Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hello. I'm a newbie who resides in Oregon and who has discovered the GT's Kombucha along with the Hefty price tag ! Hence my arrival here... I must say I love the stuff and until I tried GT's I had no idea that Kombucha could be carbonated. My Mom made it years ago - and after reading here I suspect hers was flat because she didn't do a second brew. Anyway, I bought a bottle of GT's today because it was on sale 2 for 5.00 - WOW.. I picked out one with a nice coaguled slimey guy in it.. I suspect they were on sale cuz there getting close to there sell by date (hence the slimey Scoby ?). My questions: Can I take that slimey guy out and use it to start a batch ? I distill my water... is this optimal? Thanks --- and I look forward to a reply. Pamela. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 The slimy guy is good... but better yet, pour the whole bottle into your starting batch. This will help build your scoby. Distilled water is preferred compared to tap water. On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM, afurfriendzy <afurfriendzy@...> wrote: > Hello. > > I'm a newbie who resides in Oregon and who has discovered the GT's > Kombucha along with the Hefty price tag ! > > Hence my arrival here... I must say I love the stuff and until I > tried GT's I had no idea that Kombucha could be carbonated. My Mom > made it years ago - and after reading here I suspect hers was flat > because she didn't do a second brew. > > Anyway, I bought a bottle of GT's today because it was on sale 2 > for 5.00 - WOW.. I picked out one with a nice coaguled slimey guy in > it.. I suspect they were on sale cuz there getting close to there > sell by date (hence the slimey Scoby ?). > > My questions: > > Can I take that slimey guy out and use it to start a batch ? > I distill my water... is this optimal? > > Thanks --- and I look forward to a reply. > > Pamela. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hi Pamela and welcome to the list. :-) You can use that blob and the bottle of GT's Original for a starter liquid...but it usually goes a bit slow that way. It may not be as much fun, but you might wish to try asking here for someone to send you a nice mature baby (is that an oxymoron?) SCOBY to brew with. I have a couple extras and would be glad to send you one along with starter liquid just for the postage if no one closer to you responds. As for the water, distilled is perfectly fine. Whichever direction you decide to procede in, good luck and happy brewing!!! Just ask if you've any more questions. :-) Gayle WI/USA GT's Kombucha > Hello. > > I'm a newbie who resides in Oregon and who has discovered the GT's > Kombucha along with the Hefty price tag ! > > Hence my arrival here... I must say I love the stuff and until I > tried GT's I had no idea that Kombucha could be carbonated. My Mom > made it years ago - and after reading here I suspect hers was flat > because she didn't do a second brew. > > Anyway, I bought a bottle of GT's today because it was on sale 2 > for 5.00 - WOW.. I picked out one with a nice coaguled slimey guy in > it.. I suspect they were on sale cuz there getting close to there > sell by date (hence the slimey Scoby ?). > > My questions: > > Can I take that slimey guy out and use it to start a batch ? > I distill my water... is this optimal? > > Thanks --- and I look forward to a reply. > > Pamela. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thankyou - thankyou for the welcome and quick replies ! O.k. - Yes.. I have another question. I have the water distilling. When it is done it will be very warm - how warm I don't know. But it goes through a steam type distillation a gallon at a time. Can I take that 'warm' water 'as is' and add the 1 and 1/2 cups sugar w/o boiling it again. Just leave the sugar in overnight to liquify and the water to reach room temp. ? give a good stir etc.. Add the GT's Kombucha to the gallon glass jar (o.k. half the GT's bottle)and keep it in the kitchen next to the fridge which throws off abit of warmth.. From there on out I will be motivated to read-read-read the files and collect some bottles so I can attempt a second ferment ? I think I've read that some people don't use a heat source or pay particular attention to temperature but have to pay more attention to taste and how long a finished product is achieved w/o a controlled production method. O.k. enough for now - Pam ======================== > Hi Pamela and welcome to the list. :-) > > Whichever direction you decide to procede in, good luck and happy brewing!!! > > Just ask if you've any more questions. :-) > > Gayle > WI/USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Pam.... I think you will want to heat the water back up to near boiling so that you can brew your tea in it. As soon as the tea is finished brewing and you've removed it, you can add the sugar and stir, it should dissolve quite nicely, then let cool to at least 90 degrees F. When cool add your bit of SCOBY from the bottle and your finished KT. For a gallon, I would recommend at least a whole bottle of the GT's. If you are going to add only a half a bottle, supplement that with a couple tablespoons of distilled (never raw) vinegar to acidify the mixture enough to avoid possible problems with mold. Cover with a tightly woven clean cloth and wait..... Or...you may cover with a paper towel, such a VIVA which is quite thick, but be sure to unroll it and use one that has not been sitting exposed to the air. Gayle Re: GT's Kombucha > Thankyou - thankyou for the welcome and quick replies ! > > O.k. - Yes.. I have another question. > > I have the water distilling. When it is done it will be very warm - > how warm I don't know. But it goes through a steam type > distillation a gallon at a time. > > Can I take that 'warm' water 'as is' and add the 1 and 1/2 cups > sugar w/o boiling it again. Just leave the sugar in overnight to > liquify and the water to reach room temp. ? give a good stir etc.. > > Add the GT's Kombucha to the gallon glass jar (o.k. half the GT's > bottle)and keep it in the kitchen next to the fridge which throws > off abit of warmth.. > > From there on out I will be motivated to read-read-read the files > and collect some bottles so I can attempt a second ferment ? > > I think I've read that some people don't use a heat source or pay > particular attention to temperature but have to pay more attention > to taste and how long a finished product is achieved w/o a > controlled production method. > > O.k. enough for now - > > Pam > ======================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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