Re: where to get kefir grains and kombucha mushrooms?

[Guest guest]

On those occasions I have healthy kefir grains to distribute, I only

ask for compensation to cover shipping costs and associated materials

- shouldn't be more than $5-$10. My kefir grains are pretty sad right

now (haven't quite figured out what I did to them) so I'm reluctant to

share until they recuperate and expand in both volume and size.

-jennifer

On Mar 26, 2008, at 11:42 AM, jmr1290 wrote:

>

> Now I'm afraid to ask on these other local groups. Where do y'all get

> yours, and how am I supposed to know how much money to give them for

> these cultures?

>

[Guest guest]

I just got a SCOBY off of freecycle. I was totally shocked I'd be able to

get one there, but I met this really nice lady that does a lot of

fermentation and hopefully (when I can afford it) I'll join their raw milk

co-op. So, it couldn't hurt to ask at freecycle.

-Lana

> Now I'm afraid to ask on these other local groups. Where do y'all get

> yours, and how am I supposed to know how much money to give them for

> these cultures?

>

> thanks

> Joy

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Joy,

I just posted about this on my blog the other day.

I have some extra kombucha SCOBYs. I do ask for postage. I had a lot

of takers on my blog -- and I haven't counted up all my SCOBYs. If I

don't have enough, though, I have a neighbor who also has extras she

wants to get rid of.

Please send me your address off list if you want one and then you can

just send me a check for the postage after you receive it.

I have some kefir grains but mine are also not multiplying very fast.

Hopefully I will have more soon.

Ann Marie

[Guest guest]

For kefir, check out this group. It's very active and a lot of folks

share all the time for just shipping. Just put where you are, many

times you can get locally without even having to pay shipping.

Kefir_making/

For Kombucha SCOBYs:

kombucha tea/

Also, store bought kefir has a lot of additives, often powdered milk

and sugar among other things, and usually has no yeast because of

some state laws, so the taste never varies. You can get an idea of

the taste of kefir from these, but it's not exactly like what you

make at home. If grains have been shipped or if they've been

dehydrated, it may take several batches to get the kefir balanced.

The 2 groups I mentioned above are very active and very helpful with

questions. Good luck

Patty

--- In , " jmr1290 " <jomarex@...>

wrote:

>

> I did a " search " in this group, but it just turned up the words in

any

> random order.

>

> Before I actually got around to deciding to try these things, I had

> seen several times where people had offered kefir grains and

kombucha

> mushrooms, seemingly for free (just trading them back and forth). So

> one time I requested kefir grains on a list, and turns out that

> apparently this person was expecting some unknown amount of money (I

> ended up somehow giving her a couple extra bucks when I bought

> something else), and the kefir tasted really quite yeasty and nasty,

> hardly anything like the organic store-bought milk kefir.

[Guest guest]

I was able to grow some nice " mushrooms " from GTS raw, organic

Kombucha. I bought mine at Whole Foods, but you can find other outlets

at their web site:

http://www.gtskombucha.com/

>

> Hi, Joy,

>

> I just posted about this on my blog the other day.

>

> I have some extra kombucha SCOBYs. I do ask for postage. I had a lot

> of takers on my blog -- and I haven't counted up all my SCOBYs. If I

> don't have enough, though, I have a neighbor who also has extras she

> wants to get rid of.

>

> Please send me your address off list if you want one and then you can

> just send me a check for the postage after you receive it.

>

> I have some kefir grains but mine are also not multiplying very fast.

> Hopefully I will have more soon.

>

> Ann Marie

>