Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi EveryOne, While it is fine to heat your tea, sugar, water mixture in Stainless Steel, - I would use only glass for brewing. Kombucha is very acidic and will leach from whatever you put it in if it can Be sure your container is lead-free! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. http://KMI.mannainternational.com Manna Green Tea Extract - Liquid Green Tea Extract http://GTE.mannainternational.com 100% Certified Organic ingredients: made and packaged in Glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hello, Although I am new to this site, may I add my two cents...........my experience and knowledge regarding stainless steel cookware is this: nickel and other heavy metals do leach.. I use only clear glass stovetop cookware for boiling water and brewing tea and sugar. After a cooling period to about 80 degrees, remove the tea bags (only bulk green tea for me in reusable unbleached bags) and add 1/2 cup organic apple cider vinegar (optional) and transfer to glass holding container for about 10 to 14 days (or to taste) maintaining 80 degree temp.... Great success thus far.........I use Saladmaster cookware for my everyday use.....Surgical Stainless Steel TP304-316, no leaching........... Best Regards re: Stainless Steel Hi EveryOne, While it is fine to heat your tea, sugar, water mixture in Stainless Steel, - I would use only glass for brewing. Kombucha is very acidic and will leach from whatever you put it in if it can Be sure your container is lead-free! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. http://KMI.mannainternational.com Manna Green Tea Extract - Liquid Green Tea Extract http://GTE.mannainternational.com 100% Certified Organic ingredients: made and packaged in Glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi I second this recommendation... It is not because it looks and taste the same that it would be the same.... Play it safe, use Glass for brewing.. It comes relatuively cheap and sometimes even free.. Some stainless steel are not so...well...stainless and could slowly leach, poisoning your body while you are trying to heal it... If you have to err, err in the direction of caution.. Frantz *~OM~* <OM@...> wrote: Hi EveryOne, It is certainly fine to make your tea, sugar, water mixture in stainless steel cookware. However I recommend that you use a glass jar to ferment your Kombucha tea. Kombucha and metals don't mix very well and the Kombucha, being acidic, is apt to leach from the metal...not a good thing. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev --------------------------------- Get the toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi I second this recommendation... It is not because it looks and taste the same that it would be the same.... Play it safe, use Glass for brewing.. It comes relatuively cheap and sometimes even free.. Some stainless steel are not so...well...stainless and could slowly leach, poisoning your body while you are trying to heal it... If you have to err, err in the direction of caution.. Frantz *~OM~* <OM@...> wrote: Hi EveryOne, It is certainly fine to make your tea, sugar, water mixture in stainless steel cookware. However I recommend that you use a glass jar to ferment your Kombucha tea. Kombucha and metals don't mix very well and the Kombucha, being acidic, is apt to leach from the metal...not a good thing. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev --------------------------------- Get the toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi, I read different ideas about using stainless steel for fermenting practices. I use a stainless steel strainer. Is it too harsh? it has tiny holes-mesh or screen like. will this damage the milk grains? Also, boiling the water for the kombucha. I have a cast iron pot. is this okay? Thanks in advance, le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 ew: Do you know anything about grades of stainless steel especially that which is called food grade? > > Hi, Theresa, welcome aboard. Do not use screening that is designed for > screen doors and windows, not even the plastic or fiberglass kind. > However, if you can find a store that sells stainless steel mesh, go for > it. > ew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have tried to find hardware stores and such that sold stainless steel, but with no luck. I only have one and its been so long since I bought it, I don't remember where I got it. SproutPeople has them. I have so many methods of sprouting that I don't use the jar except when I do talks. Then it's only show and tell. ew Re: Stainless steel Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:43:02 -0000 ew: Do you know anything about grades of stainless steel especially that which is called food grade? > > Hi, Theresa, welcome aboard. Do not use screening that is designed for > screen doors and windows, not even the plastic or fiberglass kind. > However, if you can find a store that sells stainless steel mesh, go for > it. > ew Sunshine makes the flowers dance. Anon. -- See Exclusive Video: Hollywood Life's 5th Annual Style Awards http://www.hollywoodlife.net/Awards.aspx?AwardsID=style2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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