kombucha 101 thread! - Page 23

HadassahSukkot · 05-06-2012, 11:51 AM

Thanks!

passthemanna · 05-11-2012, 10:11 AM

do any of you test the ph? where do I find the strips to test?

Soliloquy · 05-11-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HadassahSukkot

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?

It makes an amazing marinade.
Happy Herbalist has a list of uses. You can also cut it with fruit juice and then let it ferment another day, tightly capped. Lure a wine cooler, then.

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Originally Posted by passthemanna

do any of you test the ph? where do I find the strips to test?

I'm planning to. You can buy them at a hardware store or walmart, in the pool section, I believe. You can order them online www.happyherbalist.com

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blessedmamaofmany · 05-11-2012, 01:01 PM

ok. I'm far too lazy right this minute to read this whole thread.

I bought a bottle of plain kombucha today. I can start my own from that right? I have no clue where I'd look for a scoby

Soliloquy · 05-11-2012, 03:19 PM

Yes you can. I'll bbl with directions if you can't find them. Search for "growing a kombucha scoby"

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Dovenoir · 05-11-2012, 07:53 PM

Argh.

DH drank 12 oz kombucha when I've been giving him 4-6.

Now he has a headache.

Let's bet he says he'll never touch the stuff again. There goes my family diet plan.

He did this with flax oil. He refused flax in anything for almost 8 years. Now as long as I don't give him the oil he can deal.

Stiina · 05-11-2012, 09:48 PM

food renegade has directions for getting a scoby from store-bought KT. I think..

cobluegirl · 05-11-2012, 09:59 PM

just use the bottle for the starter.... follow the rest of the directions for regular KT. It will grow a scoby. It will take a little bit longer.

melliethepooh · 05-12-2012, 08:51 AM

Here's my SCOBY story, tell me what you think:

Previous SCOBY died a moldy death-at least I think it was mold, it had black specks all in it so I decided to give up on that one and start again. I cleaned the crock out well, made up the sweet tea, and poured in a whole bottle of the same brand of Kombucha I used to make the last scoby.

After a few days I peek in and see a big blob of the same black specky stuff

I think it's a lost cause, which is when I came in and asked my last few questions.

BUT a few days later I peeked again because I was going to toss the whole thing and try again, but a perfectly healthy-looking SCOBY had formed separately from the black bit! I performed surgery and cut out the black specky stuff. It's doing well, growing a baby, and no more signs of the black specks of death.

So I'm wondering if somehow the kombucha knew there was a pathogen in the crock and decontaminated it before it tried to grow a SCOBY? What do you guys think?

Soliloquy · 05-12-2012, 09:41 AM

You are only supposed to brew kt in glass, not a crock.

If you get black specks again, post a picture. Were they dark brown or truly black?

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melliethepooh · 05-12-2012, 11:16 AM

It's a glass crock. They definitely looked black to me.
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Soliloquy · 05-12-2012, 11:21 AM

Weird ... Hope all goes well this time!

Were the spots fuzzy or dusty looking? Could they have been tea leaves?

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HadassahSukkot · 05-12-2012, 11:54 AM

IIRC, in this video Dr Cassar talks about how to brew it from storebought kombucha tea.

http://youtu.be/rFyq3XdYBR8

Hopetobe · 05-12-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by passthemanna

do any of you test the ph? where do I find the strips to test?

I do. I got mine off amazon, it was a pkg of 2 rolls of tape (2 different ranges). I looked at local stores (nutrition, aquariums, pools), but they all were the wrong range. You need to be able to test acidic, like 2-4 at least.

melliethepooh · 05-12-2012, 04:42 PM

They weren't tea leaves; uniform in size, not fuzzy. It is weird...
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blessedmamaofmany Deactivated I love my life. Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tater country...mmm...taters... Posts: 3,255	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 ok. I'm far too lazy right this minute to read this whole thread. I bought a bottle of plain kombucha today. I can start my own from that right? I have no clue where I'd look for a scoby

05-11-2012, 07:53 PM	#336
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 Argh. DH drank 12 oz kombucha when I've been giving him 4-6. Now he has a headache. Let's bet he says he'll never touch the stuff again. There goes my family diet plan. He did this with flax oil. He refused flax in anything for almost 8 years. Now as long as I don't give him the oil he can deal.

05-11-2012, 09:48 PM	#337
Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 food renegade has directions for getting a scoby from store-bought KT. I think..

05-11-2012, 03:19 PM	#335
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Yes you can. I'll bbl with directions if you can't find them. Search for "growing a kombucha scoby" Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

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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 just use the bottle for the starter.... follow the rest of the directions for regular KT. It will grow a scoby. It will take a little bit longer. __________________ 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]

05-12-2012, 08:51 AM	#339
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Here's my SCOBY story, tell me what you think: Previous SCOBY died a moldy death-at least I think it was mold, it had black specks all in it so I decided to give up on that one and start again. I cleaned the crock out well, made up the sweet tea, and poured in a whole bottle of the same brand of Kombucha I used to make the last scoby. After a few days I peek in and see a big blob of the same black specky stuff I think it's a lost cause, which is when I came in and asked my last few questions. BUT a few days later I peeked again because I was going to toss the whole thing and try again, but a perfectly healthy-looking SCOBY had formed separately from the black bit! I performed surgery and cut out the black specky stuff. It's doing well, growing a baby, and no more signs of the black specks of death. So I'm wondering if somehow the kombucha knew there was a pathogen in the crock and decontaminated it before it tried to grow a SCOBY? What do you guys think? __________________ Melinda, INTJ Married to Mr since 12/06 ENTP Mama to all the babies, 1/09 ISTJ and 11/11 ExxP and 5/14 ExxP and NEW ONE 8/16

05-12-2012, 09:41 AM	#340
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	You are only supposed to brew kt in glass, not a crock. If you get black specks again, post a picture. Were they dark brown or truly black? Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

05-12-2012, 11:16 AM	#341
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 a glass crock. They definitely looked black to me. Posted via Mobile Device

05-12-2012, 11:21 AM	#342
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Weird ... Hope all goes well this time! Were the spots fuzzy or dusty looking? Could they have been tea leaves? Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

05-12-2012, 11:54 AM	#343
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 IIRC, in this video Dr Cassar talks about how to brew it from storebought kombucha tea. http://youtu.be/rFyq3XdYBR8

05-12-2012, 04:42 PM	#345
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 They weren't tea leaves; uniform in size, not fuzzy. It is weird... Posted via Mobile Device

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