kombucha 101 thread! - Page 24

JenLovie · 05-13-2012, 05:11 PM

Kombucha newby question: Is this a scoby?

And if it is, that means I'm ready for my 2nd ferment, right?

Hopetobe · 05-13-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JenLovie

Kombucha newby question: Is this a scoby?

And if it is, that means I'm ready for my 2nd ferment, right?

Yes, it looks like a SCOBY, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's ready for the second ferment. You have to taste it. How long since you put the sweet tea in with the old SCOBY... or wait are you asking because you are growing one from a store bought bottle?

JenLovie · 05-14-2012, 06:47 AM

I grew from a store bought bottle.

Hopetobe · 05-14-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JenLovie

I grew from a store bought bottle.

Yay, glad it's working then! When I grew a SCOBY, I followed Food Renegade's directions, so I wasn't doing a full batch of Kombucha at the same time. I think it just used a cup or two of sweet tea, so when it was done, I just had the SCOBY and enough starter to make my first real batch. You can search online, but I think she recommended letting this mother get to at least a 1/4 of an inch thick before using it to make the first real batch, I can't remember. Anyway, if you are growing your first SCOBY and trying to brew a batch all at the same time, it might take a little longer. Either way, whether or not your kombucha is ready for the second fermentation is up to the taste and/or pH. I've never hears of it having anything to do with how thick the SCOBY is at that time.

When the k tea is ready for the 2nd ferment, you'll want to keep the SCOBY and some (at least a cup or two) of the kombucha from this 1st ferment for brewing more.

Soliloquy · 05-14-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopetobe

Yes, it looks like a SCOBY, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's ready for the second ferment. You have to taste it. How long since you put the sweet tea in with the old SCOBY... or wait are you asking because you are growing one from a store bought bottle?

Yes, taste a bit. It should be tart but drinkable. I would wait for it to get a bit thicker and opaque before starting a new batch.

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blessedmamaofmany · 05-14-2012, 12:15 PM

Whelp. I'm doing it!

My sweet tea is cooling, and my store bought kombucha is ready to go.

I'm following the FR instructions as well. I can't wait!

JenLovie · 05-14-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by blessedmamaofmany

Whelp. I'm doing it!

My sweet tea is cooling, and my store bought kombucha is ready to go.

I'm following the FR instructions as well. I can't wait!

I feel like I have a science experiment brewing on my counter...and I feel super crunchy.

cobluegirl · 05-14-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JenLovie

I feel like I have a science experiment brewing on my counter...and I feel super crunchy.

It totally fascinates me...

Stiina · 05-14-2012, 06:13 PM

I remember reading somewhere "9 things I learned from a Hippy" and one of them was about being obsessed about food (check: now we are gluten-free and sugar-free and I overanalyze EVERYTHING I put into my body), and another one was "always has some sort of fermenting, weird science experiment in their kitchen"

JustMandy · 05-17-2012, 07:50 AM

I'm bored with KT. I'm not sure if it was really working for me. But I don't just want to trow my SCOBY out. It seems like a huge waste and I know myself....I'll want to do it again in 6 months.

Is there a way to save it and not make more KT?

Soliloquy · 05-17-2012, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JustMandy

I'm bored with KT. I'm not sure if it was really working for me. But I don't just want to trow my SCOBY out. It seems like a huge waste and I know myself....I'll want to do it again in 6 months.

Is there a way to save it and not make more KT?

Yes, you can make a scoby hotel. There's lots of sites that explain it.

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blessedmamaofmany · 05-17-2012, 12:25 PM

I look at mine everyday.

And I make hubby look. He's very good at pretending he's interested.

I *think* we're in business here. It's been several days and already there's goodies in my tea.

. I'll post a pic once it's bigger.

SweetCaroline · 05-17-2012, 04:01 PM

i grew a scoby from a bottle of kt from the hfs.

it took long because it was cold in my house..about 4 saturdays

..now its nice and thick.

i started my first gallon on sunday..at first the scoby sank, but now its at the top and fizzy

my dh:

me

so..question. why do some people have to throw out their first batch?

houseforjoy · 05-17-2012, 06:41 PM

i think just if it is to vinegary tasting from brewing so long

Stiina · 05-18-2012, 10:02 AM

so.... can you use a scoby from KT to make water kefir?

05-13-2012, 05:11 PM	#346
JenLovie Deactivated You win when you choose health. MWWR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bless Your Heart Posts: 6,565	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Kombucha newby question: Is this a scoby? And if it is, that means I'm ready for my 2nd ferment, right?

05-14-2012, 06:47 AM	#348
JenLovie Deactivated You win when you choose health. MWWR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bless Your Heart Posts: 6,565	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I grew from a store bought bottle.

05-14-2012, 12:15 PM	#351
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 Whelp. I'm doing it! My sweet tea is cooling, and my store bought kombucha is ready to go. I'm following the FR instructions as well. I can't wait!

05-14-2012, 06:13 PM	#354
Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I remember reading somewhere "9 things I learned from a Hippy" and one of them was about being obsessed about food (check: now we are gluten-free and sugar-free and I overanalyze EVERYTHING I put into my body), and another one was "always has some sort of fermenting, weird science experiment in their kitchen"

05-17-2012, 07:50 AM	#355
JustMandy Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Among the tall straight pines of the coastal plain. Posts: 5,797	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I'm bored with KT. I'm not sure if it was really working for me. But I don't just want to trow my SCOBY out. It seems like a huge waste and I know myself....I'll want to do it again in 6 months. Is there a way to save it and not make more KT?

05-17-2012, 12:25 PM	#357
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 I look at mine everyday. And I make hubby look. He's very good at pretending he's interested. I think we're in business here. It's been several days and already there's goodies in my tea. . I'll post a pic once it's bigger.

05-17-2012, 04:01 PM	#358
SweetCaroline Rose Garden a little Attachment Parenting will fix that Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 i grew a scoby from a bottle of kt from the hfs. it took long because it was cold in my house..about 4 saturdays ..now its nice and thick. i started my first gallon on sunday..at first the scoby sank, but now its at the top and fizzy my dh: me so..question. why do some people have to throw out their first batch? __________________ Gently mothering 5 babes one day at a time, only by the help of my Lord - ages 11,6,5, 4, & 2 Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. ISFP Last edited by SweetCaroline; 05-17-2012 at 04:07 PM.

05-17-2012, 06:41 PM	#359
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 i think just if it is to vinegary tasting from brewing so long __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

05-18-2012, 10:02 AM	#360
Stiina Rose Garden Not Sharing Exuberantly Anymore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,507	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 so.... can you use a scoby from KT to make water kefir?

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