tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post6492795239003905750..comments2024-03-23T02:51:24.594-07:00Comments on A Life Unprocessed: Make Your Own KombuchaMellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-53582656373329726892016-04-01T08:18:23.982-07:002016-04-01T08:18:23.982-07:00I don't sell scobies, but you can find them on...I don't sell scobies, but you can find them online if you can't find one for free within your community. There are also facebook groups where people share these kinds of things :)<br />Blogging pays a tiny bit, from passive ads, but not enough to make up for all the time I put into it! Only do it if you love it :DMellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-681198765287515942016-03-23T11:58:58.936-07:002016-03-23T11:58:58.936-07:00I think we trashed it. Can I order a scoby from yo...I think we trashed it. Can I order a scoby from you or can you reccomend best place to get an inexpensive organic scoby? Thanks! Are you still writing? Your blog is my favorite. Do you make any money from it? I would love to do similar (not in any competition, but I have learned so much over the years and am now pregnant and have a seven year old so I feel like I could help so many people), but can only do if I make a little money, due to time-constraints. <br /> Thanks again for your awesomeness! Hungry & Wildhearted For The Most High Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421355792187624867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-46647614272188437972014-03-09T06:25:47.123-07:002014-03-09T06:25:47.123-07:00A good health food store has scobie drinks. just p...A good health food store has scobie drinks. just pick one that has a lot of sediment in it and pore the whole thing in your gal of tea. The one I used was pink, so my mother was pinkish the first two times I used it but I pealed the top off and was good to go all of it was good and it is time to start up again. The scobie drink was $3. A good investment Id say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646074982656927802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-44909224640299079782014-02-26T11:34:59.676-08:002014-02-26T11:34:59.676-08:00I've tried making Kombucha in the past and som...I've tried making Kombucha in the past and sometimes it was good and other times it was too sour/vinegary. So I kind of gave up, though I have two mothers stored in glass jars in my fridge. Don't let people tell you that you can't store them in the fridge. They still work and I have never had a Kombucha mother go bad on me. If you do store it in the fridge, make sure you have some of the liquid in with it. <br /><br />Anyways, I may try and start making Kombucha once again. I used to experiment with all kinds of flavored teas and found some worked and others didn't. It's all a matter of taste. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816078842926332865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-79585251473854476182013-07-20T10:19:27.559-07:002013-07-20T10:19:27.559-07:00I've actually never heard of this before... ho...I've actually never heard of this before... how cool! I'm so glad you came to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell last week... this week I'm co-hosting a HUGE bash with 2 other bloggers! Come on over http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com and share again! xoxo~ RuthieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810951361189744261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-29145242642125212013-06-07T09:49:06.046-07:002013-06-07T09:49:06.046-07:00do a search on craigslist. Also can place an ad re...do a search on craigslist. Also can place an ad requesting an organic scoby.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508416995689267364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-33065555464079008492013-06-07T09:48:23.163-07:002013-06-07T09:48:23.163-07:00Whenever I want a scoby, I look on craigslist. Alw...Whenever I want a scoby, I look on craigslist. Always someone offering one, or, you may place an ad that you want an organic scoby.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508416995689267364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-28436972999768078232013-05-15T23:16:21.344-07:002013-05-15T23:16:21.344-07:00They are different- ginger bug doesn't grow a ...They are different- ginger bug doesn't grow a scoby... but they do make similar products. Plenty of people use kombucha scobies to make flavored sodas from juices or flavored teas, just like I do with my ginger bug. They might even have the same health benefits, since they're so similar, but they're not exactly the same. They develop different microbial lifeforms ;)Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-53053447352688401702013-05-15T23:13:48.217-07:002013-05-15T23:13:48.217-07:00Ha ha, I like your self-description. If you don...Ha ha, I like your self-description. If you don't mind the taste, it must not be that bad for you, right? I have no idea, really. Some time has passed since you sent me the question (sorry!)- how is it going now? Is it still growing? Kombucha scobies can die- maybe the tea was too hot, or maybe it was contaminated by something. Hopefully it would be obvious if that happened, and hopefully you are all still in good health after drinking possibly rancid kombucha! ;)Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-80749597483769379632013-05-15T23:11:11.667-07:002013-05-15T23:11:11.667-07:00I just wash my hands clean, then reach into the ja...I just wash my hands clean, then reach into the jar and pull the scoby apart. It grows in new layers each week, and it's pretty easy to separate along these layers. It might stretch and break, but it will still be alive and grow more kombucha for you ;)Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-63009270806313789512013-05-10T04:42:02.085-07:002013-05-10T04:42:02.085-07:00can ginger bug, or natural soda starter to replace...can ginger bug, or natural soda starter to replace or produce the komucha scoby?<br /><br />from ruthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-76814852645764238512013-05-06T17:50:53.347-07:002013-05-06T17:50:53.347-07:00I haven't tried kombucha before. Thanks for sh...I haven't tried kombucha before. Thanks for sharing your directions on how to make it on Tuesday Greens!Becky Elmucciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115211713006910388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-76119673004736377842013-05-03T05:38:41.193-07:002013-05-03T05:38:41.193-07:00You can grow your own but it does take awhile, sev...You can grow your own but it does take awhile, several weeks.Kalee3659https://www.blogger.com/profile/17457695524159842802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-43892015322253984952013-04-24T06:35:41.023-07:002013-04-24T06:35:41.023-07:00I love kombucha and need to venture into the world...I love kombucha and need to venture into the world of making it! Thanks for another great post for Fabulously Frugal Thursday.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890593797789462281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-19375729586755876312013-04-19T12:56:54.209-07:002013-04-19T12:56:54.209-07:00We've been making it successfully for a few mo...We've been making it successfully for a few months now, thanks mostly to your beautiful blog. Now I have a batch that tastes rancid. We don't mind the taste (we're very open and laid back and weird) but I am wondering if you think we should not drink it. Thanks!!!!!!Hungry & Wildhearted For The Most High Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421355792187624867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-5271826606835307622013-04-16T10:35:24.483-07:002013-04-16T10:35:24.483-07:00Good clear instructions. I'm enjoying our Komb...Good clear instructions. I'm enjoying our Kombucha -- but I'm intrigued by your comment that you take your SCOBY apart once a month and give half of it away. Can you elucidate, please, on the "take it apart" part? Do you pick it up with your hands and rip it? Do you put it on a cutting board and slice it? Just how fragile is the SCOBY.This Woman Writeshttp://thiswomanwrites.areavoices.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-40104261817052573082013-04-15T01:17:50.356-07:002013-04-15T01:17:50.356-07:00Wow! I didn't know I could use kombucha to soa...Wow! I didn't know I could use kombucha to soak flours. I let my kombucha making fall by the wayside over the winter because I couldn't find juice I liked for the second fermentation. Time to get back into it!<br /><br />Thanks for linking up at Fabulously Frugal Thursday.Barb @ A Life in Balancehttp://alifeinbalance.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-78055962261499840172013-04-13T12:00:54.167-07:002013-04-13T12:00:54.167-07:00Your Komucha looks awesome, great recipe! Thank y...Your Komucha looks awesome, great recipe! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you again soon!<br />Miz HelenMiz Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990448907520193758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-14869732998491544232013-03-18T18:11:57.218-07:002013-03-18T18:11:57.218-07:00This is interesting, I've never heard of it be...This is interesting, I've never heard of it before. Thank you for linking up at <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2013/03/flusters-creative-muster-party-week-10_5.html" rel="nofollow">Fluster's Creative Muster</a>. Hope to see you next week!<br /><br />Robin @ <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com" rel="nofollow">Fluster Buster</a>Fluster Busterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257576393023695178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-67303859236660080262013-03-17T05:48:56.913-07:002013-03-17T05:48:56.913-07:00Thank you Melanie!Thank you Melanie!Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-16562370463943018732013-03-17T00:12:19.989-07:002013-03-17T00:12:19.989-07:00you have a wonderful blog site here. great informa...you have a wonderful blog site here. great information. thank you for your contribution to the raw natural world where true living is abundantly unlimited and all around and within us.melaniehttp://acudocweb.tripod.com/studio/id3.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-61408843414062591112013-03-12T10:47:46.607-07:002013-03-12T10:47:46.607-07:00I have alwasy been interested in how this is made....I have alwasy been interested in how this is made. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday!! Hope you stop by again today! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2013/03/nifty-thrifting-at-eco-kids-tuesday.html HannahWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152138583916560277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-91294831141124172712013-02-06T08:22:09.285-08:002013-02-06T08:22:09.285-08:00It's true. There's greater awareness of le...It's true. There's greater awareness of lead in glazes these days which is why we now see some crock pots advertised as being lead-free. But I agree, stick with glass unless you're sure about the glaze on a crock pot.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-79225957555144096272013-02-05T06:50:06.524-08:002013-02-05T06:50:06.524-08:00Hi Linda. That's a great point. I don't th...Hi Linda. That's a great point. I don't think all ceramic glazes have lead, but that would be an important thing to look for in a brewing crock. I use an old crock pot to make my sauerkraut, and can only hope it's lead free. Great reason to stick with glass!Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320881197482295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846822951017254806.post-58436963342927975292013-02-05T05:17:31.027-08:002013-02-05T05:17:31.027-08:00Hi! I love, love, love your site and your purpose....Hi! I love, love, love your site and your purpose. However, I feel compelled to comment on the suggestion that making kombucha in a ceramic crock would be a great idea. Specifically, if ceramic pots are used for brewing, lead poisoning might be a concern since the acids in the tea may leach lead from the ceramic glaze. So...probably not a good idea.Lindanoreply@blogger.com