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RiverRock

11-16-2011 11:17 AM

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Ughh! I've got fruit flies. Any advice on how to get rid of them, without getting rid of the source? The Kombucha is in a jar, covered with cheesecloth, then covered with a tea towel.

cobluegirl

11-16-2011 11:18 AM

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you might try putting a lid on it for a while.

backtobasicsmum

11-16-2011 11:31 AM

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Is the tea towel or cheese cloth fastened on with a rubber band?

Also, one way to get rid of fruit flies is to put some apple cider vinegar in an open shallow dish. Add a few drops of liquid dish soap. The flies will be attracted, then drown themselves.

RiverRock

11-16-2011 11:34 AM

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The cheesecloth has a rubber band. I've been changing the tea towels daily so the flies have less of a chance to reproduce. They don't appear to be getting in the kombucha. I will replace the towels and put a fan on them today, to see if that helps...I know if helps keep flies off of me if I sleep with a fan on (I had to do that when I lived in Brazil).

JustMandy

11-16-2011 12:15 PM

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I have a scoby coming! Now I have to go back and read the thread again! :giggle

derdsgirl

11-16-2011 12:50 PM

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I tried a guava one today from the store. I like this one. I think I could drink this regularly if it had lots of fruit to mask the vinegar flavor. Thankf for encouraging me to try another flavor!

Now about making my own. Hmmmm...

easygoinmomma

11-28-2011 01:11 PM

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I am making my fruity ones today!!!I did apple, grape, blueberry, and watermelon.

I was a question does it get sweeter with the fruit in it? Or is it still quite vinegary?

cobluegirl

11-28-2011 01:17 PM

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it does sweeten up a bit depending upon the fruit.

zak	11-28-2011 03:05 PM

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My friend told me my raspberry rocked her socks. :lol She's been buying it pre-made and is in LOVE with her new SCOBY and tea. ;)

Soliloquy

11-28-2011 03:06 PM

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I think it tastes more like a wine cooler with fermented. fruit :yum

AngelaVA

11-28-2011 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by derdsgirl (Post 4271812)

I have a question! or two!

I've been seeing info about kombucha in different places on and off for the last year. So finally today, I bought a bottle at Whole Foods to satisfy my curiosity as to what it is. Is it supposed to taste like vinegar? It was kinda sweet, but I couldn't get past the vinegar flavor. I wanted to try learning more about it, and maybe making some, because the health benefits look great, but I don't know that I could ever swallow anything that remotely tasted like vinegar. The brand was GT Daves Botanic No. 7. Maybe I just got a flavor that was supposed to be more vinegary?

So basically my question is - can someone point me to a Kombucha I can buy at Whole Foods that is sweet with no hints of vinegar? I want to learn to like the flavor before I attempt to brew my own.

Also - is there an age limit on this stuff? Can my children drink it or should they not? I hated the bottle we got today, but my 3yo took a few sips and liked it. I would let him drink the rest if he wants if it is ok. But I wasn't sure.

It's an aquired taste. I drank my first bottle of it wondering the whole time if I liked it or not :giggle My toddler liked it right away, my older child took a little longer. You might try the fruit flavored kind, like the mango or the gingerberry.

backtobasicsmum

12-02-2011 12:38 PM

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Just an update....I am spreading the Kombucha love around my area. :giggle

My sweet SIL is trying it (easygoinmomma), I have my MIL/FIL/Greatgrandma going on it and this afternoon I have another friend from church coming out to get some "kombucha lessons" and a scoby. :rockon

And I have to say, I have not had a single day of digestion issues since starting to drink a glass a day. :rockon

easygoinmomma

12-02-2011 01:41 PM

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I was actually coming to find this thread. I have a question. I put fruit into kombucha on monday and it has been sitting on my counter since and it looks like it is growing something on the top. Is this normal?

cobluegirl

12-02-2011 01:52 PM

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growing something as in mold? or another scoby? Did you put a lid on it?

easygoinmomma

12-02-2011 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cobluegirl (Post 4318649)

growing something as in mold? or another scoby? Did you put a lid on it?

It looks bubbly on some and then like a skin on others. And yes, they all have lids on them.

cobluegirl

12-02-2011 02:00 PM

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sounds like a new scoby... should be fine!

backtobasicsmum

12-02-2011 03:05 PM

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I agree. Mine always look kind of like they have a skim on them, with the fruit...it is another scoby forming. I just throw it out.

easygoinmomma

12-02-2011 04:04 PM

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It is kind of creepy. :shifty

Cheyenne

12-02-2011 04:09 PM

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I was very intrigued to see this thread. I am very curious to try kombucha. I saw it recently sold in my local grocery store health section. Kinda pricey though.

I have to admit that I am very nervous about trying to make my own. Of course I am nervous about making other fermented foods. A subject probably for another thread.

:)

I think I may have to try the store bought one at least once or twice at first.

easygoinmomma

12-03-2011 06:09 PM

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So, um, how sour is it suppose to be? Dh and I tried our first cup tonight and it was VERY sour.

cobluegirl

12-03-2011 06:10 PM

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how long did it sit? the longer it sits the more sour it gets. If you don't like that flavor don't let it sit that long.

easygoinmomma

12-03-2011 06:24 PM

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It sat on the counter without fruit for 2 weeks and then almost a week with the fruit in it.

backtobasicsmum

12-03-2011 06:34 PM

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I don't like it to sit that long at all. I know Lisa and others do. I usually only let it sit with the scoby for 7-8 days (but I sniff it often. When it starts to first get that tangy smell, then I know it is done) and then with fruit for 2. Then into the fridge. I let a batch get too sour last week...I just dumped it out. :shrug3

derdsgirl

12-05-2011 08:33 PM

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So I've tried a few more flavors and I am really starting to love this stuff. It definitely is an acquired taste. It kept our family from getting a bad cold that was going around over thanksgiving. We all felt it starting to come on and I made everyone drink a big glass of kombucha and we started to get better.

AND I talked to my SIL today, and her husband has been brewing kombucha for a while now and is bringing me a scoby over Christmas!!!

So I'm hooked. :) I'll be back later to read this all through when I actually get to brew some after Christmas.

I do have ONE question - where do you get half gallon jars? Or gallon jars? What is a reasonable price for these jars? Ok, that was three. :giggle

backtobasicsmum

12-05-2011 09:43 PM

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I've begged around for my jars. :giggle But a couple of them have the label on them and they were from pickles or something from a restaurant. I'd ask around at some local eateries (not fast food) and see if they would keep some empty jars for you.

cobluegirl

12-05-2011 10:00 PM

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I use pickle jars from Sam's. I also have some gallon jars. Sometimes you can get gallon pickle jars from theaters that sell pickles.

easygoinmomma

12-06-2011 06:47 AM

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I have another question, if you use berries to flavor your kombucha, do you eat the berries or throw them out?

zak	12-06-2011 07:30 AM

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Are you refrigerating it after 24 hours with the fruit in (I put fruit in, let it sit for a day on the counter and then put it in the fridge).

I do NOT eat the fruit. :shifty It looks so weird.

houseforjoy

12-06-2011 10:03 AM

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i put it on the counter for 24 hours with the fruit and then put it in the fridge too. i use purred fruit(i took a bunch of strawberries blended them up and put them in ice cube trays and then i just put 2 fruit cubes in a quart jar), but i don't really drink the bottom stuff either

easygoinmomma

12-07-2011 06:54 AM

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They had been on the counter for 3 days, but they looked soggy so I wasn't about to try and eat it.

backtobasicsmum

12-07-2011 09:37 PM

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I don't eat the fruit either. I think you *could* but they are too off in texture for me to swallow them. :shrug3

easygoinmomma

12-09-2011 06:55 PM

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Dh tried the second batch today and said it was way better then the first. :giggle So far I have only managed to get the boys to take sips of it, but that is better then nothing, right.

I have another question :giggle how much can you drink in a day or what is the recommended amount to drink per day?

backtobasicsmum

12-09-2011 07:00 PM

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I'm glad your second batch was better. :tu

I try to drink a big glassfull daily...I don't know if it is something you could really overdo or not...:think :shrug

ReedleBeetle

12-09-2011 07:35 PM

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We love it! right now, I'm watering it down 1/4 Kombucha and 3/4 water so Isaac will drink it and I'm going to slowly increase the ratio of kombucha.

backtobasicsmum

12-09-2011 07:36 PM

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:doh Why didn't I think of that? ds3 *really* loves "juice"....even some kombucha would be better than no kombucha!

houseforjoy

12-09-2011 08:39 PM

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if your new to kombucha you should start off slowly. it does detox you so if you drink to much you can feel really badly. if i have been off of it for awhile i usually start by drinking 1?4-1/2 cup a day and working up to a cup or so by the end of 2 weeks. once your body is used to it you can drink more. i think ronald regan drank like 2 liters a day of it when he had brain(?) cancer--but he was using it as a cure/medicine;) --which worked by the way:yes

Soliloquy

12-09-2011 09:32 PM

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If you get a batch that's too sour it makes an excellent marinade.

I don't eat the fruit but you can. You can also eat the SCOBY.

BTBM, I'm so glad your digestion is improving! Ferments really can help.

I paid $3 for some of my gallon jars but some I got free. If you know anyone who buys things from Costco or Sam's they might have gallon jars to give you. Or ask at a restaurant or deli counter. They just recycle them. School cafeteria is another possible source.

AngelaVA

12-14-2011 12:19 PM

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I finally grew a new scoby and have my first home batch from the new scoby. Just wondering, what do you think is stronger, homemade or the GT's raw?

easygoinmomma

12-20-2011 07:55 AM

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I just wanted to come back here and say that I found out part of the reason my kombucha was so sour. I was using a mixed berry blend and that flavor is really sour. I am really liking strawberry and raspberry. I have some apple *brewing* :shifty (that sounds wrong) that I am excited to try. I also wanted to say that I love it way more when it is bubbly!

backtobasicsmum

12-20-2011 07:13 PM

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:rockon

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