Robin Strathdee Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 This pic should have been attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanniemae Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Robin, I think the whitish part is part of the scoby. I pulled my scoby out of the booch and inspected it cuz it appeared to have a bluish tint in places. It was only in the thinner parts and just appeared to be bluish. It was fine tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotidianlight Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 It's beautiful! It sits above the water cause of trapped carbonation. White is great! My scoby's are all tan, brown or white. My new ones are all white (they breed a lot) . Mold is green or blue AND fuzzy so you are ready to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Okay, here is my newbie Komboo boo question. Once there is success with the mother etc and you are making your own...does it taste like the GT Gingerade if that's what you start with? If not, (plain sounds yucky) is there a way to get that fabulous flavor? I'm so excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotidianlight Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 To make a ginger flavor add ginger in the second fermentation after you bottle it (ginger can weaken the mother. So ferment for 1.5-2wks. Bottle, add ginger & cap, drink 2 days later). That said, plain is amazing. Much more fruity and complex that store bought. I have one in green tea, one in green/black tea mix and one in green/oolong tea. Different tea gives totally different flavors so plain isn't really plain at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 To make a ginger flavor add ginger in the second fermentation after you bottle it (ginger can weaken the mother. So ferment for 1.5-2wks. Bottle, add ginger & cap, drink 2 days later). That said, plain is amazing. Much more fruity and complex that store bought. I have one in green tea, one in green/black tea mix and one in green/oolong tea. Different tea gives totally different flavors so plain isn't really plain at all. Oh, in that case, I will try it plain first and go from there. It's so cold here in Oregon and I am such a "don't turn the heat on..put a sweatshirt on" person, that I think I should get one of those warmers. I also just ordered 12 cute amber bottles with rubber stoppers from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I just got a gallon glass container...really it's a serving container with a spout, but it's all I could find at the Walmart with two cranky preschoolers in tow. I got some black tea and I'm gonna kick it off tonight! First batch is gonna get divided and flavored, I think. SO fricking excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotidianlight Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 I just got a gallon glass container...really it's a serving container with a spout, but it's all I could find at the Walmart with two cranky preschoolers in tow. I got some black tea and I'm gonna kick it off tonight! First batch is gonna get divided and flavored, I think. SO fricking excited. Woot! I just gave away a scoby for the first time today. My neighbor was damned near giggly when he left. I hope you're first batch comes out perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We're on our 4th day in the big jug and I think we may be growing a baby. It appears some globs of goo have separated from the mama and are floating around on their own. At least I hope it's a baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I received my amber bottles with the rubber stoppers yesterday, so I am gearing up to give this a whirl. It's very cold in Oregon so I really couldn't figure out how to keep it warm enough, but I had a brilliant idea. My daughters room (she's really just using it to store the stuff she doesn't want to take to her boyfriend's house) is easy to keep warm. It has it's own baseboard heater. It also has her snake (Allen. He is a Ball Python and icky) so we keep that room warmer already. Allen will be thrilled with the extra warm temp. I'll start at the beginning of this topic and read everything and let you guys know how it goes. I think there are links to good recipes if I remember right. Off to check it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Can't wait to hear back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well friends, I now have booch on tap. And it's lovely. I've got one jar going with cran-blueberry juice and ginger and the rest is just chilling in my container. My scoby is having a major growth spurt and covers the entire surface now. How are the rest of you home-brewers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I've been a slacker and haven't done mine yet. I did walk over to Zupans and New Seasons and they don't carry just plain Kombucha. It's all Gingerade or other flavors. I have to use plain, correct? Hopefully Whole Foods will have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Well friends, I now have booch on tap. And it's lovely. I've got one jar going with cran-blueberry juice and ginger and the rest is just chilling in my container. My scoby is having a major growth spurt and covers the entire surface now. How are the rest of you home-brewers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Robin, did you mean to answer my question about does it have to be plain Kombucha? I still haven't found it, but I forgot to look at Whole Foods yesterday. Okay, I am going to start at the beginning of this thread and read read read and get going on my scooby-doo now that I have gotten AB Star Wars a little out of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Susan- I totally didnt see your question!! Everything I read said use the plain, so that's what I did. I used Earl Grey and plain white sugar. make sure you give your monster enough sugar or it will grow slooooowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Wait..I thought we were supposed to start with a Kombucha drink. That's why I've been looking for a plain Kombucha. Oh jeeze..I need to really study this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Wait, wait, wait. I was in to big of a hurry... I started with a full bottle (okay, mostly full. I drank some) of GT Dave's Original. To that, I added a couple of cups of really sweet (but not sweet enough) black tea to grow my monster. Once it was big enough (covered the surface of my 32 oz jar), I moved it to my gallon container and brewed the full batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 See..I can't find GT's Original. It's all Gingerade or some other flavor. Will that work? I'm about to jump off the ledge and buy a kit from Amazon. :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Bah! I would give it a shot with a Gingerade, if it were me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Okay since we haven't heard from our hero Quotidianlight, that is EXACTLY what I am going to do. Now that I've gotten my mayo mojo back, I think I'm ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yay for mojo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yep..I have all my equipment (minus the warming thing, but I can keep the 2nd bedroom super warm because it has a baseboard heater that is separate from the rest of the condo) so I am just going to go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerfrizzell Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Great! Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Great! Keep us posted. Homer..haven't seen you around! Does it take a scary Scoby to draw you out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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