kombucha 101 thread! - Page 22

melliethepooh · 05-03-2012, 03:26 PM

organic cane sugar, organic english breakfast tea, boiled filtered tap water, and the countertop

should I sterilize the crock between brews? I cover it with a tea towel.
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Soliloquy · 05-03-2012, 04:30 PM

What amounts of each did you use?

I would switch to plain Lipton tea.
What else is on your counter? What's the temp? Any electronics nearby? Kombucha, as a living thing, doesn't thrive near EMF.

Don't ever wash your glass brewing jar unless you take a break or need to start over due to mold.

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Soliloquy · 05-03-2012, 04:44 PM

Rubberband?

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melliethepooh · 05-03-2012, 06:30 PM

It's next to an outlet, so occasionally electronics. Rubber band yes.

Didn't know it was so sensitive!
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Dovenoir · 05-03-2012, 07:10 PM

Are there problems with rubber bands?

houseforjoy · 05-03-2012, 07:15 PM

no you just need one on to keep out the lil buggies! also isn't english breakfast tea really earl grey tea? i could be wrong but i thought it was, and i know you can't use earl grey tea. i would also wash the cloth that you are using to cover it really well in hot water in case the mold is in that

Stiina · 05-03-2012, 09:44 PM

oooooooooooooh, good point about the electrical!!! I would have never thought of that.

HadassahSukkot · 05-04-2012, 01:27 AM

me either! Good thing I'm keeping it on a countertop in a room where we don't often use electrics!!

ETA: I just checked on my baby... and it's making one! (a baby) Last time, it did not look like it did. I brewed correctly, but I wondered if it was stressed from being cut to send to me, and also from the trip. It looks much better today!!!

I'm sharing the Kombucha love with anyone willing to hear it. . .

melliethepooh · 05-04-2012, 06:31 AM

English breakfast is not Earl Grey, but Lipton is less expensive anyhow.

I was excited to get brewing again.
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passthemanna · 05-04-2012, 10:29 AM

I brew mine in the spare bedroom closet

chamomile won't work will it? my store has been out of my organic black tea

Soliloquy · 05-05-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by passthemanna

I brew mine in the spare bedroom closet

chamomile won't work will it? my store has been out of my organic black tea

No, only real tea. Lipton is low pesticide.

You can use 50% green tea but I highly recommend using 100% black tea (Lipton, orange pekoe, darjeeling, etc) until you really have the hang of it. In my climate, green tea invites mold because it takes longer.

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passthemanna · 05-05-2012, 03:58 PM

I had 1 black tea bag left so I did a "mini" batch just to keep a black tea scoby, then I did a bigger batch with 1/2 lipton, 1/2 organic green just to experiment.

cobluegirl · 05-05-2012, 06:29 PM

i have mixed green and black before

HadassahSukkot · 05-06-2012, 03:40 AM

Ì think my kombucha went "too long". It looked ready 2 days ago (again heat issues at play here) and I said Nooooo, I'll let it go the week and we'll see.... and last night i couldn't stand it anymore because the smell was getting more and more acidic.

I tasted it last night and it's definitely different!!! I went ahead and bottled it in the fridge. Got a new brew going on the counter... IF DH won't drink it, and the kids react like I do, is there something else we can do with the tea to make sure we use it?

cobluegirl · 05-06-2012, 09:27 AM

you can make salad dressing out of it...or use it on your hair...I think there are a lot of different uses for it. or just mix it with juice..

05-03-2012, 03:26 PM	#316
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 organic cane sugar, organic english breakfast tea, boiled filtered tap water, and the countertop should I sterilize the crock between brews? I cover it with a tea towel. Posted via Mobile Device

05-03-2012, 06:30 PM	#319
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 It's next to an outlet, so occasionally electronics. Rubber band yes. Didn't know it was so sensitive! Posted via Mobile Device

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Dovenoir Rose Garden Dove - noir Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 5,600	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Are there problems with rubber bands?

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Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 oooooooooooooh, good point about the electrical!!! I would have never thought of that.

05-03-2012, 04:30 PM	#317
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	What amounts of each did you use? I would switch to plain Lipton tea. What else is on your counter? What's the temp? Any electronics nearby? Kombucha, as a living thing, doesn't thrive near EMF. Don't ever wash your glass brewing jar unless you take a break or need to start over due to mold. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

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Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Rubberband? Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

05-04-2012, 01:27 AM	#323
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 me either! Good thing I'm keeping it on a countertop in a room where we don't often use electrics!! ETA: I just checked on my baby... and it's making one! (a baby) Last time, it did not look like it did. I brewed correctly, but I wondered if it was stressed from being cut to send to me, and also from the trip. It looks much better today!!! I'm sharing the Kombucha love with anyone willing to hear it. . . Last edited by HadassahSukkot; 05-04-2012 at 03:54 AM.

05-04-2012, 06:31 AM	#324
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 English breakfast is not Earl Grey, but Lipton is less expensive anyhow. I was excited to get brewing again. Posted via Mobile Device

05-04-2012, 10:29 AM	#325
passthemanna Rose Garden "...to do justice,and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God..." Mi 6:8 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,469	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I brew mine in the spare bedroom closet chamomile won't work will it? my store has been out of my organic black tea __________________ Teri Christ-loving J- 12 R- 9 S- 6 Photographer at Grace and Gratitude by TLC https://www.facebook.com/GraceandGra...TLC/?ref=br_rs

05-05-2012, 03:58 PM	#327
passthemanna Rose Garden "...to do justice,and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God..." Mi 6:8 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,469	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I had 1 black tea bag left so I did a "mini" batch just to keep a black tea scoby, then I did a bigger batch with 1/2 lipton, 1/2 organic green just to experiment. __________________ Teri Christ-loving J- 12 R- 9 S- 6 Photographer at Grace and Gratitude by TLC https://www.facebook.com/GraceandGra...TLC/?ref=br_rs

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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 have mixed green and black before __________________ 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]

05-06-2012, 03:40 AM	#329
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Ì think my kombucha went "too long". It looked ready 2 days ago (again heat issues at play here) and I said Nooooo, I'll let it go the week and we'll see.... and last night i couldn't stand it anymore because the smell was getting more and more acidic. I tasted it last night and it's definitely different!!! I went ahead and bottled it in the fridge. Got a new brew going on the counter... IF DH won't drink it, and the kids react like I do, is there something else we can do with the tea to make sure we use it?

05-06-2012, 09:27 AM	#330
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 you can make salad dressing out of it...or use it on your hair...I think there are a lot of different uses for it. or just mix it with juice.. __________________ 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]

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