All Discussions Tagged 'mother' - Zoobird2024-03-28T15:41:05Zhttps://www.zoobird.com/group/camelliasinensis/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=mother&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow to Make Kombucha Teatag:www.zoobird.com,2010-01-15:2129360:Topic:229042010-01-15T21:09:25.061ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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I've been curious about kombucha ever since <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/ZachLutz">Zach Lutz</a> wrote about <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profiles/blogs/introduction-to-kombucha-tea?xg_source=activity">here on Zoobird</a>. That's Zach in the photo above. I tried it for the first time the other day at a coffee shop in Orlando called the Drunken Monkey.…<br></br>
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I've been curious about kombucha ever since <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/ZachLutz">Zach Lutz</a> wrote about <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profiles/blogs/introduction-to-kombucha-tea?xg_source=activity">here on Zoobird</a>. That's Zach in the photo above. I tried it for the first time the other day at a coffee shop in Orlando called the Drunken Monkey.<br/>
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And, just a couple of days ago, I followed <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/DiStobaeus">Di Stobaeas's</a> advice and stopped by a local cafe' called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejoneseastside" target="_blank">The Jones</a> (it was delicious) and had some homemade stuff there. That's <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/DiStobaeus">Di</a> in the photo above! The waitress told me how to make it, so I thought I'd post some info about it here. I found a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Kombucha-Tea" target="_blank">website</a> with instructions and a video:<br/>
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Have any of you made any kombucha? Do you have any tips to add? I hear one of the most important things is to make sure to wash everything very well.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4294254608/" title="WJ Jennings by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4294254608_5c31da5972.jpg" alt="WJ Jennings" height="375" width="500"/></a><br/>
I met WJ at our local organic grocer. He gave me a sheet of instructions he's followed that work well for him in his artisan Kombucha endeavors.<br/>
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While I visited with WJ at the organic grocery, he showed me the commercially crafted Kombucha they had on the shelf. I have to admit, it was delicious. I tried "supergreen" and strawberry. I was hooked. But, face it: 99% of the beer you drink is gonna be cheaper than buying this Kombucha, even though it's easily worth twice what they're asking. You know what I mean. Either way, it's fun to make and I bet my K is ass kickin'! I have the best teachers, I'm sure.<br/>
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This is the recipe for Kombucha WJ gave me.<br/>
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I used some very interesting green tea that people seem to like. It's gunpowder tea and tastes great to me. This tea retails for about $2.00 in our local Asian grocery. <br/><br/><img width="450" height="600" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310078735?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/><br/><br/><h1>Gunpowder tea looks like little balls of tea. <br/></h1>
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Gunpowder tea makes good compost for your plants when you're done brewing it.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4293523793/" title="Kombucha land... by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4293523793_8c53ddfe08.jpg" alt="Kombucha land..." height="375" width="500"/></a><br/>
Pour the brewed tea in, make sure the liquid is lukewarm to room temp because if it's too hot it will kill the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCOBY">SCOBY</a> mother. SCOBY is an acronym standing for Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4293521565/" title="Kombucha land... by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4293521565_0e32ddb2a2.jpg" alt="Kombucha land..." height="375" width="500"/></a><br/>
This is how the SCOBY mother looked when WJ gave her to me. She's cool, having been refrigerated to keep from spoiling. I hear from <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/SarojEarl?xg_source=activity">Saroj</a> that it may not be necessary to refrigerate the SCOBY. She never does!<br/>
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There's the SCOBY mother, ready to gently put in the tea liquid, "icky side" down.<br/>
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Here's the finished batch, looking smug and happy. Somewhat like Lawrence of Arabia, no?