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megmac got a reaction from jshizz in Whole30 and Five Guys
Excellent! Now could you please start harassing Chipotle? They need to clean up their act. They could so easily be Whole30 compliant.
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megmac got a reaction from jshizz in Whole30 and Five Guys
Excellent! Now could you please start harassing Chipotle? They need to clean up their act. They could so easily be Whole30 compliant.
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megmac got a reaction from jshizz in Whole30 and Five Guys
Excellent! Now could you please start harassing Chipotle? They need to clean up their act. They could so easily be Whole30 compliant.
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megmac got a reaction from jshizz in Whole30 and Five Guys
Excellent! Now could you please start harassing Chipotle? They need to clean up their act. They could so easily be Whole30 compliant.
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megmac got a reaction from jshizz in Whole30 and Five Guys
Excellent! Now could you please start harassing Chipotle? They need to clean up their act. They could so easily be Whole30 compliant.
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megmac reacted to kb0426 in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
My only advice is this:
1. Have fun
2. There are no kombucha failures. Just lessons on how to improve the next time . Kind of like the whole30. Or life
Seriously, have a great time with it!
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megmac reacted to missmary in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
If you have a healthy looking scoby (whitish and thick, like a rubbery disk) I wouldn't bother to make a new one. I find the recipes often have way more sugar than needed. The sweeter the tea the longer it takes to eat it all up! FWIW I use one cup of sugar in about two-1/2 gallons of strong tea. I let it brew for at least a couple weeks, more like a month in the winter.
If your scoby doesn't seem healthy. though, go ahead and start a new one. easy peasy. I've had great luck using the GTs plain for this.
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megmac got a reaction from kb0426 in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
My husband called me "Breaking Bad Kombucha".
That's a reference to a Netflix show about a chem teacher who cooks meth, for those of you not familiar.
Last booch batch was only good with tequila. Oh well, that works too.
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megmac got a reaction from Physibeth in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Even when I burp mine (I always burp mine) they fizz like crazy and sometimes blow up if I use real fruit. I had a BAD blow up the other morning-front door, ceiling, floors, computer, my clothes of course...
I spent about 30 minutes cleaning up and was off to work. About an hour later I got a text from my hubby who had finally gotten up, "is that kombucha on the sliding glass door or is one of the pets bleeding?" Seriously-that's a good 30 feet away. I now open every bottle either with a towel around it, or in the front yard if I'm really worried about it.
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megmac got a reaction from jent103 in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
I do my second ferment for 5 days. Always. I burp on day 3 or 4, whenever I remember. I keep mine in a box as well, and have never had an explosion there. It's only when I go to open them to drink.
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megmac got a reaction from Physibeth in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Even when I burp mine (I always burp mine) they fizz like crazy and sometimes blow up if I use real fruit. I had a BAD blow up the other morning-front door, ceiling, floors, computer, my clothes of course...
I spent about 30 minutes cleaning up and was off to work. About an hour later I got a text from my hubby who had finally gotten up, "is that kombucha on the sliding glass door or is one of the pets bleeding?" Seriously-that's a good 30 feet away. I now open every bottle either with a towel around it, or in the front yard if I'm really worried about it.
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megmac got a reaction from Physibeth in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Even when I burp mine (I always burp mine) they fizz like crazy and sometimes blow up if I use real fruit. I had a BAD blow up the other morning-front door, ceiling, floors, computer, my clothes of course...
I spent about 30 minutes cleaning up and was off to work. About an hour later I got a text from my hubby who had finally gotten up, "is that kombucha on the sliding glass door or is one of the pets bleeding?" Seriously-that's a good 30 feet away. I now open every bottle either with a towel around it, or in the front yard if I'm really worried about it.
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megmac got a reaction from Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Okay, I'll say it...my booch is better than GT's booch.
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megmac reacted to kb0426 in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
I am happy to announce that my booch is back to being fuzzy! Lizzard you are my hero! Second fermenting for a few extra days has definitely brought my fizzy back!
Now that coffee booch has me intrigued! I am glad I started a new SCOBY a few days ago!
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megmac got a reaction from Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Okay, I'll say it...my booch is better than GT's booch.
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megmac reacted to Physibeth in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Shut the front door! Ok, I need to pin that to try once I master (start?) the tea.
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megmac reacted to Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
OMG. I have to share. I need to make it. Has anyone tried it?
http://www.culturesforhealth.com/kombucha-coffee-recipe
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megmac got a reaction from Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Okay, I'll say it...my booch is better than GT's booch.
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megmac got a reaction from simonec in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
That's so funny...I never thought of not flavoring mine. You've inspired me-I'm going to do one bottle with no flavoring. I've never even tried a plain GT!
I'm also going to try to make something like gingerade. I think I'll try it in a white batch so it's light. Nothing but ginger. Maybe a drop of lemon.
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megmac got a reaction from Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Okay, I'll say it...my booch is better than GT's booch.
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megmac got a reaction from praxisproject in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
I got back from vacation on Saturday and both my batches were ready to go. I have been thinking about the continuous brew option and the comments here about the "constant project". I decided against CB, and will just deal with a few hours of bottling and brewing every few weeks. (2 weeks works great for my first brew, so it's always over the weekend.) I dumped Scooby, who never quite became strong, but my second one is flourishing.
I have about 18 bottles in 2nd brew, which I will shorten and burp in 2 days so they don't explode. (Maybe 4 days to the fridge.) I had 2 bottles yesterday of my first batch and so far the blueberry/cherry/ginger is my favorite. This time I did some of those, some strawberry/blueberry/ginger. Of course I didn't label anything, so every bottle will be a surprise.
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megmac got a reaction from Nadia B in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
Okay, I'll say it...my booch is better than GT's booch.
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megmac got a reaction from praxisproject in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
I got back from vacation on Saturday and both my batches were ready to go. I have been thinking about the continuous brew option and the comments here about the "constant project". I decided against CB, and will just deal with a few hours of bottling and brewing every few weeks. (2 weeks works great for my first brew, so it's always over the weekend.) I dumped Scooby, who never quite became strong, but my second one is flourishing.
I have about 18 bottles in 2nd brew, which I will shorten and burp in 2 days so they don't explode. (Maybe 4 days to the fridge.) I had 2 bottles yesterday of my first batch and so far the blueberry/cherry/ginger is my favorite. This time I did some of those, some strawberry/blueberry/ginger. Of course I didn't label anything, so every bottle will be a surprise.
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megmac got a reaction from Lizzard77 in Kombucha Makers Unite; Where to ask and be answered
My CB project is up and running and I've already got a new film across the top, in addition to the original scoby that is at the bottom. I have another gallon in my closet from Scooby. He is still a rather strange animal, and behaves very differently.
I tasted one of the bottles that exploded on me and it's delicious! I am leaving on vacation tomorrow and will have a lot of bottling to do upon my return. I may drain most of my CB project to bottle since it will be 2 weeks in, and then start a real CB process after that. I'll have to see how it tastes. My hubby assures me he can drink Grolsch as fast as I can bottle my booch!
Thanks for checking in Liz-it was getting a bit lonely out here!