Harald Tietze's Book Reveiw..

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Just received the book, Kombucha, The Miracle Fungus by Harald Tietze. Much info

in there I had not heard of...such as drying the scoby out in a food dehydrater

to mail it easier, & he has no problem refridgerating them. As he lives in

Australia he talks about a fellow down there that has " attempted more trials

brewing kombucha with herb's than I have ever met. " ( Mr. Perko from The way to

Live Sanctuary in Queensland) & lists some 35 herbs that can be used. He also

spends alot of time on all the variables that occur ( ciggarette smoke KILLS

scobys) & likens the scobys to apple trees , some put out sweet some sour & that

there are 1000's of " tastes " for KT. Alot about honey, & the fascinating study

by Pastor Weidinger that A cpl. of billion years ago it was a sea algae that

moved to shore , & needing a mate they hooked up with mycel funghi & produced

the perfect lichen.(scoby) " lichens (1600 of them) revitalize living

matter... " also says that too sweet a

brew means an non-working scoby...He beleives in letting them get big &

fat...also its the carbon dioxide built up in the scoby which keeps it

afloat...also about honey being used successfully. What were they using before

cane sugar was available ?

From: Jahjet <jahjet@...>

Subject: Re: still way too sweet

kombucha tea

Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 3:14 PM

 

Mandy,adding prepared Essiac tea to your kombucha at serving is a great idea!

You will have some Xtra (backup) scobies soon, to brew herbs thru. Brewing with

herbs effects the health of your scoby in the long run One needs real tea like

Tetley, or others.. (Camellia Sinensis) for maintaining good scoby health. Luv,

Jahjet

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> > hi Jahjet

> > i did move the jar a couple of times until i got the right box set up and

there is a growth on the top (at first i wasnt sure if it was mould as it was

weird looking but now its deffinatly looking like the mother)and the mother

scoby is now floating mid jar, there is allso brown bits hanging off the

scobies, if i cant find a mister could i use a straw??

> > thanks

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> > mandy

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> > [Please, don't leave your bottom cluttered!]

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