Derval
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Big project under way, have removed monster scoby, going to clean it up & start again - it is positively mucky & gross looking....will clear all the gunk off with prev boiled water and make fresh tea. It has got super sour & dark recently - I think the switch to black tea wasn't such a good idea. I will see how it goes for a few more weeks but kind of sick of the "project" now.
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Yes you could do that, good idea. I often have a gap of several hours while my tea cools (I only have 1 large jug!) between taking out my booch & replenishing it.
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People are more wary of plastic because of BPAS and chemicals leeching into your food.
Both Derval and I are doing CB with plastic vessels. (I couldn't find any glass ones here and it was only a bit more to buy the scoby with the container than the scoby itself) Derval has been doing it for longer than I have, I'm just drinking my first batch right now. But the scoby has grown to fill the container and covered the whole surface area after about 12 days.
But, you might find it really difficult to get the scoby out of that container when you wanted to clean it out or if you wanted to start a second batch.
I took out 1 litre the first go and it's been 48 hours since then and I think I could take out another litre now. Going to give it another day though, as I'm still in the really early stages of learning how this all works.
I take out 1.5L (2 bottles) every 2nd day & top up with the same or sometimes 2 litres. Tbh I am getting a bit sick of it now....but am married to the thing!
My scoby is massive now - the full size of the container - 12 inches? and almost an inch thick. I gave a portion of it away & it grey back pretty fast. I am considering removing the 2 smaller pieces of the original scoby now....before it gets too unwieldy.
Lovely container Vian!
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Annabel...I didn't
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I read about grabbing a handful of scoby and using it as a body treatment, you just rub it all over..
Shexy......percypats husband would just love that!
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I was just looking at that one last night. Not that there are many options here.
What else do I need besides the kit? Obviously tea and sugar, but anything else?
Bottles to put it in when brewed and a decent sized (2L) measuring jug.
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annabel, I got a small continuous brew kit from www.happykombucha.co.uk
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I gave away a piece of scoby for the first time today, was a bit odd having to tear a bit off my dinner plate one - it was quite tough and I couldn't use a scissors of knife ecause of the metal. Hope it recovers quickly from my tampering!
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yes you can brew with it, supposedly makes a lovely floral brew.
The ginger bottle I made turned out great - just a smidge of grated ginger is enough, maybe half a tsp. I made another bottle of that todayy but added some bits of lemon flesh too.
I have a bottle ferementing with raisins in it - looks funny - I bet the booch engorged raisins are going to taste amazing even if it dooesn't flavour the batch much.
Speeaking of fermented goodies a FB friend hooked my up with a Korean lady who makes her own kim chee, meeting her tomorrow to get some.
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$3.59 KB? It's €7 here!
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Bespoke Booch! Impressive!
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You're all fierce fancy!
2 more bottles put awat for 2nd ferment today
Lables by Lily
and this is the baby (being held by my baby) - looks pretty good, except for what's the mucky looking stuff on the underside? Should I be concerned?
percypat, you'll have to tell your dh that he can't have a 6yr old girl being tougher than him
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What about raisins? maybe it would taste like that yummy desert wine (that I can't rem the name of)
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My new bottles (and my brewing assistant busy sampling)
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Start hanging out with some Germans
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Speaking of Grolsh bottles, I nabbed a microbrewery beer bottle off someone at the party, it's like a brown glass Grolsch
My friend is coming over today with a dozen clear glass 750ml lemonade bottles with swing tops for me -
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I never knew
—a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast)I shall using it's full name from now on-
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Nadia & Susan - the issue is that mine is huge (in diameter), can I tear a piece off ?
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Ah I was going to ask was I ready to start adopting out mine - the "film" on top of my bucket is now about the same thickness as your KB.
So obv because mine is in a big ol bucket the baby is bigger than if it had grown in a jar. So how do I give pieces away? Tear it? (urghhh) I can't use a scissors on it (metal!)
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yeah frozen fruit cordial comes out icey/grainy so I can see how the booch would do the same.
I drew off another litre this morning to bring to a bbq I'm going to tomorrow.
Just tasted the mango (baby food) flavoured one - fab, slight metallic taste? but yummy nonetheless.
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I want my V.P of patience crown NOW!!!!
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It's 4 litres, so I could take off 3L and then wait 3 days or take off 1L and wait 24-36hrs, much of a muchness really.
yeah the kids like it, husband hasn't/won't try it.
There's a good strong looking film over the top now...
this quote not working malarky is bloody annoying.
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Ok I will wait another 24hrs and then try, I did squish em, individually as I popped them in. Good point about possiblity of having a batch brew too, though god knows where I'd put it. Supposedly in time you can draw off more than 1 litre at a time..1 litre doesn't last long her between me & the two kids.
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Derval, when I do blueberry, it's darker than pink and I definitely taste it. I would say I used 20 berries or so. I squish them in a bowl and then put them in the bottle.
Maybe pink was an understatement, still can't taste the berries though....
I took out another litre and did 500ml each of pear & mango using the purees. I'm having trouble with patience...waiting for +24hrs after topping up the CB, waiting 2 days for 2nd ferment....Too much waiting!!
excuse the mess, as you can tell the house-cleaning part of my w30 has not panned out.
but ha ha check out the black bannas in bowl, cos I'm not eating them!
eh was I supposed to? 
But white vinegar is just malt vinegar you'd put on chips - like this
What A Serving of Eggs Looks Like
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