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[CSolis]

@Sally PB ... Smacks her lips and goes yummeh! Oh my, I surprised myself indeed. I thought the pomegranate Kombucha might be iffy due to the fact that Bolthouse Farms 100% Pomegranate Juice will turn your cheeks inside out sour. But I added enough to fill up a 28 oz bottle, 6-7 raisins, and the rest kombucha tea. Let it sit in the spare bedroom where there's not alot of light (window shade) and it's cool. Heaven I tell ya, just heaven!
The one I added Purely Peach to, without raisins since it was naturally sweet is also good to the last drop, but not as good as the pomegranate. And there is a delightful fizz to each one of the bottles... giggles ( I got a buzz). Good thing my unflavored tea is almost ready to make more.
The scobe is over a quarter of an inch thick now. It's purdy!

 

[CSolis]

Oh, I agree. A popular phrase today is 'Follow the money trail'.

Meanwhile those who said Global Warming was an issue and we were all gonna die in 10-20 years are still jet setting all over the globe to preach their gospel. And how many solar panel factories did 'we the people' fund without consent, only to have them go bankrupt in a few short years? Sounds like one of those warshington scams to me.

 

[microchick]

I have to admit I'm functionally illiterate where it comes to Kombucha so I looked it up.

Okay......now I am not functionally illiterate any more.

Kinda sounds like Manhattan Iced Tea....only healthy? Of course Manhattan Iced Tea could be taken for medicinal purposes also.

 

[CSolis]

I have to admit I'm functionally illiterate where it comes to Kombucha so I looked it up.

Okay......now I am not functionally illiterate any more.

Kinda sounds like Manhattan Iced Tea....only healthy? Of course Manhattan Iced Tea could be taken for medicinal purposes also.

Kombucha tea is a type of fermented tea. To do the job a scoby is needed, which is sorta kinda like a fungus/bacteria that eats the sugar in the tea and produces carbonation and beneficial bacteria for the gut. No alcohol in it unless you let it get that way.

I'm sure there's all types of 'tea' or 'drinks' you could say are for medicinal purposes. A shot of scotch, burbon, amaretto, annisette ( ) if taken in small 'doses' would be beneficial. Heck, even a beer a day is reported to be good for you. I know it flushes out the kidneys.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We lost power for two hours last half hour I actaully went to sleep then I hear the Son come in to wake me Power is back

 

[Sally PB]

Kombucha tea is a type of fermented tea. To do the job a scoby is needed,

SCOBY is actually an acronym for Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast. Whether or not an appreciable amount of alcohol is generated depends on the strain of yeast. I can tell you that my kombucha doesn't have any more alcohol than a ripe banana. I've never gotten any kind of buzz from it.

@CSolis, your brew sounds wonderful! Playing with flavors and doing a secondary ferment is half the fun. I've added cranberry juice and that was really good too.

 

[CSolis]

SCOBY is actually an acronym for Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast. Whether or not an appreciable amount of alcohol is generated depends on the strain of yeast. I can tell you that my kombucha doesn't have any more alcohol than a ripe banana. I've never gotten any kind of buzz from it.

@CSolis, your brew sounds wonderful! Playing with flavors and doing a secondary ferment is half the fun. I've added cranberry juice and that was really good too.

Thanks for explaining the acronym!

 

[CSolis]

Thanks for explaining the acronym!

BTW what do you do when the scobe gets too large? Wonder if you could use some to ferment scratch grains a bit faster. Good for us, good for them?

Edit: I should have looked BEFORE asking the question!
https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2019/03/scoby-for-chickens.html

 

[microchick]

Now @Sally PB, you talk about a buzz like it's a bad thing.

 

[Sally PB]

BTW what do you do when the scobe gets too large? Wonder if you could use some to ferment scratch grains a bit faster. Good for us, good for them?

Yes, you can give them to chickens. BTW, "too large" is about 2" thick. That'll take a while.

I actually have a "Scoby hotel" that I put extra scobies in. I use the tea in that container as my starter tea in the next batch, so I can bottle all the tea I make. Believe me, the tea in the hotel is sour enough to curl your hair! Or make a good marinade.

When I brew tea to start a new batch, I make some extra to put back into the hotel.

There are all kinds of uses for scobies. I've read about them dried into scoby jerky, dried and carved into small sculptures or jewelry, and they're good for the compost if you really need to get rid of a bunch.

Now @Sally PB, you talk about a buzz like it's a bad thing.

I used to take kombucha to drink for lunch at work. Yup, a buzz would have been a bad thing...