Re: Anyone making Kombucha dog chews?

[Guest guest]

My dog won't touch them! However I have read a number of testimonies online

that their dog loves them, so it probably depends on the dog, or maybe the kind

of dog, I don't know. Mine is a german shepherd, and she isn't spoiled as far

as us giving her all kinds of different foods, ie. mixing canned food with her

dry food, etc. Although I do buy her Organic dry dog food, which smells like

liquid vitamins, and she likes it quite well, but she turns up her nose at the

scobies! Jeani

kombucha tea@...: najmahu@...: Thu, 10 Jul

2008 09:44:30 -0700Subject: Anyone making Kombucha dog chews?

I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in sunshine

clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who HAS ACTUALLY DONE

IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any seasonings they have tried.

DOES YOUE DOG LIKE THEM most importantly? I am selling them for a fundraiser and

am also looking for good ways to package dried scoby's(wax paper versus plastic

bags, or paper bags for that matter). Thus far my observations are that they

shrink quite a bit; flies congregate on them on the clothesline; metal racks

cause them to turn blueish purple to black; and they have not gotton as tough as

traditional rawhide chews. They are more like soft rope treats. I have cut some

and left others whole to roll perhaps later.I am not interested in speculation,

only actual experience.

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[Guest guest]

As a test, dried a scoby strip in my oven on warm, it took forever.

My dog loved it - gobbled it up in nothing flat. I did not season it.

I cut the scoby into strips with scissors before drying it.

I don't see the point really, (other than my dog liked it) I assume

the probotics die during the drying process.

Dove

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Jeani

<countryrose_ak@...> wrote:

> I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in sunshine

> clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who HAS ACTUALLY

> DONE IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any seasonings they have

> tried.

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[Guest guest]

My dogs wouldn't touch them. If I add a bit of kombucha to their water,

they won't drink it. I had always heard of using vinegar as a deterrent to

animals so often wondered why the dog might be even interested in a scoby.

I am overflowing with Mommas, and need a good way to use them up. I just

can't bring myself to use it in the shower, and haven't tried composting

them yet. I almost hate to dispose of them!

Hugs

Violet in SC

Anyone making Kombucha dog chews?

>I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in sunshine

>clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who HAS ACTUALLY

>DONE IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any seasonings they have

>tried. DOES YOUE DOG LIKE THEM most importantly? I am selling them for a

>fundraiser and am also looking for good ways to package dried scoby's(wax

>paper versus plastic bags, or paper bags for that matter).

[Guest guest]

I have a min pin and a 1/2 chihauhau 1/2 pug. I dried a few SCOBYs in

the dehydrator (phew, what a stink) for a few days. In the

dehydrator, I would say they dried to the consistency of a rawhide

chew. They absolutely would not touch them. I set them in their dog

food for a few days and tried again, other than a sniff, they walked

away, so no go. They do love their kefir though

>

> I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in

sunshine clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who

HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any

seasonings they have tried. DOES YOUE DOG LIKE THEM most

importantly? I am selling them for a fundraiser and am also looking

for good ways to package dried scoby's(wax paper versus plastic bags,

or paper bags for that matter).

[Guest guest]

Hi all....

I've dried them on several occasions, but my dogs don't like 'em, so....I

don't do that right now.

I have dried them on the clothes line, but didn't keep those. Most of the

ones I do have were dried on a plastic coated rack in my heated (about 80

degrees F. ) brewing chamber last winter. They do shrink a lot...mostly in

height rather than diameter..after all, they are, like us, mostly water.

I also have one that dried out simply being left on a glass plate.

However...if hygenically dried to keep out bad critters and at not too high

temps the probiotic critters may still be alive...I believe there are

reports of dried SCOBYs being revived and brewing successfully.

I think if I wanted to dry one to possibly try to brew with later, the way

to go would be to place it in a glass container at least its diameter, cover

as for brewing and just let it sit. What's to lose?

Also when dried hey are sensitive to change in humidity...they will pick up

moisture from the air.

Gayle

Anyone making Kombucha dog chews?

>I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in sunshine

>clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who HAS ACTUALLY

>DONE IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any seasonings they have

>tried. DOES YOUE DOG LIKE THEM most importantly? I am selling them for a

>fundraiser and am also looking for good ways to package dried scoby's(wax

>paper versus plastic bags, or paper bags for that matter).

>

> Thus far my observations are that they shrink quite a bit; flies

> congregate on them on the clothesline; metal racks cause them to turn

> blueish purple to black; and they have not gotton as tough as traditional

> rawhide chews. They are more like soft rope treats. I have cut some and

> left others whole to roll perhaps later.

>

> I am not interested in speculation, only actual experience.

[Guest guest]

My animals (dogs and cats) are raw fed and the Chessie would kill for a scoby.

The rat terrier will eat it if it's in his food but won't take it from your

hand. Cats won't touch it. I haven't dried any but if someone comes up with a

good idea, please post. I would love to try it.

Najma <najmahu@...> wrote: DOES YOUE DOG LIKE

THEM most importantly?

Maureen \(^o^)/

Hobbs,Shana,Goody,Sweetie,Tommi

[Guest guest]

I just throw the old scobys on the concrete patio in the sun...they

dry well and the dogs usually carry them off and eat them before

they're all the way dried.

They love them!

It's not fun stepping on a partially dried scoby barefoot in the dark

though...especially if you don't know what it is... lol...

[Guest guest]

Hi Gayle and EveryOne,

People have dried out SCOBYs (Kombucha Colonies) to send to other

people around the world...after all it is much easier to send a dried

SCOBY.

It seems to work OK but it would be very important to be sure to

prevent contamination during the drying process as the Kombucha Colony

would be more vulnerable at that time.

I have dried and reused Kombucha colonies just to see if it is

possible. It certainly is, but I prefer to keep the extra Kombucha

Colonies in their own jar in KT, at room temperature, covered with a

cloth.

Lots of people have also used the dried SCOBYs like leather to make

beaded bags, drum heads etc. Kombucha is an amazing substance!

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

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-- In kombucha tea , " G S Marks " <gsmarks@...> wrote:

>

> Hi all....

>

> I've dried them on several occasions, but my dogs don't like 'em,

so....I

> don't do that right now.

>

> I have dried them on the clothes line, but didn't keep those. Most

of the

> ones I do have were dried on a plastic coated rack in my heated

(about 80

> degrees F. ) brewing chamber last winter. They do shrink a

lot...mostly in

> height rather than diameter..after all, they are, like us, mostly water.

>

> I also have one that dried out simply being left on a glass plate.

>

> However...if hygenically dried to keep out bad critters and at not

too high

> temps the probiotic critters may still be alive...I believe there are

> reports of dried SCOBYs being revived and brewing successfully.

>

> I think if I wanted to dry one to possibly try to brew with later,

the way

> to go would be to place it in a glass container at least its

diameter, cover

> as for brewing and just let it sit. What's to lose?

>

> Also when dried hey are sensitive to change in humidity...they will

pick up

> moisture from the air.

>

>

> Gayle

>

>

>

> Anyone making Kombucha dog chews?

>

>

> >I am experimenting with various ways to dry old scobies (oven, in

sunshine

> >clipped to clothesline, etc) and wanted to know if anyone who HAS

ACTUALLY

> >DONE IT can tell me anything they have learned, or any seasonings

they have

> >tried. DOES YOUE DOG LIKE THEM most importantly? I am selling

them for a

> >fundraiser and am also looking for good ways to package dried

scoby's(wax

> >paper versus plastic bags, or paper bags for that matter).

> >

> > Thus far my observations are that they shrink quite a bit; flies

> > congregate on them on the clothesline; metal racks cause them to turn

> > blueish purple to black; and they have not gotton as tough as

traditional

> > rawhide chews. They are more like soft rope treats. I have cut

some and

> > left others whole to roll perhaps later.

> >

> > I am not interested in speculation, only actual experience.

>