kombucha 101 thread! - Page 68

dakotablue · 04-02-2013, 10:56 AM

With metal I'm pretty sure its only the scoby that has the touch o death for. Plastic

the kind I buy has plastic lids. I'm sure quick contact is fine, though I've read where some people brew in plastic.

HadassahSukkot · 04-02-2013, 11:20 AM

I use a large mouthed jar and plastic ladle. I use plastic funnels for loading into other glass jars so I can use my 2 Liter jar again.

shekinah · 04-02-2013, 02:15 PM

I use plastic funnel and ladle as well. I think the issue is long term contact because the acidity of the KT will leach the chemicals out. But brief contact?

raining_kisses · 04-02-2013, 04:34 PM

Makes sense.

dakotablue · 04-10-2013, 11:58 AM

hmmm On Sunday I got chia kombucha. It was really good.

Has anyone made this? would you add the seeds at the beginning or end of 2nd ferment.

Oh and...would it hurt anything to use bucha before it was 'ready'?

Stiina · 04-10-2013, 12:15 PM

Chia!! Wow
I never would have thought of that.

It won't hurt to use kt before it is ready.

I have a question. What sugar ratio do yall use? I think I'm using waay too much.

JenLovie · 04-10-2013, 12:22 PM

I would add the chia to the 2nd ferment. I bought some to try but haven't done it yet.
I make a gallon at a time and use just over 2/3 cup of sugar.

houseforjoy · 04-10-2013, 12:38 PM

i can't believe you all use ladles

i have a gallon jar (like a pickle) and just pour it into smaller containers with a funnel

my second ferment bottles are old glass quart juice bottles or old glass kt kombucha bottles. they still get good and fizzy.

i use 1cup of sugar for almost 4qts water and 4 tea bags (i use trader joe tea bags which have way more tea in them then the lipton)

Stiina · 04-10-2013, 01:33 PM

That is because we are type threes. I don't use a funnel, even.

---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ----------

Oh. Also. Thanks for the sugar amounts. I was using four times too much.

shekinah · 04-10-2013, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiina

I have a question. What sugar ratio do yall use? I think I'm using waay too much.

I use 1 cup of sugar for every 16 cups of water. I have been using LisaM's recipe from the beginning of the thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by houseforjoy

i can't believe you all use ladles

i have a gallon jar (like a pickle) and just pour it into smaller containers with a funnel

Mine is a 2 gallon glass cookie jar that is really wide. If I didn't use a ladle, it would spill everywhere trying to pour it

It's way too heavy if I'm making 2 gallons of tea at a time too! I can barely carry it from my shelf to the kitchen.

JenLovie · 04-10-2013, 01:46 PM

If I didn't use a ladle and a funnel I would get maybe 1 bottle of KT per gallon I brewed. I'm not good at accuracy when dealing with big jars and I'm exceptionally good at messy.

Glitterfish · 04-10-2013, 02:53 PM

Yeah, I use LisaM's recipe too. 1 cup of sugar, 2 TBs Lipton loose tea.

And I use no funnels or ladles, I just pour and go.

HadassahSukkot · 04-11-2013, 12:39 AM

I use around a cup of sugar (I can eyeball it at this point

) and I'm using a 2 liter pickle jar type set up, or a skinny 2 liter jar from ikea.

5 or 6 teabags, lately only black tea, but I've done as many as 2 bags of green tea before.

I let it steep for... a day usually? Then I add the sugar and extra water and stir like mad, wait a bit, ladle out some of the stuff from my scoby hotel, plop a scoby in, clean the jar and move on.

When I transfer it out though, I can usually just pour the jar over into other jars as long as there's a big funnel.. otherwise, I spill really badly. IF I am having a really bad day, I have to ask DH to do it, otherwise I'll drop and break and spill.

solatido · 04-11-2013, 04:12 AM

no WONDER mine tastes so bad and never carbonates!! I was only using 1/4 c sugar

Stiina · 04-11-2013, 07:14 AM

04-02-2013, 10:56 AM	#1006
dakotablue Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,390	Re: kombucha 101 thread! With metal I'm pretty sure its only the scoby that has the touch o death for. Plastic the kind I buy has plastic lids. I'm sure quick contact is fine, though I've read where some people brew in plastic. __________________ SAHM Mama to three amazing kiddos Pumpkin Boy born via c/s 10/09 Love Bug Boy VBAC 2/11 Lady Bug VBAC 2/13 Proud wife to Dh since 12/06 Happily co-sleeping, breastfeeding, babywearing and homeschooling. gf/df/soy/nut free enFj Last edited by dakotablue; 04-02-2013 at 12:02 PM. Reason: spelling metal not medal

04-02-2013, 11:20 AM	#1007
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I use a large mouthed jar and plastic ladle. I use plastic funnels for loading into other glass jars so I can use my 2 Liter jar again.

04-02-2013, 02:15 PM	#1008
shekinah Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,768	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I use plastic funnel and ladle as well. I think the issue is long term contact because the acidity of the KT will leach the chemicals out. But brief contact? __________________ 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)

04-02-2013, 04:34 PM	#1009
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04-10-2013, 11:58 AM	#1010
dakotablue Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,390	Re: kombucha 101 thread! hmmm On Sunday I got chia kombucha. It was really good. Has anyone made this? would you add the seeds at the beginning or end of 2nd ferment. Oh and...would it hurt anything to use bucha before it was 'ready'? __________________ SAHM Mama to three amazing kiddos Pumpkin Boy born via c/s 10/09 Love Bug Boy VBAC 2/11 Lady Bug VBAC 2/13 Proud wife to Dh since 12/06 Happily co-sleeping, breastfeeding, babywearing and homeschooling. gf/df/soy/nut free enFj

04-10-2013, 12:15 PM	#1011
Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Chia!! Wow I never would have thought of that. It won't hurt to use kt before it is ready. I have a question. What sugar ratio do yall use? I think I'm using waay too much.

04-10-2013, 12:22 PM	#1012
JenLovie Deactivated You win when you choose health. MWWR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bless Your Heart Posts: 6,565	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I would add the chia to the 2nd ferment. I bought some to try but haven't done it yet. I make a gallon at a time and use just over 2/3 cup of sugar.

04-10-2013, 12:38 PM	#1013
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! i can't believe you all use ladles i have a gallon jar (like a pickle) and just pour it into smaller containers with a funnel my second ferment bottles are old glass quart juice bottles or old glass kt kombucha bottles. they still get good and fizzy. i use 1cup of sugar for almost 4qts water and 4 tea bags (i use trader joe tea bags which have way more tea in them then the lipton) __________________ 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.

04-10-2013, 01:33 PM	#1014
Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! That is because we are type threes. I don't use a funnel, even. ---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ---------- Oh. Also. Thanks for the sugar amounts. I was using four times too much.

04-10-2013, 01:46 PM	#1016
JenLovie Deactivated You win when you choose health. MWWR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bless Your Heart Posts: 6,565	Re: kombucha 101 thread! If I didn't use a ladle and a funnel I would get maybe 1 bottle of KT per gallon I brewed. I'm not good at accuracy when dealing with big jars and I'm exceptionally good at messy.

04-10-2013, 02:53 PM	#1017
Glitterfish Rose Garden That's not grey in my hair, it's glitter growing from my head. Duh. (formerly of the sstarcake variety) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The Northeast Posts: 3,929	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Yeah, I use LisaM's recipe too. 1 cup of sugar, 2 TBs Lipton loose tea. And I use no funnels or ladles, I just pour and go. __________________ Sara, Duchess of New Awesomeville, married to my soul mate for 13 years now, and The Minions: Punky Peanut Stinker two we never got to hold and one due in May 2015 "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!". ~Mythbusters

04-11-2013, 12:39 AM	#1018
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I use around a cup of sugar (I can eyeball it at this point ) and I'm using a 2 liter pickle jar type set up, or a skinny 2 liter jar from ikea. 5 or 6 teabags, lately only black tea, but I've done as many as 2 bags of green tea before. I let it steep for... a day usually? Then I add the sugar and extra water and stir like mad, wait a bit, ladle out some of the stuff from my scoby hotel, plop a scoby in, clean the jar and move on. When I transfer it out though, I can usually just pour the jar over into other jars as long as there's a big funnel.. otherwise, I spill really badly. IF I am having a really bad day, I have to ask DH to do it, otherwise I'll drop and break and spill.

04-11-2013, 04:12 AM	#1019
solatido Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,272	Re: kombucha 101 thread! no WONDER mine tastes so bad and never carbonates!! I was only using 1/4 c sugar __________________ Harmoniously married since 2006 to my wonderful DH SAHM to T, born 7/09, H, born 5/12, J, born 9/14, and V, born 5/17

04-11-2013, 07:14 AM	#1020
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