Re: What part of the Scoby to use???

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In message <jo9098+trpceGroups> you wrote:

> What part of the scoby do I have to use to make next batch with?

Putting more than one scoby into your new brew increases the bioactivity

and acidity and produces a better tasting KT in the end (in my experience!)

> Do I cut the scoby in half or quarter and then put it in with the next

> batch or what??? (it is from a gallon jar, so it is BIG)

>

> Or do I use the new scoby and put it in a batch?

> If so then what do I do with the old scoby?

>

> Or do I just put the whole thing old and new in a new batch of Rooibos

> sweetened tea?

I would also encourage you to use a minimum or 25 percent proper tea =

camelia sinensis with your Rooibos concoction. Oolong is a good option.

Your culture needs the nutrients provided by tea (Rooibos is not a tea, but

a tisane, which is, of course very healthy, but lacks the nutrients the

culture needs for making the famous Kombucha Tonic.

BTW, the 'cha' in Kombucha means 'tea', real tea.

All best with blessings,

Margret:-) UK

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I just used the whole thing for the second batch then started separating

the new ones off the top and now have three gallons brewing at the same

time. The bigger the scoby the faster it brews.

Myree

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> What part of the scoby do I have to use to make next batch with?

>

> Do I cut the scoby in half or quarter and then put it in with the next

> batch or what??? (it is from a gallon jar, so it is BIG)

>

> Or do I use the new scoby and put it in a batch?

> If so then what do I do with the old scoby?

>

> Or do I just put the whole thing old and new in a new batch of Rooibos

> sweetened tea?

>

> Thanks for all your help from this group... U guys are all so amazing in

> helping all the time.

>

> Bless :)

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[Guest guest]

Margaret.. sound good what you say about other teas added.. BUT for me not a

very good idea.. I did my first batches with Black tea and become anemic.. which

I was not anemic before hand.. So in searching what would have caused me to be

anemic out of the blue? I discovered black and green tea has to much oxalic acid

and tannins and so could cause anemia in some people(which is probably

intuitively why I must have never liked tea all my life from a wee girl, my

family were all tea drinkers and would ask to please not have to drink it, so

they always allowed me to have hot water plain, which as I grew older I learned

to put lemon in and loved it)

But now this new batch I have finally did was all new with only rooibos in it..

and it brewed awesome.

So may I ask what are the nutrients that are in teas that are not in rooibos?

thanks again

bless

What part of the scoby do I have to use to make next batch with?

Putting more than one scoby into your new brew increases the bioactivity and

acidity and produces a better tasting KT in the end (in my experience!)

Do I cut the scoby in half or quarter and then put it in with the next batch

or what??? (it is from a gallon jar, so it is BIG)

Or do I use the new scoby and put it in a batch?

If so then what do I do with the old scoby?

> > Or do I just put the whole thing old and new in a new batch of Rooibos

> > sweetened tea?

>

> I would also encourage you to use a minimum or 25 percent proper tea =>

camelia sinensis with your Rooibos concoction. Oolong is a good option.

> Your culture needs the nutrients provided by tea (Rooibos is not a tea, but a

tisane, which is, of course very healthy, but lacks the nutrients the culture

needs for making the famous Kombucha Tonic.

> BTW, the 'cha' in Kombucha means 'tea', real tea.

>

> All best with blessings,

>

> Margret:-) UK

>

>

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> http://creation.com/creation-videos

>

> If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every

sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner,and an anchor for every

storm. (M.Lucado)

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