kombucha 101 thread! - Page 29

JenLovie · 06-05-2012, 06:08 AM

I don't know if I could eat the scoby. Of course it does tempt me to try it when I think about DH's reaction to watching me eat it.

shekinah · 06-05-2012, 09:55 AM

Hahaha, doooo it

JenLovie · 06-05-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shekinah

Hahaha, doooo it

I want to so I can see his reaction, but I don't want to because it's the scoby. Tomorrow I start a 2nd ferment so maybe I'll try it.

ArmsOfLove · 06-05-2012, 05:56 PM

I have a few kombucha that could be mailed out if anyone is interested in getting started. I only would need shipping

blondie · 06-05-2012, 09:03 PM

I think I need to get into this...

Soliloquy · 06-07-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shekinah

So.. after reading a few pages back that LisaM's kids eat pieces of the scoby like gummy candies, I have been working up the nerve to try some!

Well, I just had a little tiny piece, and WOW, it tasted like a "sour patch kid". DH was shrieking, lol, couldn't believe I just plopped some in my mouth, but it was actually really good! The sour kombucha coating the flavourless jelly thing.. really did taste like candy.

fly that freak flag, baby!

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Maedchen · 06-07-2012, 03:46 PM

I have just recently discovered Komcbucha. I am into the 2nd week of growing my first Scoby. I have a question about making some into vinegar. Would you be able to use the vinegar from the tea to ferment cabbage and other vegetables? My husband can't have regular vinegar made from corn and the apple vinegar is also off of his consumption due to not being able to eat apples. (we have to keep him on a low salicylate diet with many food allergies)

blondie · 06-07-2012, 07:07 PM

I went to get plain Kombucha to get my scoby started, but my aunt's HFS was out of it.

I'm hoping to go to a different place to get some tomorrow.

Soliloquy · 06-07-2012, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Maedchen

I have just recently discovered Komcbucha. I am into the 2nd week of growing my first Scoby. I have a question about making some into vinegar. Would you be able to use the vinegar from the tea to ferment cabbage and other vegetables? My husband can't have regular vinegar made from corn and the apple vinegar is also off of his consumption due to not being able to eat apples. (we have to keep him on a low salicylate diet with many food allergies)

You can let kombucha ferment longer so it tastes like vinegar.

However, vinegar is not used to ferment vegetables. Water and unrefined salt is used. Sometimes a starter culture is added but not vinegar.

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Maedchen · 06-08-2012, 10:42 AM

Thank you for the answer Lisa. I guess a better way to phrase this would be could the vinegar be used in pickles and or to be added to soups when regular vinegar would be used? Would it not be the right ph balance for making summer pickles? Making this go slimey?

NewLeaf · 06-08-2012, 07:54 PM

I looked at jars at Target today and they're $20 each for the size I want.

Boo!

I'm going to try to go to some restaurants this weekend while dh is home so I can just run in and out. I'm pretty shy when it comes to these kinds of things so I'm going to have to suck it up and endure the weird looks I'm going to get.

cobluegirl · 06-08-2012, 08:00 PM

check theaters too.

blondie · 06-08-2012, 08:37 PM

I got a bottle of kombucha tonight to start my scoby.

I also got a bottle just to drink. I got grape and it was SOOOO good. I've tried kombucha once before reading this thread, and it was disgusting. I went out Wednesday and got a different kind from the HFS, and then a different one tonight, and I'm totally into it.

It seems like it bumped my milk supply up by quite a bit. Could that be ? I'm sure it's the bit of alcohol + yeast.

JenLovie · 06-09-2012, 04:41 AM

My current batch is fizzy! And so tasty! I need to either start making more or just make a 2nd batch in a separate container so I will have a continual supply.

backtobasicsmum · 06-09-2012, 07:32 AM

I've taken to opening my second ferment bottles (with fruit) *in* the kitchen sink. The bottle I opened last night was sooooo pressured. I started taking the top of, it popped the rest of the way itself, and there was so much fizz, that it bubbled up and over and even pushed all of the blueberries out.

I'm not using juice in mine, but frozen blueberries, and I found that if I add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the second ferement, then it gets super fizzy!

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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 don't know if I could eat the scoby. Of course it does tempt me to try it when I think about DH's reaction to watching me eat it.

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06-05-2012, 05:56 PM	#424
ArmsOfLove Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79,607	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I have a few kombucha that could be mailed out if anyone is interested in getting started. I only would need shipping __________________ Crystal "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

06-05-2012, 09:03 PM	#425
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I think I need to get into this... __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

06-07-2012, 03:46 PM	#427
Maedchen Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,482	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I have just recently discovered Komcbucha. I am into the 2nd week of growing my first Scoby. I have a question about making some into vinegar. Would you be able to use the vinegar from the tea to ferment cabbage and other vegetables? My husband can't have regular vinegar made from corn and the apple vinegar is also off of his consumption due to not being able to eat apples. (we have to keep him on a low salicylate diet with many food allergies)

06-07-2012, 07:07 PM	#428
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I went to get plain Kombucha to get my scoby started, but my aunt's HFS was out of it. I'm hoping to go to a different place to get some tomorrow. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

06-08-2012, 10:42 AM	#430
Maedchen Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,482	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Thank you for the answer Lisa. I guess a better way to phrase this would be could the vinegar be used in pickles and or to be added to soups when regular vinegar would be used? Would it not be the right ph balance for making summer pickles? Making this go slimey?

06-08-2012, 07:54 PM	#431
NewLeaf Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Second star to the right, straight on til morning. Posts: 6,571	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I looked at jars at Target today and they're $20 each for the size I want. Boo! I'm going to try to go to some restaurants this weekend while dh is home so I can just run in and out. I'm pretty shy when it comes to these kinds of things so I'm going to have to suck it up and endure the weird looks I'm going to get.

06-08-2012, 08:00 PM	#432
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06-08-2012, 08:37 PM	#433
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I got a bottle of kombucha tonight to start my scoby. I also got a bottle just to drink. I got grape and it was SOOOO good. I've tried kombucha once before reading this thread, and it was disgusting. I went out Wednesday and got a different kind from the HFS, and then a different one tonight, and I'm totally into it. It seems like it bumped my milk supply up by quite a bit. Could that be ? I'm sure it's the bit of alcohol + yeast. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

06-09-2012, 04:41 AM	#434
JenLovie Deactivated You win when you choose health. MWWR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bless Your Heart Posts: 6,565	Re: kombucha 101 thread! My current batch is fizzy! And so tasty! I need to either start making more or just make a 2nd batch in a separate container so I will have a continual supply.

06-09-2012, 07:32 AM	#435
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I've taken to opening my second ferment bottles (with fruit) in the kitchen sink. The bottle I opened last night was sooooo pressured. I started taking the top of, it popped the rest of the way itself, and there was so much fizz, that it bubbled up and over and even pushed all of the blueberries out. I'm not using juice in mine, but frozen blueberries, and I found that if I add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the second ferement, then it gets super fizzy! __________________ 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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