The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha - Page 2

Hopetobe · 09-20-2014, 07:11 PM

No, I haven't noticed anything like that, HE.

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I tried a new flavor of KT today. It was like a root beer flavor, called Earth. We might try to copy it - saspirilla, burdock root, dandelion root, molasses, etc. It was pretty good

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WanderingJuniper · 09-21-2014, 03:49 AM

I'm bottling today. Wild cherry for the kids and an experiment for me. I want to try lemonbalm & chamomile.

HomeyT · 09-21-2014, 07:01 AM

love kombucha and got by scoby a few months ago. been making a gallon a week! lol! both dh and i drink it, but haven't gotten the kids into it yet.

i love doing sugar free lemonade in the second ferment. but really all i do is add it to the kombucha and then drink. :P

i want to try ginger! going to bottle some right now, so will do that!
do you put the second ferment in the fridge?

WanderingJuniper · 09-21-2014, 07:52 AM

I let the second ferment sit for 2-3 days then out it in the fridge. So nice and bubbly that way.

sprout · 09-21-2014, 12:19 PM

do any of you have wells? and, has having a scoby and washing dishes ever been a problem for you?

Hannah Elise · 09-21-2014, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WanderingJuniper

I'm bottling today. Wild cherry for the kids and an experiment for me. I want to try lemonbalm & chamomile.

I just picked up some discounted wild cherry juice at Big Lots yesterday. Hoping to try some as a 2F when this batch is ready to try on Thursday.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeyT

love kombucha and got by scoby a few months ago. been making a gallon a week! lol! both dh and i drink it, but haven't gotten the kids into it yet.

i love doing sugar free lemonade in the second ferment. but really all i do is add it to the kombucha and then drink. :P

i want to try ginger! going to bottle some right now, so will do that!
do you put the second ferment in the fridge?

Your dh willndrink it? Jealous.

My dh won't even touch 2f with fruit.

HomeyT · 09-21-2014, 02:53 PM

We have a well, no issues for us. But our water is not soft a little on the hard side.

HomeyT · 09-21-2014, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hannah Elise

Your dh willndrink it? Jealous.

My dh won't even touch 2f with fruit.

well he's fairly open to all this natural stuff

including harvesting wild mushrooms off trees to make himself tea. lol!

sprout · 09-22-2014, 12:27 PM

what about septics? I don't know if it is true or not, but I heard that scobys can grow in them?

mom2boys · 09-22-2014, 10:47 PM

Bottled my very first batch for the second ferment today!!!

HomeyT · 09-23-2014, 05:18 AM

Awesome bottles!

homesteadmama · 09-23-2014, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprout

what about septics? I don't know if it is true or not, but I heard that scobys can grow in them?

I've read this too. A few times. So I'm super careful to not let any SCOBY pieces go down my drain. They do grow! And it would make sense that they could grow in a septic tank. I've read stories of them growing and clogging the tank. Even if it's not true, I'd rather be safe than sorry!

Hannah Elise · 09-23-2014, 01:43 PM

So, Sarah, kombucha/pregnancy question for you - did you consume KT regularly during previous pregnancies, and if so, did you test Group B Strep positive at all? I was negative with ds1 and positive with ds2... I am hoping that my increased probiotic intake (I really need to step up on the sauerkraut... and possibly start back up with milk kefir, too.. when does testing happen again?

) will lead to another negative so that I don't have to be on antibiotics during delivery again this time around..

HomeyT · 09-23-2014, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homesteadmama

I've read this too. A few times. So I'm super careful to not let any SCOBY pieces go down my drain. They do grow! And it would make sense that they could grow in a septic tank. I've read stories of them growing and clogging the tank. Even if it's not true, I'd rather be safe than sorry!

interesting! we are on a septic too. i'll have to use some precautions!

...what do to with a bowl full of unwanted scobies?!?!?! any ideas??

Soliloquy · 09-23-2014, 07:19 PM

You can cut up SCOBYs into little pieces and eat them, they taste kind of like Sour Patch Kids.

You can compost them, too. I've read that dogs will eat them but that seems a little risky to me since even a small amount of alcohol isn't good for animals.

Or give them away.

09-20-2014, 07:11 PM	#16
Hopetobe Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: "Sun, sun, sun, sunny day" Posts: 3,844	The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha No, I haven't noticed anything like that, HE. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 10:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 PM ---------- I tried a new flavor of KT today. It was like a root beer flavor, called Earth. We might try to copy it - saspirilla, burdock root, dandelion root, molasses, etc. It was pretty good Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Probably on my phone, and Andrea INTP, DYT 4/1 Wife to B ~9yrs Mom to E 3yo & L 1yo 10/13/09 Last edited by Hopetobe; 09-20-2014 at 07:13 PM.

09-21-2014, 03:49 AM	#17
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha I'm bottling today. Wild cherry for the kids and an experiment for me. I want to try lemonbalm & chamomile.

09-21-2014, 07:01 AM	#18
HomeyT Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,702	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha love kombucha and got by scoby a few months ago. been making a gallon a week! lol! both dh and i drink it, but haven't gotten the kids into it yet. i love doing sugar free lemonade in the second ferment. but really all i do is add it to the kombucha and then drink. :P i want to try ginger! going to bottle some right now, so will do that! do you put the second ferment in the fridge? __________________ Usually nursing while on tapatalk please excuse the typos!

09-21-2014, 07:52 AM	#19
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha I let the second ferment sit for 2-3 days then out it in the fridge. So nice and bubbly that way.

09-21-2014, 12:19 PM	#20
sprout Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,260	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha do any of you have wells? and, has having a scoby and washing dishes ever been a problem for you?

09-21-2014, 02:53 PM	#22
HomeyT Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,702	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha We have a well, no issues for us. But our water is not soft a little on the hard side. __________________ Usually nursing while on tapatalk please excuse the typos!

09-22-2014, 12:27 PM	#24
sprout Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,260	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha what about septics? I don't know if it is true or not, but I heard that scobys can grow in them?

09-22-2014, 10:47 PM	#25
mom2boys Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,811	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha Bottled my very first batch for the second ferment today!!! __________________ Darci wife to Lester and gentle homeschooling mama to 6 boys: Jake (20) Jesse (19) Jamie (16) Ben (14) Greyson (11) Gabe (8) INFP and DYT 3/2

09-23-2014, 05:18 AM	#26
HomeyT Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,702	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha Awesome bottles! __________________ Usually nursing while on tapatalk please excuse the typos!

09-23-2014, 01:43 PM	#28
Hannah Elise Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,124	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha So, Sarah, kombucha/pregnancy question for you - did you consume KT regularly during previous pregnancies, and if so, did you test Group B Strep positive at all? I was negative with ds1 and positive with ds2... I am hoping that my increased probiotic intake (I really need to step up on the sauerkraut... and possibly start back up with milk kefir, too.. when does testing happen again? ) will lead to another negative so that I don't have to be on antibiotics during delivery again this time around.. I have noticed that my candida symptoms seem to have majorly lessened since starting KT, so it has me hopeful that there have been other beneficial changes in my flora. __________________ Hannah Elise: GAPS mama, novice gardener, libertarian, INTP and procrastinator extraordinaire Wife to Spencer (5.29.10), momma to Asher (3.19.11), Benjamin (12.30.12), and Elisabeth (1.9.15)

09-23-2014, 07:19 PM	#30
Soliloquy Administrator Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: The Awesomeness That Is Kombucha You can cut up SCOBYs into little pieces and eat them, they taste kind of like Sour Patch Kids. You can compost them, too. I've read that dogs will eat them but that seems a little risky to me since even a small amount of alcohol isn't good for animals. Or give them away. __________________ Lisa, 50. Married to the love of my life for 25 years! Moderator in Theological & Doctrinal Issues, Drawing Closer, Bible Study, & Educating Our Children Mom to 5 wonderful kids, ages 6, 12, 13, 15, 18. My Instagram Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and Personal Trainer.. Join me on iNaturalist.

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