Kombucha

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Does anyone know where i can buy authentic Kombucha in the city?

fryup

there's a tea specialist in the milk market on a saturday, she's usually situated on the righthand side as you go in the front entrance, near the art gallery

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fryup wrote: »

there's a tea specialist in the milk market on a saturday, she's usually situated on the righthand side as you go in the front entrance, near the art gallery

Brilliant - ill try to get down there this morning

Louche Lad

If that fails, you could ask at the Stormy Teacup in Fox's Bow.

seancaseo

Any luck getting the Kombucha culture ?

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I actually haven't ....... I'm very disorganised ! I need to get on it.

Brian Lighthouse

Are you looking for the mother or the drink itself?
There used to be a brand of it in the supermarkets years ago it was called Kombucha - haven't seen it in a long time - well I haven't been looking for it.
If you are looking for a mother to ferment your own, I got one from this website about ten years ago - http://www.kombu.de

You can even make it from your favourite soft drink - I used to use coca-cola and 7up, tea, coffee, anything really that I fancied.

If you get a batch going, could you PM me and pass on one of the babies?
You get a baby after every every batch, and the mother gets thicker, so you can re-use the mother or use a baby.
For best results use a pyrex dish that is wider than it is deep. Kombucha ferments better when there is a wide surface area.

Best of luck with it.

stefanovich

This stuff sounds scary!

seancaseo

Id imagine using Coca-cola which contains massive amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup can't be good for the Kombucha or the person drinking it !!! despite how god damn tasty it is ....

I will be getting some Kombucha and some Water Kefir in the next week if anyone would like some when it grows

I love the idea of the Kombucha being called a Skoby .... very Limerick

Brian Lighthouse

seancaseo wrote: »

Id imagine using Coca-cola which contains massive amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup can't be good for the Kombucha or the person drinking it !!! despite how god damn tasty it is ....

I will be getting some Kombucha and some Water Kefir in the next week if anyone would like some when it grows

I love the idea of the Kombucha being called a Skoby .... very Limerick

It's tasty, but I often wondered about where the sugar went, it must turn into a culture of some kind. If you leave it long enough it can taste like car battery acid - DISCLAIMER: Purely imaginative simile, I have no idea what car battery acid tastes like -
It can get really acidic. Have you ever eaten Toxic Waste?
The sweet/candy not actual toxic waste.
A bit like that.

Please put my name down on your queue for a kombucha baby when it's ready. Thank You.

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seancaseo wrote: »

Id imagine using Coca-cola which contains massive amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup can't be good for the Kombucha or the person drinking it !!! despite how god damn tasty it is ....

I will be getting some Kombucha and some Water Kefir in the next week if anyone would like some when it grows

I love the idea of the Kombucha being called a Skoby .... very Limerick

i would love a skoby if possible! i have not tried the product of the water kefir grains but i love the milk kefir...or maybe they are the same?!

froggus

must research this more, looks interesting to try

Special Circumstances

stefanovich wrote: »

This stuff sounds scary!

I'm picturing Sigourney Weaver being called in to sort out a bad batch of it from what I've heard here!

A_Sober_Paddy

More information on it here http://examine.com/supplements/Kombucha/

stefanovich

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

More information on it here http://examine.com/supplements/Kombucha/

Okay, so unproven health benefits and drink too much and you could die. Not something I'll be drinking ever!

Louche Lad

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

More information on it here http://examine.com/supplements/Kombucha/

stefanovich wrote: »

Okay, so unproven health benefits and drink too much and you could die. Not something I'll be drinking ever!

Never occurred to me you could die from drinking tea!

stefanovich

Louche Lad wrote: »

Never occurred to me you could die from drinking tea!

Yes, but this is some weird fungus tea for hippies.

Brian Lighthouse

stefanovich wrote: »

Yes, but this is some weird fungus tea for hippies.

Tut tut, kombucha is for everyone.

postdarwin

Sue in The Grove on Cecil St makes her own kombucha. Might get some help there.

unreg999

Has anyone had any luck converting milk kefir grains into water grains?
I was given milk grains and I hate milk... I tried it with coconut milk but it didn't work so I put it into hibernation in milk in the fridge... Must be around 10 months ago at least!
I've recently been hearing more & more about water kefir so was thinking of trying them on that... That's if they are still alive!!!
Any thoughts/advice welcome!!