gift of learning on this list!

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I agree Velma about gift of learning on this list! Everyone so generous

with information and experiences. After surfing the internet and being on

this group list, I am much more confident in making my own Kombucha Tea.

Tonight I bottled 8 and sold 3 to friends!!

I have been checking out craigs list (for large jars and now for bottles)

but will definitely try freecycle!

I remember few weeks ago I got panicky and worried about one of the BABY

SCOBY " drowning " and everyone was right, slowly it turned sideway, then

yesterday finally it is floating!

My " Kombucha Lab " consist of 2 2.5 gal one with adopted SCOBY and one with

baby SCOBY I grew from scratch and 3 SCOBY starters, one is ready to be

moved to large jar (but the 2 jars I just got from bed bath and beyond

didn't work out so I am looking for one), one isn't doing very well, it is

the one I moved from top shelf to eye level shelf but I haven't given up on

that, and one I just started Sunday.

I am also right now looking for something like tea cart or like tool cart.

My lab is in my office but the jars are large and when filled I just cant

carry them around so maybe with a cart, I can move them to the kitchen when

bottling and cleaning...

Something I need to disclipine myself is to do a better job on my journal.

I am so happy with my first jar/8bottles and now am not sure what the

ingredients were (I know I doubled the recipe because my jars are 2.5

gallons but I still wish I wrote them down)

Ok im starting to ramble.. good night pleased to meet you Velma! Loved

hearing about your KT and thanks for the freecycle tip!

J

Re: Re: Partay time!

I did! I am in search of a gallon glass jar though! The scoby I got

was huge! very thick & looks great! I have a 2 qt jar... I need BIGGER!!

lol

I brewed my tea (i did black & green tea) oh wait.. I boiled water first,

added my sugar... then let the tea steep... waited till it was room temp,

added a little more water then added my scoby & starter tea. When I added

the scoby it is sideways in the jar... is that ok?? I covered it with a

cloth & rubber-banded it. Now I just wait? How long do you usually wait?

After that is when I add whatever fruits or whatever & do the 2nd

fermentation?

Patti