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    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    Of course I checked on my pet this morning before I left.  No change.

     

    In all seriousness, I am grateful to this forum!  I would never have had the guts to try this without you guys.  It seemed totally overwhelming.  And how fortunate that we have so many different time zones involved.  I am really not one to "freak out", but I did freak out at 11:15 (EST) last night and NEEDED an answer.  Thank you Susan!

     

    P.S.  My husband thinks I am NUTS...caught me in the playroom with a flashlight last night checking out the surface of my science project.

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    Aren't they wonderful?  It's been the same for me.  I went from never having heard of kombucha to brewing in the space of a week.  

     

    And I'm still peering into my jar everyday with a flashlight ...  The flashlight sits beside the jar as art of the set up now.  It's fun :)

    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    That sounds like some sweet scooby action megmac!  Things happen quickly in Florida!

     

     

    Susan, open it, we all come and work for booch :D

    Booch popsicles truck running around Portland! Booch fountain for the weddings and parties! Booch flavoring workshops. Come ooon.

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    This sounds so awesome.  SCOBY petting zoo?  Hmmm, maybe too much.

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    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    Not with iphone/ipad  :(

     

    And I just have to rave that beets kombucha is flipping fantastic. If you are weird enough. 

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    Oh really?  I wouldn't know.  Hubby is anti-Apple so we don't have such things in this house!

     

    I would definitely be down with trying beets kombucha!  Do you just roast the beets before they go in?  Any magical pixie dust secrets? :P

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    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    Funny you should mention banana and ick ...  We have some bananas which are getting to the brown spot stage and I looked at them yesterday before bottling and shuddered.

     

    Might have to go for a walk down the baby aisle when I do the grocery shop on Friday though ...  I haven't even started drinking the first batch and I'm thinking about flavours for the next one :D

     

    Anxiously waiting for signs of activity from Frankie-pants and his baby in their jar of new tea.  Now I'm frightened I've done something which will kill them.  I have no idea what, I'm just being a worry-wart.

    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    "Frank is all bumpy and brown with tannin and a bit fuzzy looking with yeast."

     

    My baby mama is like that but she's been through many births at this point.  Frank is a young mother is he not?  I say it's character!

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    Yep, he just finished his first batch and I haven't taken his baby away from him yet.  Put them both in the second batch together.  (Though the baby stayed at the surface and Frank charged for the bottom of the jar - maybe he has had enough of it already and is trying to tell me something).

    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    Heyo!

     

    Here is my very first bottling ...

     

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    1 ginger, 1 ginger-lemon, 2 raspberry, 2 raspberry-vanilla, 1 mango and the big one is plain.

     

    We left quite a bit of space as we are scaredy-cats.  We'll leave less space and try for more fizz as we get braver.  I say "we" as hubby helped with the bottling but is still refusing to taste.  (And he still wants me to get clearance from doctor about drinking this because of my immuno suppressants.  I bet doctor won't know what kombucha is).

     

    I'm so impressed with how robust my skinny pancake baby is.  It's so thin but sturdy as can be.  It's back in the brewing jar with Frank.

     

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    Super dark second brew.  Hoping baby thickens up so I can get a white-tea batch going soon (hubby said he would try that).  Come on boys!

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    Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered

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    I think it's ready!!!

     

    It tastes and smells like booch (I never got round to getting the pH strips so can't confirm that way), it's sour, doesn't taste sweet at all.

     

    It tastes a bit weaker than the store bought stuff, is that ok?  Or does it mean I've made a weak brew that might have other stuff growing in it as well?  It looks ok - can't see any invaders of any kind.

     

    I'm boiling off some water now to brew and cool down so will either bottle tonight or tomorrow morning if it hasn't cooled to room temperature.  I thought I'd try and combat the weaker taste with more tea bags and sugar.  Does that sound like a plan?

     

    *excited dance*

     

    Also, still have thin pancake film - it held together just fine when I pushed it around to get my straw into the liquid for pulling of a bit to taste.  Should I just put that into the new brew with Frank or put it in its own jar with some of the booch and some sweet tea so it can do a bit of growing on its own?

     

    So many questions!

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