Traveling with Kombucha

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I'm going on vacation soon and wondered how others stored their teas for

travel.

Thank you,

Mark

[Guest guest]

Speaking of travel...has any one every taken say a gallon of KT on a flight?

Will they let such a creature through and onto the plane?

Tim

MarkGreen@... wrote:

Hello,

I'm going on vacation soon and wondered how others stored their teas for travel.

Thank you,

Mark

[Guest guest]

Just refer to it as raw homemade vinegar which is how we mark packages for

international shipping.

Re: Traveling with Kombucha

Speaking of travel...has any one every taken say a gallon of KT on a flight?

Will they let such a creature through and onto the plane?

[Guest guest]

Just refer to it as raw homemade vinegar which is how we mark packages for

international shipping.

Re: Traveling with Kombucha

Speaking of travel...has any one every taken say a gallon of KT on a flight?

Will they let such a creature through and onto the plane?

[Guest guest]

Hi Mark - If you are going to be vacationing for an extended period

(few weeks or more), you might try mailing a scoby/starter to yourself

at your destination so you can brew while you're there. That's what I

did when I went to Hawaii. Had to wait several days for the brew to

finish, but at least I didn't have to worry about taking a supply with

me. I normally do w/o it on shorter trips, but if I had to, I'd take

it along in a plastic bottle (the kind that bottled water comes in)

and call it " iced tea. "

Happy travels,

Nori

> I'm going on vacation soon and wondered how others stored their teas

for travel.

[Guest guest]

Hi Mark - If you are going to be vacationing for an extended period

(few weeks or more), you might try mailing a scoby/starter to yourself

at your destination so you can brew while you're there. That's what I

did when I went to Hawaii. Had to wait several days for the brew to

finish, but at least I didn't have to worry about taking a supply with

me. I normally do w/o it on shorter trips, but if I had to, I'd take

it along in a plastic bottle (the kind that bottled water comes in)

and call it " iced tea. "

Happy travels,

Nori

> I'm going on vacation soon and wondered how others stored their teas

for travel.

[Guest guest]

If it goes through the xray machines does it kill it?

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At 09:56 PM 7/1/2005, you wrote:

>Hi Mark - If you are going to be vacationing for an extended period

>(few weeks or more), you might try mailing a scoby/starter to yourself

>at your destination so you can brew while you're there. That's what I

>did when I went to Hawaii. Had to wait several days for the brew to

>finish, but at least I didn't have to worry about taking a supply with

>me. I normally do w/o it on shorter trips, but if I had to, I'd take

>it along in a plastic bottle (the kind that bottled water comes in)

>and call it " iced tea. "

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>Happy travels,

>Nori

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>for travel.

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[Guest guest]

Very good question ...any thoughts?

Tim

Baker <vbaker@...> wrote:

If it goes through the xray machines does it kill it?

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[Guest guest]

Another thought of traveling with kombucha to set up a new

starter somewhere would be to use pressed extract from

several mushrooms. The simple pressed extract (squeezing the

juice out of the mushrooms) has a higher concentration of

components than the KT less the sugar and alcohol.

Additionally this extract would have a lower pH affording a

better starter tea than regular KT. Using 8 fl ounces of

this as the starter tea in your new batch should work well.

Label as " vinegar " and should encounter few, if any

problems. Bringing in LIVE foods are restricted in most

areas. Therefore most security people would not hesitate to

put it through their RAY machines. Don't know what would

happen there but it may make for a nice experiment. I would

assume since the time is limited that there would not be

complete destruction of the full spectrum of life within the

KT Extract. If anyone does run through please inform this

list. BTW, I would double zip lock seal and tape the bottle

as leakage could be expected. Unless you carry on as a

plastic soda bottle.

Ed Kasper LAc. Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist

Acupuncture is a jab well done

www.HappyHerbalist.com Santa Cruz, CA.

[Guest guest]

I can't speak directly about kombucha, but I've travelled w/ my kefir

grains many times and in all cases have taken them through x-ray

machines at the airport. The grains don't appear to be affected --

they produce kefir just as quickly as they do back home. Their

appearance, texture, etc., are also unchanged. So I think it's likely

that your kombucha will still be viable if you take it through an x-

ray machine.

Regards,

Nori

> Baker <vbaker@a...> wrote:

> If it goes through the xray machines does it kill it?

[Guest guest]

Thank you Nori,

Mark

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I made up a big batch of Schwelmer beer bottles (like small Grolsch)

and stashed them (unrefrigerated) in our Airstream for an extended

trip. I put four in a high cupboard (it was cold when we left home)and

immediately forgot about them. The rest were packed in the truck or in

various lower cupboards and each was great when I opened it to drink.

After 6 months on the road, through cold weather, followed by

increasing heat, to high desert heat eventually, the forgotten four up

in the hottest part of the rig fared just fine. No explosions, thanks

goodness! Now if I could figure out how to successfully nurse a SCOBY

over America's frequently bone-shaking infrastructure,I'd be so very

happy, as the home brew is just so much better than the bought;

especially as there are areas where KT simply can't be bought. Any

suggestions? anyone?

Léna

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> ORIGINAL KOMBUCHA (OK) Listi'm going on an extended car trip cross

country. would it be safe to travel with some kombucha in the grolish

type bottles? Arielle

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[Guest guest]

I always take kombucha with me when I travel. I always make sure to keep in

a closed cooler just in case. I add ice if there is anything else in the

cooler that needs it. I spent all last week in a hotel for a conference

and kept my cooler in my room with both my kombucha and kefir grains. I put

ice in it only when I brought a doggy bag back from dinner.

SW VA USA

[Guest guest]

Hi Arielle and EveryOne,

Kombucha acts a lot like Coca Cola when it is shaken up it tends to

explode....

If you can keep your bottles of Kombucha cold and inside a strong

cooler it might be fine to take them on a long car trip. If not, I

wouldn't try it with glass bottles.

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

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-- In kombucha tea , Trish <Ariel47@...> wrote:

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> ORIGINAL KOMBUCHA (OK) Listi'm going on an extended car trip cross

country. would it be safe to travel with some kombucha in the grolish

type bottles? Arielle

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[Guest guest]

ORIGINAL KOMBUCHA (OK) ListThanx Lena. Thanx . Thanx Bev. and

anyone else who answered my question. seems i may have missed a few issues but

am satisfied and Will be taking it with me. yummm... Arielle