kombucha 101 thread! - Page 56

blondie · 10-08-2012, 08:44 AM

My scoby is still just sitting in a tiny bit of tea.

I always forget to get it brewing again.

solatido · 10-09-2012, 10:59 AM

Here is my 'bucha on day 6! The SCOBY mama sank to the bottom when I moved it but left the (very) thin baby on top. I didn't kill it, did I?

HadassahSukkot · 10-09-2012, 11:29 AM

It looks pretty! My original is a wedge (really thick actually... like as thick as my thumb!) and it sinks the first week, and then floats from there making a lovely little baby for me to look at after that.

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-09-2012, 12:31 PM

My booch looks weird! I started it on the third of the month and it's got a nice baby growing on top of one of the gallons. However there is like a pocket of air in there between the layers, a big one, and there's like, clumpy dark stuff in the pocket. It looks like yeast is hanging off the bottom, so I guess it's normal? My other gallon is split in half by the large SCOBY that is almost on the bottom at an angle. I can see the light tea on top and darker below but the baby SCOBY isn't as developed (that is my second/third generation SCOBY so maybe that's why?)

I don't know, it all looks preeeetttyyyy weird to me. I hope it's ok.

I WANT SOME TEA!!!

backtobasicsmum · 10-09-2012, 12:56 PM

Homewithmybabies...that all sounds normal to me. If I get a big air pocket in there, sometime I just poke the scoby with a clean finger.

HadassahSukkot · 10-09-2012, 02:38 PM

I have one that is super lumpy this go around. It keeps getting air trapped in/under it, and I keep going and poking at it with a clean finger.

JenLovie · 10-09-2012, 06:01 PM

I need to get sugar and a second vessel for brewing. Since its starting toget cooler here I need to make sure I have brews alternating so I don't run out of KT.

SweetCaroline · 10-10-2012, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JenLovie

I need to get sugar and a second vessel for brewing. Since its starting toget cooler here I need to make sure I have brews alternating so I don't run out of KT.

yep, me too..i marked it on my calendar ..im supposed to start another gallon today. the whole thought of staggering my batches just right is stressing me out a little.

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-10-2012, 08:59 AM

My vessals have a little chalk board thing on them and that's where I write the date.

I am so cool.

It still looks gross and I am out of my store bought gingerade, and not feeling so hot digestive wise.

SweetCaroline · 10-10-2012, 09:27 AM

my vessals.

i like that. makes it sound so distinguished.

Thankfulforgrace · 10-10-2012, 04:24 PM

So I'm wondering if I did this right... For the second brew I put in fruit purée and let it sit at room temp for another week right? It tastes good but I'm worried about food poisoning us all....

melliethepooh · 10-10-2012, 08:09 PM

Two days is plenty for the second ferment. That said, mine have been on the counter for, oh, a week now

Soliloquy · 10-10-2012, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thankfulforgrace

So I'm wondering if I did this right... For the second brew I put in fruit purée and let it sit at room temp for another week right? It tastes good but I'm worried about food poisoning us all....

Tightly sealed. It's alive. Not all that different from leaving fresh fruit out for a week or keeping onions & potatoes in the pantry.

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Thankfulforgrace · 10-11-2012, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LisaM

Tightly sealed. It's alive. Not all that different from leaving fresh fruit out for a week or keeping onions & potatoes in the pantry.

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Is a ball canning jar might not be a good idea because it won't be tightly sealed?

Soliloquy · 10-11-2012, 07:25 AM

It's not anaerobic but it should work if you cap it tightly. I don't have enough EZ Cap bottles and use other kinds, in addition.

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10-08-2012, 08:44 AM	#826
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: kombucha 101 thread! My scoby is still just sitting in a tiny bit of tea. I always forget to get it brewing again. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-09-2012, 10:59 AM	#827
solatido Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,272	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Here is my 'bucha on day 6! The SCOBY mama sank to the bottom when I moved it but left the (very) thin baby on top. I didn't kill it, did I? __________________ Harmoniously married since 2006 to my wonderful DH SAHM to T, born 7/09, H, born 5/12, J, born 9/14, and V, born 5/17

10-09-2012, 11:29 AM	#828
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! It looks pretty! My original is a wedge (really thick actually... like as thick as my thumb!) and it sinks the first week, and then floats from there making a lovely little baby for me to look at after that.

10-09-2012, 12:31 PM	#829
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! My booch looks weird! I started it on the third of the month and it's got a nice baby growing on top of one of the gallons. However there is like a pocket of air in there between the layers, a big one, and there's like, clumpy dark stuff in the pocket. It looks like yeast is hanging off the bottom, so I guess it's normal? My other gallon is split in half by the large SCOBY that is almost on the bottom at an angle. I can see the light tea on top and darker below but the baby SCOBY isn't as developed (that is my second/third generation SCOBY so maybe that's why?) I don't know, it all looks preeeetttyyyy weird to me. I hope it's ok. I WANT SOME TEA!!!

10-09-2012, 12:56 PM	#830
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Homewithmybabies...that all sounds normal to me. If I get a big air pocket in there, sometime I just poke the scoby with a clean finger. __________________ 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

10-09-2012, 02:38 PM	#831
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I have one that is super lumpy this go around. It keeps getting air trapped in/under it, and I keep going and poking at it with a clean finger.

10-09-2012, 06:01 PM	#832
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 need to get sugar and a second vessel for brewing. Since its starting toget cooler here I need to make sure I have brews alternating so I don't run out of KT.

10-10-2012, 08:59 AM	#834
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! My vessals have a little chalk board thing on them and that's where I write the date. I am so cool. It still looks gross and I am out of my store bought gingerade, and not feeling so hot digestive wise.

10-10-2012, 09:27 AM	#835
SweetCaroline Rose Garden a little Attachment Parenting will fix that Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! my vessals. i like that. makes it sound so distinguished. __________________ 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

10-10-2012, 04:24 PM	#836
Thankfulforgrace Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 8,415	Re: kombucha 101 thread! So I'm wondering if I did this right... For the second brew I put in fruit purée and let it sit at room temp for another week right? It tastes good but I'm worried about food poisoning us all.... __________________ "We can do no great things-only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

10-10-2012, 08:09 PM	#837
melliethepooh Rose Garden Dinosaurs are people too Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,981	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Two days is plenty for the second ferment. That said, mine have been on the counter for, oh, a week now __________________ 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

10-11-2012, 07:25 AM	#840
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	It's not anaerobic but it should work if you cap it tightly. I don't have enough EZ Cap bottles and use other kinds, in addition. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

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