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Why, Kombucha does, of course! Who did you think? (I just got a brand new horse, remember?!)
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Showing posts with label kombucha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kombucha. Show all posts
Friday, July 29, 2011
Baby News!
Why, Kombucha does, of course! Who did you think? (I just got a brand new horse, remember?!)
Monday, June 20, 2011
Kombucha
A few months ago, I read about a fermented drink called Kombucha (pronounced com-BOO-cha) in the book The Lyme Diet. I really wanted to try it, but wasn't sure where to find it. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine casually mentioned a drink she had recently discovered called--you guessed it!--Kombucha. And her friend makes it, so she wanted to share some with me so I could try it!
She warned me that the first bottle might be a bit rough going down because it's an acquired taste, but after a few bottles you start craving it. I slowly drank down my first bottle, and yes, it was weird! It was like drinking those fizzy things you use to color Easter eggs--it was bubbly and it smelled vinegary. But, that day was a medicine day for me and I noticed that I didn't have stomach issues that day! Hmmm....
My friend was right--after a few bottles, I was hooked. And not only that, my stomach was happier than it had been in a while! So, I found myself hooked on Kombucha with no where to get it from (my friend lives over an hour away from me). Lucky for me, she told me that her friend had just given her part of her SCOBY--the Kombucha starter culture--so she could make her own Kombucha. The SCOBY reproduces and you can share it with friends. Last week, my friend brought me my own SCOBY!
After getting over the weirdness of my new creepy Thing-In-A-Jar, the first thing I had to do was feed it. The SCOBY eats tea and sugar, so I had to steep the tea, mix in the sugar, and add it to the big jar. (Well, it's a bit more scientific than that, but it is pretty simple.) Then, I put the Scoby in its new home where it was to sit and reflect with Buddha for one week.
After a week, it's time to check and see if the Kombucha is ready for bottling. Today was the big day, so I tentatively took a spoonful and, lo and behold, it actually tasted like Kombucha! (Why was I surprised?!) That meant it was time for bottling! My friend gave me four old Grolsch beer bottles to use and I had enough of my Kombucha to fill up three bottles.
So now the bottles are going to their happy place for a week (I just leave them alone), then they can go in the fridge, and, Voila! Kombucha! Next Monday it will be time to taste my Kombucha, and bottle up the second batch!
Here are some Kombucha links if you're interested in learning more:
http://www.organic-kombucha.com/teakombucha2.htmlhttp://www.kombuchacultures.com/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/fashion/25Tea.html
This is my favorite store bought Kombucha, but it's pricey, so don't get hooked ;)
She warned me that the first bottle might be a bit rough going down because it's an acquired taste, but after a few bottles you start craving it. I slowly drank down my first bottle, and yes, it was weird! It was like drinking those fizzy things you use to color Easter eggs--it was bubbly and it smelled vinegary. But, that day was a medicine day for me and I noticed that I didn't have stomach issues that day! Hmmm....
My friend was right--after a few bottles, I was hooked. And not only that, my stomach was happier than it had been in a while! So, I found myself hooked on Kombucha with no where to get it from (my friend lives over an hour away from me). Lucky for me, she told me that her friend had just given her part of her SCOBY--the Kombucha starter culture--so she could make her own Kombucha. The SCOBY reproduces and you can share it with friends. Last week, my friend brought me my own SCOBY!
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| My new SCOBY! It's like an organ floating in a jar! |
After getting over the weirdness of my new creepy Thing-In-A-Jar, the first thing I had to do was feed it. The SCOBY eats tea and sugar, so I had to steep the tea, mix in the sugar, and add it to the big jar. (Well, it's a bit more scientific than that, but it is pretty simple.) Then, I put the Scoby in its new home where it was to sit and reflect with Buddha for one week.
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| SCOBY chilling with Buddha. |
After a week, it's time to check and see if the Kombucha is ready for bottling. Today was the big day, so I tentatively took a spoonful and, lo and behold, it actually tasted like Kombucha! (Why was I surprised?!) That meant it was time for bottling! My friend gave me four old Grolsch beer bottles to use and I had enough of my Kombucha to fill up three bottles.
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| Trying not to make a mess! |
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| Success! My very own Kombucha! |
So now the bottles are going to their happy place for a week (I just leave them alone), then they can go in the fridge, and, Voila! Kombucha! Next Monday it will be time to taste my Kombucha, and bottle up the second batch!
Here are some Kombucha links if you're interested in learning more:
http://www.organic-kombucha.com/teakombucha2.htmlhttp://www.kombuchacultures.com/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/fashion/25Tea.html
This is my favorite store bought Kombucha, but it's pricey, so don't get hooked ;)
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