quite good. I never thought to store it any other way as I see it kept on the shelf at coffee shops.
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Also if you are worried about sediment...you can always re-rack your brew 2-3 times prior botteling...the sediment falls to the bottom of the carboy...just be careful to not let your siphon tip reach the sediment layer!!
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Yes, after opening, otherwise it won't last very long. If you leave it out overnight or something, don't worry about it too much, just get it back in the fridge. It may lessen the life, but not by much.
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You could for a few days but not for long periods of time, I just mixed half of it and stored the rest dry.
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after opening it, yes it should be refrigerated. But it should not be kept many days after opening the can.
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From all the reading I have done, yes you should refrigerate it once it is opened.