Guest guest Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 yes, but, that is a non sequitur.....we're feeding the KT culture, not human DNA. I wouldn't recommend it except as an experiment, since, by definition, it won't be KT, and other ingredients could be damaging or fatal to the culture. This is an organism that lives in tea, not an artificially created junk-drink. Blessings mark ************************************************* I would suggest to experiment with degassed, diluted coca-cola because it contains phosphoric acid which is an important component for the synthesis of DNA. Thank You --- lestihor <tihor@...> wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 In message <C66B6E5C.18627%free@...> you wrote: > I was given a culture 2 weeks ago and no " baby " has formed. > The pancake has spread out to meet the width of my container - so it has > gotten wider and thinner - that's it! Hiya! You do have a 'baby', called 'wider and thinner'! ;-) The original thicker part of the culture should still be visible underneath the new culture forming across the top. A culture for fermenting should NOT be kept in the fridge, as the coldness puts the yeasts and bacteria microflora into hibernation and slows the brewing process considerably for a while. You seem to have got off lightly, as your culture IS growing well across the top. As your temperatures are so warm, the brewing process should go speedily. 7 brewing days is about the average to arrive at a good tasting Kombucha Tonic with the healthgiving acids well developed. You might find, that after your slower first brewing, your brew might be ready in 5 days already. Be sure to weed out the yeast from the bottom of the brewing container regularly, or the yeast side will get too strong, sour the brew unpleasantly and hinder the formation of a good scoby (which the bacteria build!). A very helpful site for troubleshooting I recommend is: http://www.geocities.com/kombucha_balance/ Kombucha, The Balancing Act Wishing you good success with your Kombucha career, Margret:-) UK -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://bavarianminstrel.wordpress.com creation.com ...whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, adnirable, excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things! (Phil.4:8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 If ur scoby is getting wider, that is th new scoby forming. The original will not grow, tho th new may be attached to it. As u started with a small amount of starter and it was refrigerated, it may take awhile. Th scoby should not be stored in th fridge but in very sour tea at room temp. Tell us more about how much tea, sugar, starter you used so we can help u further. As with most anxious mom's, time and patience will be rewarded. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T No " baby " I was given a culture 2 weeks ago and no " baby " has formed. The pancake has spread out to meet the width of my container - so it has gotten wider and thinner - that's it! I'm in Hawaii - so it's always around 78 degrees, I have it in a dark closet. I'm not sure why it's not growing. My friend had it in her fridge and gave it to me w/ a little tea - not as much as she would have liked. I really want this tea....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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