kombucha 101 thread! - Page 14

cobluegirl · 03-29-2012, 08:01 AM

I have but I always place wax paper or plastic wrap over the jar before adding the lid. The acidity will eat the metal.

treehugginmama · 03-29-2012, 08:16 AM

Thanks. That is what I heard so I appreciate the tip. I started saving my GT bottles but I don't have enough yet.

backtobasicsmum · 03-29-2012, 03:28 PM

I do.

My kombucha isn't actually touching any part of the lid, so

I've got some in the second ferment right now in my new bottles that I linked above. I'm hoping it will help with the fizziness factor.

easygoinmomma · 03-29-2012, 04:25 PM

Karisa, have you tried using juice yet?

backtobasicsmum · 03-29-2012, 06:34 PM

No, not yet. I'm hoping these new bottles help with the fizz that way.

Soliloquy · 03-29-2012, 07:03 PM

Ball makes plastic lids that fit their mason jars, too. I love them for all my ferments.

backtobasicsmum · 03-30-2012, 08:50 PM

Oh, I"m so excited about my new bottles! It fizzes!!

I wish I had gotten more.

treehugginmama · 04-07-2012, 02:51 PM

I went to get a finished Kombucha from the fridge. My first homemade one and there's a little Scoby on top. It's so cute, but is that normal? I took it off and drank a bit and it tastes good but I didn't think there should be SCOBY on top so I put it to the side for now.

cobluegirl · 04-07-2012, 03:05 PM

ya that is fine.. just remove it. It won't normally do that in the fridge... funny

treehugginmama · 04-07-2012, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobluegirl

ya that is fine.. just remove it. It won't normally do that in the fridge... funny

Thanks. Maybe it did it during the second step (the 5 days before I put them in the fridge?

domesticzookeeper · 04-07-2012, 03:29 PM

I can't get mine to stop growing little scobies

I put the bottles in the fridge, I even filter the kombucha through a tea cloth, and I still have to fish slimy little pancakes out of my cup before drinking

shekinah · 04-07-2012, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treehugginmama

Thanks. Maybe it did it during the second step (the 5 days before I put them in the fridge?

Mine does that as well. I do the second ferment leaving them out on the counter and then put in the fridge. I have little scobies on mine. Dh doesn't like the second ferment, and I put his bottles straight in the fridge. No scoby.

Dovenoir · 04-07-2012, 05:45 PM

For those who are brewing more than one gallon at a time, where are you getting your supplies??

I'm doing a batch of grape juice and apple ginger as my second ferment. I love ginger and it seems to be doing well. I wish DH wasn't so squeamish.

I also wish I knew more about the microbiology of it.... I get squicked out still at the idea of ferments, or potentially ruining it.

cobluegirl · 04-07-2012, 05:49 PM

I use old pickle jars.. you can get the almost gallon ones at Sam's or check your theaters ...if they sell pickles or jalapenos and get gallons jars there..

shekinah · 04-07-2012, 06:54 PM

DH bought us a round, see through, glass cookie jar from Walmart that holds two gallons as none of our stores sell the larger jars of pickles or anything. If I were making more at a time, I'd just get more of those jars.. it is working very well.

03-29-2012, 08:01 AM	#196
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I have but I always place wax paper or plastic wrap over the jar before adding the lid. The acidity will eat the metal. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER] Last edited by cobluegirl; 03-29-2012 at 08:03 AM.

03-29-2012, 08:16 AM	#197
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Thanks. That is what I heard so I appreciate the tip. I started saving my GT bottles but I don't have enough yet. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

03-29-2012, 03:28 PM	#198
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I do. My kombucha isn't actually touching any part of the lid, so I've got some in the second ferment right now in my new bottles that I linked above. I'm hoping it will help with the fizziness factor. __________________ 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

03-29-2012, 04:25 PM	#199
easygoinmomma Rose Garden Silence is golden unless you have boys. Then it means they're into something! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,564	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Karisa, have you tried using juice yet? __________________ ~Normajean~ (isfj) wife to Hubby Hotwheels and momma to all boys The Manatee Lishy Doodles Goose and Charlie the litter trained Chihuahua

03-29-2012, 06:34 PM	#200
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 No, not yet. I'm hoping these new bottles help with the fizz that way. __________________ 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

03-29-2012, 07:03 PM	#201
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Ball makes plastic lids that fit their mason jars, too. I love them for all my ferments.

03-30-2012, 08:50 PM	#202
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Oh, I"m so excited about my new bottles! It fizzes!! I wish I had gotten more. __________________ 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

04-07-2012, 02:51 PM	#203
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I went to get a finished Kombucha from the fridge. My first homemade one and there's a little Scoby on top. It's so cute, but is that normal? I took it off and drank a bit and it tastes good but I didn't think there should be SCOBY on top so I put it to the side for now. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

04-07-2012, 03:05 PM	#204
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! ya that is fine.. just remove it. It won't normally do that in the fridge... funny __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

04-07-2012, 03:29 PM	#206
domesticzookeeper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,115	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I can't get mine to stop growing little scobies I put the bottles in the fridge, I even filter the kombucha through a tea cloth, and I still have to fish slimy little pancakes out of my cup before drinking __________________ emily

04-07-2012, 05:45 PM	#208
Dovenoir Rose Garden Dove - noir Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 5,600	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 For those who are brewing more than one gallon at a time, where are you getting your supplies?? I'm doing a batch of grape juice and apple ginger as my second ferment. I love ginger and it seems to be doing well. I wish DH wasn't so squeamish. I also wish I knew more about the microbiology of it.... I get squicked out still at the idea of ferments, or potentially ruining it.

04-07-2012, 05:49 PM	#209
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I use old pickle jars.. you can get the almost gallon ones at Sam's or check your theaters ...if they sell pickles or jalapenos and get gallons jars there.. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

04-07-2012, 06:54 PM	#210
shekinah Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,768	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 DH bought us a round, see through, glass cookie jar from Walmart that holds two gallons as none of our stores sell the larger jars of pickles or anything. If I were making more at a time, I'd just get more of those jars.. it is working very well. __________________ Missina Moved across the country for love. Married in the mountains Sept 6, 2008. Former hotel manager turned placenta encapsulation specialist. I'm finally on facebook! Feel free to add me - Link Zahavah Calvary (Oct 2013)

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