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2 1/2 Gallon Oak Cask
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10 liter (2 1/2 gallon) Oak Casks. Produce the finest Kombucha Tea. Or make your own vinegar using kefir whey, or the kombucha probiotics.
Made from the finest Northern Oak. Why OAK?
Oak adds a nutty, buttery flavor and additional tannins to the ferment. Typically, 50% of the tannins are extracted during the first year and 25% in the following 3 or 4 year. All tannins will be exhausted within four or five years. Each year the benefical probiotic bacteria and yeasts impregnate the wood, over time each cask develops a unigue character of health and flavor.
Consider Balsamic by many to be the “King of Vinegars”. Balsamic is aged between 10 and 30 years in wooden casks. Anywhere from 5-12 casks, all of different woods are used. Each wood gives a different aroma to the product. Typical woods are oak, chestnut, cherry, juniper and mulberry. The wood becomes impregnated with vinegar bacteria and helps maintain the ideal ferment. The aromas released by the barrel wood enrich the ferment.
For Kombucha Tea the intent is to produce in a very short time a balance between extreme sweetness and extreme sharpness. This is best achieved by our Continuous Brewing Method, which also produces the ultimate in health benefit potential.
We also offer our Oak Barrels that are sealed in wax. This is another typical method of making vinegar that eliminates the flavor and tannins from the effects of the wood while producing a more holistic kombucha ferment or vinegar.
Other options are a plastic (food grade) insert.
We offer a choice of spigots. Plastic or Wood spigots.
We try to have all items in stock and ready to ship. Larger sizes are available upon request. Other styles are also available, such as casks that lay on its side.. The advantage there a larger surface area for the probiotics to work and a taste that is somewhat smoother (in my opinion). Disadvantage is the same size unit makes less, about 25-30%. A 10 liter (2 1/2 gallon size may hold 2 gallons), when on its side may hold only 6 quarts (liters) allowing for the necessary air space)
Some items and special orders may take 4-6 weeks for delivery.
The Continuous Brewing Method is simply the easiest method to ferment kombucha. Once under way just add fresh pure water, sugar and tea. See below for our specials on organic and premium teas, which have been specially selected for optimum kombucha brewing.
Of course you may use this art piece as the more common single stage method but do consider the advantage of the Continuous Brewing method. The “optimum” health benefit of the nutrients are more readily available. Another advantage is that there is no need to do weekly cleaning, no need to worry about the kombucha mushroom, mold is less likely to form , Great Kombucha Tea is readily available, and there is less need to do bottling or extra storage. Simply pour off a cup of perfect KT.
Only continuous brewing of the kombucha allows the formation of different acids that are constantly being produced and broken down through out the active ferment time. Kombucha Researcher Mike Rousin indicated that at 80o F and 7 days the ferment has the greatest variety of health benefits (vitamins, oxylic acid, etc). However, he also noted that the longer fermentation proceeds the more beneficial acids have a chance to form. Some of these acids don't even appear until 14-21 days in the process. These acids are largely responsible for the detoxifying nature of KT and are the catalysts we seek in K-Tea. Glucose content maximizes around the 8th or 9th day. This implies that gluconic acid production could not peak until after that point. Gluconic acid is the biggest single contributor to the detox effect.
A longer brewing cycle, say 20-30 days, may deplete the total sugar or reduce the caffeine content, but the taste (unless finely filtered) is pretty much undrinkable. The complete range is always present and can be maintained by bottling. Bottling or drinking the brew should be done prior to adding the fresh sugar and tea. If one person wishes a more sour tea simple draw off and allow fermenting longer in a separate uncapped bottle.
At this time our Kombucha Tea is the only know cure for EBS.
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Price: $199.00
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