kombucha 101 thread! - Page 11

backtobasicsmum · 01-29-2012, 07:54 PM

It looks so nice!

Actually, yours is much "cleaner" looking. Mine has lots of brown stringys/spent yeast cells on it....plus the occasional spec from a loose tea leaf that slipped through.

PaperMomma · 01-29-2012, 09:31 PM

Pretty!!!

So where's a good place to buy a scoby? I tried to grow one from a store bought bottle, but it's been sitting for 2+ weeks now and there's no sign of anything.

Soliloquy · 01-29-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PaperMomma

Pretty!!!

So where's a good place to buy a scoby? I tried to grow one from a store bought bottle, but it's been sitting for 2+ weeks now and there's no sign of anything.

Is there even a little film at the top? It can take longer in winter.

My hfs sells them for $5, I think someone said Whole Foods does, too. PM me if you can't locate one.

PaperMomma · 01-29-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaM

Is there even a little film at the top? It can take longer in winter.

My hfs sells them for $5, I think someone said Whole Foods does, too. PM me if you can't locate one.

There's nothing.

I'll check around, thanks. I even tried to talk DH into stopping at Whole Foods tonight, but he didn't want to.

cobluegirl · 01-29-2012, 09:55 PM

add more sugar to it and see if that works.

houseforjoy · 01-30-2012, 12:02 PM

Just need to say the blueberry is delicious!! AND i strain the blueberries out and use them in muffins and pancakes and they are still yummy in them!

Lisa-- what kind of grapes do you use ???

JustMandy · 01-30-2012, 01:39 PM

Your scoby is so pretty. Mine is weird and ugly.

Has anyone else tried the crystalized ginger yet...it's my fave. I have one with vanilla beans I had in vanilla syrup brewing and can't wait to try it!

PaperMomma · 01-30-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cobluegirl

add more sugar to it and see if that works.

You think even though it's been sitting for 2+ weeks it'd be ok? Or should I get another bottle of kombucha and try again with more sugar?

cobluegirl · 01-30-2012, 10:23 PM

sure can't hurt...put a lid on it too...

PaperMomma · 02-01-2012, 11:07 AM

It IS growing a scoby!!!

I noticed 2 days ago that it was starting to smell like kombucha, and then today I smelled it again, and when I looked there was the thinnest little scoby on top! I'm so excited!!!

Question though- I started some pickles yesterday. Is it ok for them to sit next to the kombucha (they both have a cloth over them) or do they need to be on separate sides of the kitchen?

cobluegirl · 02-01-2012, 11:35 AM

I wouldn't put them next to each other.

shekinah · 02-06-2012, 08:43 PM

Thanks to a wonderful GCM

, my SCOBY arrived today! I thought for sure it'd arrive frozen solid, but it's just really cold, no ice crystals or anything. We'll see in a couple weeks how it turns out, lol. DH is on the hunt right now to get me a larger jar. The one I had was not as big as I thought it was.

And wow, is it ever difficult to find BLACK TEA. I was just at the Superstore, thinking they'd have basics. Millions of boxes of green or orange pekoe (sp?) from all kinds of brands, lots of specialty herbal blends, and some black with flavours in it, but I must have combed over every box for fifteen minutes trying to find just plain old black. Eventually got some, ha.

Tea is brewed. Just waiting on DH, and then it's SCOBY time

Soliloquy · 02-06-2012, 08:46 PM

Orange pekoe is a variety of black tea. So is darjeeling.

cobluegirl · 02-06-2012, 08:48 PM

ya..Lipton is black

backtobasicsmum · 02-06-2012, 08:53 PM

Good old Red Rose tea is black tea, I believe. Also, do you have a Bulk Barn up there? They have several selections of bulk black tea. I buy a black chai tea that is great for kombucha.

01-29-2012, 07:54 PM	#151
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 It looks so nice! Actually, yours is much "cleaner" looking. Mine has lots of brown stringys/spent yeast cells on it....plus the occasional spec from a loose tea leaf that slipped through. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

01-29-2012, 09:31 PM	#152
PaperMomma Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 5,271	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Pretty!!! So where's a good place to buy a scoby? I tried to grow one from a store bought bottle, but it's been sitting for 2+ weeks now and there's no sign of anything. __________________ So there you have it- I'm an INTJ. Embracing my inner geek. Doula in training. Momma to "Sister" 5yo "Scoomer" 3yo

01-29-2012, 09:55 PM	#155
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 add more sugar to it and see if that works. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

01-30-2012, 12:02 PM	#156
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Just need to say the blueberry is delicious!! AND i strain the blueberries out and use them in muffins and pancakes and they are still yummy in them! Lisa-- what kind of grapes do you use ??? __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

01-30-2012, 01:39 PM	#157
JustMandy Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Among the tall straight pines of the coastal plain. Posts: 5,797	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Your scoby is so pretty. Mine is weird and ugly. Has anyone else tried the crystalized ginger yet...it's my fave. I have one with vanilla beans I had in vanilla syrup brewing and can't wait to try it!

01-30-2012, 10:23 PM	#159
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 sure can't hurt...put a lid on it too... __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

02-01-2012, 11:07 AM	#160
PaperMomma Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 5,271	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 It IS growing a scoby!!! I noticed 2 days ago that it was starting to smell like kombucha, and then today I smelled it again, and when I looked there was the thinnest little scoby on top! I'm so excited!!! Question though- I started some pickles yesterday. Is it ok for them to sit next to the kombucha (they both have a cloth over them) or do they need to be on separate sides of the kitchen? __________________ So there you have it- I'm an INTJ. Embracing my inner geek. Doula in training. Momma to "Sister" 5yo "Scoomer" 3yo

02-01-2012, 11:35 AM	#161
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I wouldn't put them next to each other. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

02-06-2012, 08:43 PM	#162
shekinah Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,768	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Thanks to a wonderful GCM , my SCOBY arrived today! I thought for sure it'd arrive frozen solid, but it's just really cold, no ice crystals or anything. We'll see in a couple weeks how it turns out, lol. DH is on the hunt right now to get me a larger jar. The one I had was not as big as I thought it was. And wow, is it ever difficult to find BLACK TEA. I was just at the Superstore, thinking they'd have basics. Millions of boxes of green or orange pekoe (sp?) from all kinds of brands, lots of specialty herbal blends, and some black with flavours in it, but I must have combed over every box for fifteen minutes trying to find just plain old black. Eventually got some, ha. Tea is brewed. Just waiting on DH, and then it's SCOBY time __________________ Missina Moved across the country for love. Married in the mountains Sept 6, 2008. Former hotel manager turned placenta encapsulation specialist. I'm finally on facebook! Feel free to add me - Link Zahavah Calvary (Oct 2013)

02-06-2012, 08:46 PM	#163
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Orange pekoe is a variety of black tea. So is darjeeling.

02-06-2012, 08:48 PM	#164
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 ya..Lipton is black __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

02-06-2012, 08:53 PM	#165
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Good old Red Rose tea is black tea, I believe. Also, do you have a Bulk Barn up there? They have several selections of bulk black tea. I buy a black chai tea that is great for kombucha. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

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