Re: water kefir newbie and questions [Now off topic too with vinegar/scoby/MOV]

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I am using a " combo scoby .. mother of vinegar " ??? to hopefully make

vinegar. Its sort of an accidental brew after I've been trying to get

apple juice to brew vinegar with super hard apples. We'de bought an

apple peeler-corer as it was just way too hard to hand peel and core

those suckers, especially with a sore thumb and index finger I've had

problems with. Then the juicer broke down so only had a half-gallon

of liquid with a fair amount of almost applesauce in it. Well, I had

read DOM's discussion on the closeness of the scoby and MOV &

inoculated the batch with my vinegar. It was the most expensive our

local store had and said natural but was still doubtful whether it

would really inoculate like Braggs so added some KT to help inoculate

.... it grows like a scoby, out across the top, seems to be clearing up

the pulp. , (Foodfortot), said I could probably keep adding

pulp etc. for vinegar. Will it act as a " continuous brew " where some

clear can be withdrawn & replacement juice added or is this totally

experimental

Marilyn, after my good start with water grains, and dehydrating some,

they slowed down considerably and now seem to have problems keeping

them growing and happy but they are surviving, so I don't have any to

share now .. otherwise would. I am trying less DE, pinch soda, and bit

of eggshell...fresh fruit bits like apple or pear.

I am now trying the milk gr. to water type for extra water kefir.

Sounds workable. Made my first batch tonight to brewing. This sounds

interesting.

Best to all other newbies and experienced in unearthing the full range

of possibilities with these live gems. Joyce Simmerman

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> > Hi:

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> > After studying up on it some more, we have decided that it would

be better

> > to make water kefir with water kefir grains rather than milk kefir

grains.

> > We would like to get some very healthy and productive grains if

someone can

> > sell them to us. We live in Burlington, Vermont, and it is cold

here now,

> > so we have to be careful that they are shipped in such a way as not to

> > freeze. Please send information about purchasing water kefir grains.

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> > Also, the local health food store sells Kombucha green tea, and I was

> > wondering if that is similar to water kefir? It is sold in bulk,

you take

> > in your bottle and dispense it from a nozzle like what they use to

dispense

> > beer and soda in a bar. It is very fizzy and hard to fill up the

bottle

> > because of the frothy bubbles. We would rather make our own water

kefir,

> > but I have heard that kombucha is good stuff also, and wondered if

it was

> > similar?

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> > Del

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