Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I live in Austin and I grew a culture from a bottle of G.T.'s that I bought at Whole Foods. She's a beaut. I will be transfering her into a huge 2 Gal glass " Agua Frescas " container next. Don't know how close you are to me, but I could give you her first 'baby'. Steve Need Kombuchu Baby Hi, I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. Please e-mail me, if you can help. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Steve, What is a bottle of G.T.'s? Robbie Need Kombuchu Baby Hi, I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. Please e-mail me, if you can help. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 You can buy it at whole foods... Here is the bottle: http://naturezone.net/ and this is the " Agua Frescas " container that I bought in Mexico this weekend: http://www.vitro.com/crisa/cat2004/siberia.htm (the 2 gallon mark is right at the top of the pattern, so it's BIG and I imagine will grow a HUGH Scoby, maybe 20 inches across, but I haven't measured). Need Kombuchu Baby Hi, I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. Please e-mail me, if you can help. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Steve, That big glass jar is the same kind that I use to make kombucha. I have two five gallon Continuous kombucha brew kits: http://www.happyherbalist.com/everything_kombucha.htm#Begin%20making%20your%20ow\ n%20kombucha%20tea I make about two and one half gallons in the big glass jar to replace the kombucha used from the five gallon buckets. I like the continuous kombucha makers because the brew gives me a broad range of acids and benefits. The dispensing spout is the best I have seen. I have had no leaks from either of the spigots. I also have the heaters. Robbie Need Kombuchu Baby Hi, I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. Please e-mail me, if you can help. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Please forward me some pictures, also how did you make the sweet tea strong. I thought plastic was unsafe for kombucha? s t e v e <cue@...> wrote:I actually brewed some strong sweet tea, let it cool to room temp. While it was cooling, I opened the bottle of G.T.'s and let it warm up to room temp. After a couple of hours I mixed them both in a plastic disposable container (by ziplock) that I had punched holes in. I let it set for a week and a Scoby formed. I can forward you some pictures if you'd like. steve Re: Need Kombuchu Baby Steve, When you grew your culture from a bottle of G.T.'s, did you just let it sit out of the fridge and one grew? --------------------------------- Do you ? New and Improved - 100MB free storage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I sent the pics. You can see it was still an infant back on Sept 3rd. Today it's a nice healthy Scoby sitting in my glass container. The first batch was too vinegary setting since early september. I will test this one out in 6 days. I don't know anything about plastic being unsafe. Mine grew up to be a well adjusted little scoby. Re: Need Kombuchu Baby Steve, When you grew your culture from a bottle of G.T.'s, did you just let it sit out of the fridge and one grew? --------------------------------- Do you ? New and Improved - 100MB free storage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 oh and to brew it strong, I put 3 family size, lipton tea-bags in about 4 cups of water then set it to boil. Once it started boiling, I let it go for about 5 more minutes. I put 1 cup of sugar in a pitcher and poured the hot tea in to melt it. Then, I added just a little bit of water, maybe 2 or 3 cups and put it all in the ziplock. Worked great. Re: Need Kombuchu Baby Steve, When you grew your culture from a bottle of G.T.'s, did you just let it sit out of the fridge and one grew? --------------------------------- Do you ? New and Improved - 100MB free storage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I live In San Texas area and also need a baby to start some Kombucha. Can I start it without a scoby? Like you can start a sourdough bread starter without the actual starter? Thank you for your help. Just me, Dorin AKA: booboofixer01 > Hi, > > I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. > Please e-mail me, if you can help. > > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Dorin, e-mail me and I can tell you how I did it without a scoby OR if you are in the Austin area, you can have one of my babies. They are still growing so it'll be about 2-3 weeks (I just got started myself). Take care s t e v e Re: Need Kombuchu Baby I live In San Texas area and also need a baby to start some Kombucha. Can I start it without a scoby? Like you can start a sourdough bread starter without the actual starter? Thank you for your help. Just me, Dorin AKA: booboofixer01 > Hi, > > I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. > Please e-mail me, if you can help. > > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Farrar San , TX 78213 Texas, USA e-mail: mdfarrar@... I will give away these wonderful cultures to anyone who can pick them up from the Castle Hills area of San Antoino. I sell homemade ready to drink tea to anyone in the continental US. 16 oz $9.99 - 32 oz $14.99 - 64 oz (Half gallon) $27.99 plus shipping (usually $4-$5). I am set up to accept Pay Pal payments and will make arrangements for check/money order payments on a case by case basis. Please e-mail for info and include zip code to inqure about shipping costs Robbie Re: Need Kombuchu Baby I live In San Texas area and also need a baby to start some Kombucha. Can I start it without a scoby? Like you can start a sourdough bread starter without the actual starter? Thank you for your help. Just me, Dorin AKA: booboofixer01 > Hi, > > I have moved and my starters didn't survive. I was hoping someone might live close to Grand Prairie, TX and I could get a baby soon. > Please e-mail me, if you can help. > > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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