Re: Will SCOBY form from unpasteurized Kombucha?

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--- 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....