Sure hope a kombucha scoby doesn't kill 'em!

[Stamper]

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it needs to grow in real tea, white, green, or black and it can't be caffeine free

 

[alpinefarm]

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it needs to grow in real tea, white, green, or black and it can't be caffeine free

I actually read about using Rooibos on a kombucha recipe site. I decided to mix the two types, white tea and rooibos, for my first batch, rather than do just the rooibos alone. I used honey to feed it.

The result was incredible. Even my husband, who hadn't liked kombucha till now, ***loves*** this new brew! Success!

 

[alpinefarm]

I had read (happyherbalist.com probably) that white tea is not only the least processed and "purest" of the three, green, black and white, but it is also much lower in caffeine than the other two. So I believe I'm doing a very low caffeine brew at this point.

White is also believed to be the highest tea in theanine, an amino acid which is being studied big time right now for its ability to help with mental focus (and ADHD).

 

[wood&feathers]

If you want spectacular minimally processed tea, find some good Taiwanese oolong. It comes in a can, with a vacuum pack inside. The tea looks like little balls the size of a pea, but when brewed it unfolds into a whole leaf. A-Li-Son is a brand available at our Korean food store in Lexington, KY, costs about $7 and will blow away any green tea commonly found at health food stores. For a REAL treat, order some high altitude oolong from Tea-wan - $43, and tastes like heaven's own flower garden. Real oolong also can provide multiple brewings, and the 3rd brewing tastes about like an average American brand green tea.

 

[alpinefarm]

wood&feathers :

If you want spectacular minimally processed tea, find some good Taiwanese oolong. It comes in a can, with a vacuum pack inside. The tea looks like little balls the size of a pea, but when brewed it unfolds into a whole leaf. A-Li-Son is a brand available at our Korean food store in Lexington, KY, costs about $7 and will blow away any green tea commonly found at health food stores. For a REAL treat, order some high altitude oolong from Tea-wan - $43, and tastes like heaven's own flower garden. Real oolong also can provide multiple brewings, and the 3rd brewing tastes about like an average American brand green tea.

Sounds wonderful! I have heard of oolong and will need to try it now...​