kombucha 101 thread! - Page 59

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-21-2012, 10:48 AM

My second ferment has been going since Wednesday...I can try it now right?

JenLovie · 10-21-2012, 10:59 AM

I would. My 2nd ferment usually is 48 hours on the counter and then I drink it cold from the fridge the next day.

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-21-2012, 11:52 AM

Oh boy it's good!!!

I'm calling my mango KT "Amy's Mango Explosion." Because that's basically what happened all over my counter when I opened the bottle.

Recently I've discovered my second ferment bottles are Bormioli Rocco Giara bottles and I'm pretty psyched I got them for $1.99 each without knowing I was getting a decent deal.

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-22-2012, 09:00 AM

Hey do you guys think it's possible if I let the second ferment go too long that it could get kind of...alcoholic?

cobluegirl · 10-22-2012, 09:05 AM

yes it can a little bit.

Thankfulforgrace · 10-22-2012, 05:18 PM

Hmmm, maybe that's why mine is so good....

HomeWithMyBabies · 10-22-2012, 05:52 PM

Yeah, when I had some yesterday it didn't have the kick it seemed to have this morning. It was right before lunch and I hadn't had anything since breakfast. My MIL is calling it "tea shine."

Ds1 tried it but prefers his GT Dave's multigreen. Ds2 is a total no go. Ds3 won't touch it, and he was coming back for more before the second ferment. So I guess this batch is for me and the next one maybe I'll leave plain or only ferment with fruit for a day or two instead of five.

HadassahSukkot · 10-23-2012, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeWithMyBabies

My MIL is calling it "tea shine."

That is great!

blondie · 10-24-2012, 12:31 AM

My mom's friend cuts her KT in half with sparkling water and adds stevia.

I don't get it. Does anyone else do this ?

HadassahSukkot · 10-24-2012, 01:35 AM

When she drinks it?

I can understand cutting it in half. Sometimes it's just "too much" to start off with. I feel like such a poser saying that - but I've not been drinking it lately and been giving it all to the kids every morning to help boost their systems. I have been thinking of brewing a bag of hot tea and cutting that with the bucha.

Adding stevia or other sweetener - imho really defeats the purpose.... but that's just my opinion.

shekinah · 10-24-2012, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blondie

My mom's friend cuts her KT in half with sparkling water and adds stevia.

I don't get it. Does anyone else do this ?

That sounds like the commercial bottle I had gotten. Cut with water, carbonation added, and cane sugar listed once with the kombucha tea and again as an additional ingredient.

Dovenoir · 10-24-2012, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blondie

My mom's friend cuts her KT in half with sparkling water and adds stevia.

I don't get it. Does anyone else do this ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by HadassahSukkot

When she drinks it?

I can understand cutting it in half. Sometimes it's just "too much" to start off with. I feel like such a poser saying that - but I've not been drinking it lately and been giving it all to the kids every morning to help boost their systems. I have been thinking of brewing a bag of hot tea and cutting that with the bucha.

Adding stevia or other sweetener - imho really defeats the purpose.... but that's just my opinion.

I can't do the sour with this pregnancy. I drink 4 oz KT with about 8 oz Water right now. The importance is the probiotics.. The taste is acquired.

blondie · 10-24-2012, 11:08 AM

I understand cutting it with water- that makes sense. I just never thought of it before.

Adding sweetener is just confusing to me.

HadassahSukkot · 10-24-2012, 02:17 PM

maybe too sour? not enough in there for her brew? hmmmmm....

littlemama · 10-25-2012, 01:00 PM

Had to dump my entire jar of KT.

And the scoby.

I secure the towel to the top of my jar with a rubber band and then set the glass lid on top of that. The KT can still breathe since the glass lid isn't making any seal. I had some really good carbonation (yay!!!) which made the scoby rise right up against my towel. Which made the towel wet. Which attracted the fruit flies.

I pulled the towel off and found little creepy crawly baby larvae all over my scoby.

So I'll be starting over from square one. *sigh*

If I have a bottle of my KT brew with a few slices of fresh ginger in it, can I use that as a starter?? Or would it be best to get a bottle of raw, unflavored GT's KT??

10-21-2012, 10:48 AM	#871
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! My second ferment has been going since Wednesday...I can try it now right?

10-21-2012, 10:59 AM	#872
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 would. My 2nd ferment usually is 48 hours on the counter and then I drink it cold from the fridge the next day.

10-21-2012, 11:52 AM	#873
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Oh boy it's good!!! I'm calling my mango KT "Amy's Mango Explosion." Because that's basically what happened all over my counter when I opened the bottle. Recently I've discovered my second ferment bottles are Bormioli Rocco Giara bottles and I'm pretty psyched I got them for $1.99 each without knowing I was getting a decent deal.

10-22-2012, 09:00 AM	#874
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Hey do you guys think it's possible if I let the second ferment go too long that it could get kind of...alcoholic?

10-22-2012, 09:05 AM	#875
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! yes it can a little bit. __________________ 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]

10-22-2012, 05:18 PM	#876
Thankfulforgrace Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 8,415	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Hmmm, maybe that's why mine is so good.... __________________ "We can do no great things-only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

10-22-2012, 05:52 PM	#877
HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Yeah, when I had some yesterday it didn't have the kick it seemed to have this morning. It was right before lunch and I hadn't had anything since breakfast. My MIL is calling it "tea shine." Ds1 tried it but prefers his GT Dave's multigreen. Ds2 is a total no go. Ds3 won't touch it, and he was coming back for more before the second ferment. So I guess this batch is for me and the next one maybe I'll leave plain or only ferment with fruit for a day or two instead of five.

10-24-2012, 12:31 AM	#879
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 mom's friend cuts her KT in half with sparkling water and adds stevia. I don't get it. Does anyone else do this ? __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-24-2012, 01:35 AM	#880
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! When she drinks it? I can understand cutting it in half. Sometimes it's just "too much" to start off with. I feel like such a poser saying that - but I've not been drinking it lately and been giving it all to the kids every morning to help boost their systems. I have been thinking of brewing a bag of hot tea and cutting that with the bucha. Adding stevia or other sweetener - imho really defeats the purpose.... but that's just my opinion.

10-24-2012, 11:08 AM	#883
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: kombucha 101 thread! I understand cutting it with water- that makes sense. I just never thought of it before. Adding sweetener is just confusing to me. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-24-2012, 02:17 PM	#884
HadassahSukkot Deactivated being oppressed means the absence of choices - bell hooks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 8,892	Re: kombucha 101 thread! maybe too sour? not enough in there for her brew? hmmmmm....

10-25-2012, 01:00 PM	#885
littlemama Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,256	Re: kombucha 101 thread! Had to dump my entire jar of KT. And the scoby. I secure the towel to the top of my jar with a rubber band and then set the glass lid on top of that. The KT can still breathe since the glass lid isn't making any seal. I had some really good carbonation (yay!!!) which made the scoby rise right up against my towel. Which made the towel wet. Which attracted the fruit flies. I pulled the towel off and found little creepy crawly baby larvae all over my scoby. So I'll be starting over from square one. sigh If I have a bottle of my KT brew with a few slices of fresh ginger in it, can I use that as a starter?? Or would it be best to get a bottle of raw, unflavored GT's KT?? __________________ Heather - Wife to 1....Mama to 4....Midwife to many

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