Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

Got my radishes planted today.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Home Bakers only thing I am doing is meatloaf for dinner.
Hope this finds all safe.

 

[Sally PB]

I use 1 cup (200 grams) of sugar per 1 gallon (about 4 litres) of tea when I brew kombucha.

@MotherofOrpies, I grew my scoby (mother) from a store bought bottle of kombucha. I'll look up the link if you're interested.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good afternoon one and all!

I guess I'm not with it, I'm interested to know what is kombucha?

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!

 

[Sally PB]

I guess I'm not with it, I'm interested to know what is kombucha?

It's a fermented tea. Slightly sweet (some sugar is needed to feed the mother), slightly carbonated, full of probiotics.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

It's a fermented tea. Slightly sweet (some sugar is needed to feed the mother), slightly carbonated, full of probiotics.

Thanks for the information.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I use 1 cup (200 grams) of sugar per 1 gallon (about 4 litres) of tea when I brew kombucha.

@MotherofOrpies, I grew my scoby (mother) from a store bought bottle of kombucha. I'll look up the link if you're interested.

Yes please

 

[Sally PB]

Here's how to make a scoby with a purchased bottle of tea.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-kombucha-scoby-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202596

I used this brand to make mine. It wasn't this flavor, it was their Gingerade flavor. Any brand/flavor should work, as long as it is RAW Kombucha. If it says anything about being pasteurized, all the live stuff in it is no longer alive.

Also, some brands have more alcohol than others. The bottle shown here is from this brand's non-alcoholic line. They do have a variety that is sold only to age 21 and over, but I didn't want mine to be contain alcohol.

Actually, it DOES... but it's a trace amount; about the same as in an over-ripe banana. This brand reformulated a separate line (this one) out of their original one. I think they introduced a different strain of yeast. (Scoby is an acronym for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast.)

One other thing: you have to make it with sugar, don't try to use honey. The bacteria in kombucha and honey are different; they don't "play well" together.

You can "train" your scoby to get along with honey, but it takes a while and several batches. I plan to try it when I get enough honey from my bees... in a year or two.

 

[jnicholes]

I finally got around to making that radish soup. Had to pick up some radishes from the store, because mine in the garden are not ready yet.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

Thanks for the information on scoby.

The radish soup looks good.

Temperature is in the 70s.

Have a great day!