Re: Will SCOBY form from unpasteurized Kombucha?

[Guest guest]

If you have kombucha starter in the tea sugar mix It will produce a scoby. It

may take a few weeks. I would not add anything untill you have a viable scoby. I

remove the scoby to begin another brew Then I add herbs after decanting so it

won't affect the scoby.

I too am pretty new to this so if I have it wrong someone jump in.

Good luck,

Tiff

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Will SCOBY form from unpasteurized Kombucha?

Hello Everyone,

I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

Thanks,

Patti

[Guest guest]

If you have kombucha starter in the tea sugar mix It will produce a scoby. It

may take a few weeks. I would not add anything untill you have a viable scoby. I

remove the scoby to begin another brew Then I add herbs after decanting so it

won't affect the scoby.

I too am pretty new to this so if I have it wrong someone jump in.

Good luck,

Tiff

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Will SCOBY form from unpasteurized Kombucha?

Hello Everyone,

I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

Thanks,

Patti

[Guest guest]

Hi Patti...

You can grow a SCOBY this way. It may take longer than brewing with a

SCOBY.

Just brew until the SCOBY is the thickness you want and use the brew in your

next batch for starter.

I don't know if the Ginger in your particular bottles would have the ginger

added after or not.

Adding after is certainly the way I would do it.

Good luck,,,

Gayle

WI/USA

Will SCOBY form from unpasteurized Kombucha?

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

> health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

> sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

> Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

> it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

>

> Thanks,

> Patti

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Patti

There is a debate here in this forum on whether some Store-bought kombucha are

lactic r Acetic Acid-based. What I would call the Classic, Othodox, Traditionnal

Kombucha is Acetic Acid-based. One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT

Dave) is said to be Lactic Acid-based.

So to err on the safe side... Procure yourself a Classic/Traditional Kombucha

SCOBY here... It is very easy to get it from members of this forum... Several

will send one to you just for the price of postage, usually less than $10... You

could be lucky and find one just in your area... Make the brew with their

starter tea or use DISTILLED White VInegar as a starter, not Apple Cider

Vinegar, Organic or Not.. Plain, simple, Distilled White Vinegar (Heinz would do

the job quite well)... Do not use Store-bought Raw Kombucha with your brew.. it

would create a hybrid which may or not be providing all the benefits this

beverage is known for...

To answer directly to your question.. Yes you can grow a SCOBY from Raw KT... It

takes time and patience... You would have received a viable SCOBY from a member

way before yours would have grown to a decent size.. In some instances it seems

to have taken months to grow...so...

Welcome to the world of KT

Frantz

Patti <pmcgrath608@...> wrote: Hello

Everyone,

I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

Thanks,

Patti

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[Guest guest]

Patti

There is a debate here in this forum on whether some Store-bought kombucha are

lactic r Acetic Acid-based. What I would call the Classic, Othodox, Traditionnal

Kombucha is Acetic Acid-based. One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT

Dave) is said to be Lactic Acid-based.

So to err on the safe side... Procure yourself a Classic/Traditional Kombucha

SCOBY here... It is very easy to get it from members of this forum... Several

will send one to you just for the price of postage, usually less than $10... You

could be lucky and find one just in your area... Make the brew with their

starter tea or use DISTILLED White VInegar as a starter, not Apple Cider

Vinegar, Organic or Not.. Plain, simple, Distilled White Vinegar (Heinz would do

the job quite well)... Do not use Store-bought Raw Kombucha with your brew.. it

would create a hybrid which may or not be providing all the benefits this

beverage is known for...

To answer directly to your question.. Yes you can grow a SCOBY from Raw KT... It

takes time and patience... You would have received a viable SCOBY from a member

way before yours would have grown to a decent size.. In some instances it seems

to have taken months to grow...so...

Welcome to the world of KT

Frantz

Patti <pmcgrath608@...> wrote: Hello

Everyone,

I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

Thanks,

Patti

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[Guest guest]

>

" One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

be Lactic Acid-based. "

>

Hello Frantz,

That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but what?

Do I dare taste it in a few days?

Thanks again,

Patti

[Guest guest]

Patti

I do not know but it is not dangerous in all likelihood.. GT Dave Kombucha is

said to be Raw and unpasteurized so it can also grow a SCOBY.. another member

has tried and succeeded in growing a SCOBY from GT..

GT Daves brewing process is however different from what most of us do.. I

believe it is brewed for 30 days.. We brew it at most for 14 days

So yes, get a SCOBy from the list.. I would not qualify it as " real " since the

other " stuff " you are presently could be a SCOBY too. Some people from this list

have very good " strains " so..

Frantz

Patti <pmcgrath608@...> wrote:

>

" One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

be Lactic Acid-based. "

>

Hello Frantz,

That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but what?

Do I dare taste it in a few days?

Thanks again,

Patti

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[Guest guest]

Patti

I do not know but it is not dangerous in all likelihood.. GT Dave Kombucha is

said to be Raw and unpasteurized so it can also grow a SCOBY.. another member

has tried and succeeded in growing a SCOBY from GT..

GT Daves brewing process is however different from what most of us do.. I

believe it is brewed for 30 days.. We brew it at most for 14 days

So yes, get a SCOBy from the list.. I would not qualify it as " real " since the

other " stuff " you are presently could be a SCOBY too. Some people from this list

have very good " strains " so..

Frantz

Patti <pmcgrath608@...> wrote:

>

" One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

be Lactic Acid-based. "

>

Hello Frantz,

That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but what?

Do I dare taste it in a few days?

Thanks again,

Patti

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[Guest guest]

I read that the reason commercial KT's are brewed so long is because

they are brewed in huge vats of containers. Just a thought. Sunny

> >

> " One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

> be Lactic Acid-based. "

> >

> Hello Frantz,

> That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

> will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but

what?

> Do I dare taste it in a few days?

> Thanks again,

> Patti

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

I read that the reason commercial KT's are brewed so long is because

they are brewed in huge vats of containers. Just a thought. Sunny

> >

> " One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

> be Lactic Acid-based. "

> >

> Hello Frantz,

> That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

> will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but

what?

> Do I dare taste it in a few days?

> Thanks again,

> Patti

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

I read that the reason commercial KT's are brewed so long is because

they are brewed in huge vats of containers. Just a thought. Sunny

> >

> " One of the most popular Store-bought Kombucha (GT Dave) is said to

> be Lactic Acid-based. "

> >

> Hello Frantz,

> That's the one I bought! Thank you for explaining the difference, I

> will request a " real " SCOBY. My brew is growing something ... but

what?

> Do I dare taste it in a few days?

> Thanks again,

> Patti

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

--- In kombucha tea , " Patti " <pmcgrath608@...>

> I've been hearing a lot about Kombucha, and bought 2 bottles at the

> health food store yesterday to try it. It's good!! If I brew some

> sweet tea (with sugar) and add some raw Kombucha, will it ferment?

> Will it grow a SCOBY? The purchased Kombucha also had ginger added to

> it. Is this added after the ferment? Any advice?

I use a scoby made from GT's. I looked for a bottle with lots of

stuff on the bottom -- it was either 'Original' or 'Trilogy' flavor.

Growing a scoby took some time, but it did happen.

It doesn't take longer than regular scoby for me to brew. I use ph

test strips for the first brewing cycle. Then I bottle it - optionally

add ginger slices - and let it hang out in my pantry closet for about

a week more.

If you are new at making Kombucha - then, I'd wait for an 'orthodox',

normal scoby before worrying about making a scoby from nothing....