Did 1F for 15 days, 2F for 5, then in fridge. Still not fizzy enough like store bought GT or as some people on here experience.

This time I used GT's bottles for 2F so there is no excuse of gas leaking because of bad jars.

I probably fucked up by using blended strawberries for 2F and not actually straining them. Mixed the blend with fermented tea and put it in bottles. Now it is very sour and thick lol. I thought extra strawberries would give more carbonation.

But i probably should use just a couple cut pieces of fruit from next time, and add them in fermented tea. That ok? ENOUGH EXPERIMENTS. I WANT GOOD KOMBUCHA NOW.

Apart from this, how do u use dates with kombucha?

PS - this post is not just about carbonation, but also about overall taste and texture of the end product.