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Stiina 10-03-2012 09:24 AM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
Zak, where did you have your jar sitting for a YEAR AND A HALF??????? That would be terrifying :shiver

shekinah 10-03-2012 10:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetCaroline (Post 4883374)
i used to do the straw thing to taste it..but i think i just like it at all stages..so from about the 5th day..im just pourin' glasses baby- till its gone :cool

Haha, I think I only did the straw thing the first two times I made it. Now I just brew, let it sit for almost 3 weeks, then bottle for second ferment. I don't really like it without the added fruit, so no pouring it off or taste testing going on here. :no

Quote:

Originally Posted by solatido (Post 4884136)
Allllllrighty, I tossed my SCOBY and the very vinegar-ish liquid into a gallon jar with fresh sweet tea! The house is in the mid 60s, so should I give it a full week before sampling?

:rockon Sounds good to me.

zak 10-03-2012 12:31 PM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiina (Post 4884368)
Zak, where did you have your jar sitting for a YEAR AND A HALF??????? That would be terrifying :shiver

My garage (no cars).

The mailbox is funny. My friend took a chunk of scoby to freak her hubby out. :haha

SweetCaroline 10-03-2012 02:02 PM

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well..like, 99.9% of people would have NO CLUE what it was..it would be so funny.

blessedmamaofmany 10-03-2012 02:04 PM

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I AM OUT OF SUGAR! :hissyfit

Can I keep my SCOBY in the fridge until tomorrow??

easygoinmomma 10-03-2012 02:21 PM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
:yes I've kept mine in the fridge for a few days.

shekinah 10-03-2012 07:21 PM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by blessedmamaofmany (Post 4884974)
I AM OUT OF SUGAR! :hissyfit

Can I keep my SCOBY in the fridge until tomorrow??

:doh Thanks for reminding me! I gotta get some before this batch is done too.

blondie 10-03-2012 07:51 PM

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Soooo...My scoby's just been chillin in a little bit of tea for....over a week now. :shifty It's okay, right ?! IDK why it's so hard for me to just fill it up with tea, sugar and water!!

LearningMama 10-04-2012 09:27 PM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
:help

So I've been trying to grow my mother for just over two weeks. I got the SCOBY and was given instructions to start at this point
Quote:

This time, make a quart of tea. Heat four cups water to the boil, add 1/3 cup sugar, and steep with 2 tea bags or 2 tablespoons black tea...
from these directions http://www.paprikahead.com/2009/07/h...ucha-from.html
So after just over 2 weeks this is what I have
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...e21519ecd9.jpg
What should I do now? Do I let it continue to grow or can I start brewing? I really want to get started.:yes

I used unbleached sugar if that affects anything.

HadassahSukkot 10-05-2012 03:16 AM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
that looks plenty big enough to use to me.

HomeWithMyBabies 10-05-2012 05:09 AM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
Mine was smaller and I graduated her. I don't know yet how it will turn out but I was able to move her into the other jug and everything looks normal so far. As normal as rotting tea will look. :shrug3

solatido 10-05-2012 05:45 AM

Re: kombucha 101 thread!
 
Rotting tea :giggle

I will not look at my jar.
I will not look at my jar.
I will not look at my jar.

Seriously, though. It's only been two days so there can't have been much change.

SweetCaroline 10-05-2012 05:46 AM

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its not rotting! :snooty

its becoming greater :yes

entropy does not apply to KT

HomeWithMyBabies 10-05-2012 05:49 AM

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It's far more dramatic when I tell people I'm letting my tea rot. :shifty

HadassahSukkot 10-05-2012 06:03 AM

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:giggle


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