Straight Answers.

Yes — when it’s brewed with structure. Safety in kombucha comes from acidity (pH below 4.0) and clean sanitation habits. Boocha teaches “safety by design”: how to check pH, maintain temperature, avoid mold, and keep alcohol under 0.5 %. If you can follow a recipe and keep a kitchen tidy, you can brew kombucha safely.

A standard primary fermentation takes 7–14 days depending on temperature and starter strength.

True mold grows fuzzy, raised, and dry — usually blue, green, or white. It happens when surface acidity isn’t low enough or the jar isn’t covered correctly. If you do get mold, discard the batch safely and restart with a clean jar and fresh SCOBY. Boocha’s method teaches you how to prevent mold from step one.

Carbonation is a function of sugar, yeast activity, temperature, and headspace. Our carbonation playbook shows exact priming ratios and “burp schedule” by bottle size — so you get fizz on command, not foam grenades.

Sugar drops by 70–90 % as yeast and bacteria convert it into acids and CO₂. Caffeine decreases slightly but not entirely. If you want lighter caffeine, choose white or green teas and extend your ferment a few extra days (keeping pH within safe range).

Not if you follow proper controls. Kombucha naturally creates a trace of ethanol, but keeping pH < 3.8, temperature steady, and sugar balanced keeps ABV under 0.5 % — legally non-alcoholic. Our ABV-Control Decision Tree (included in the course) teaches how to verify this with simple tools.

We’re operator-built, not influencer-led. Other courses teach hacks; we teach systems — day-by-day checklists, pH/ABV rails, HACCP-ready SOPs, and QA dashboards. Plain English. Real data. Proven in actual breweries.

Inside Boocha School you get access to a real-time troubleshooting hub with search-by-symptom fixes (mold ID, temp issues, flavor drift). Plus community Q&A threads, live office hours, and optional 1-on-1 support with Ben. You’re never left guessing.

No. You need a clean jar, thermometer, pH strips, and swing-top bottles. Everything else is optional. Our vetted gear list links to affordable, reliable items — not gimmicks or “starter kits” full of junk plastic.

Perfect. You already learned what doesn’t work. Boocha’s framework fixes the root problems — no structure, no safety checks, no feedback. Follow the 14-day path once, and you’ll understand why success is repeatable.

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