RE: New to group and question

January 9, 2011

Hey ,

Ive only been brewing for about a month and a half but im pretty sure that

a whole cup of vinegar would be too much. like i said im not sure, but im

pretty sure the rest of the group would agree, a splash (one tablespoon) once a

month it fine, however you may come up with an entire gallon on KT starter, if

the scoby lives ;-( hey were novices, and in a little time we this will all be

old hat, have fun brewing.

-G

To: original_kombucha

From: twincitieserrands@...

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 21:34:19 +0000

Subject: New to group and question

Hi All,

My name is . I am new to the group. And I'm so excited to start this new

adventure. I just got a scoby from another group member on Tuesday and started

that evening. I brewed the tea with the sugar and added a cup of vinegar, since

this was the first batch and I didn't already have Kombucha tea on hand. (which

looks much, much darker than the Kombucha I've had in the past). Then I put my

scoby in and covered. I tried a little today because I was curious of how it was

tasting. (The straw sip thing) And it tastes JUST like vinegar water. YUCK. Did

I do something wrong? Or will that taste go away the longer it sits. It will be

1 week on Tuesday. Or does it just taste like that on top, and maybe on the

bottom it's different? I tried to follow the recipe exactly. The only thing I

wasn't sure about is that the scoby is so big that some of it is above the

liquid. So it is not entirely submerged. It DID start out entirely submerged,

but I think some of the liquid dissipated, and now some of it is above the

liquid line. Is that a bad thing? I wasn't sure if I should add some more water

on top... or maybe I'm just worrying over nothing and I should just let it sit.

Any advise is appreciated. Thanks.

January 9, 2011

oh no. So how do I know if I killed it? what do you mean by a whole gallon of KT

starter. I don't understand. I re-read Will's instructions and he says half a

cup, not 1 cup. ahhhhh. I just killed my mother. maybe. I hope not!!!!

>

> Hey ,

> Ive only been brewing for about a month and a half but im pretty sure

that a whole cup of vinegar would be too much. like i said im not sure, but im

pretty sure the rest of the group would agree, a splash (one tablespoon) once a

month it fine, however you may come up with an entire gallon on KT starter, if

the scoby lives ;-( hey were novices, and in a little time we this will all be

old hat, have fun brewing.

> -G

>

> To: original_kombucha

> From: twincitieserrands@...

> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 21:34:19 +0000

> Subject: New to group and question

>

> Hi All,

> My name is . I am new to the group. And I'm so excited to start this

new adventure. I just got a scoby from another group member on Tuesday and

started that evening. I brewed the tea with the sugar and added a cup of

vinegar, since this was the first batch and I didn't already have Kombucha tea

on hand. (which looks much, much darker than the Kombucha I've had in the past).

Then I put my scoby in and covered. I tried a little today because I was curious

of how it was tasting. (The straw sip thing) And it tastes JUST like vinegar

water. YUCK. Did I do something wrong? Or will that taste go away the longer it

sits. It will be 1 week on Tuesday. Or does it just taste like that on top, and

maybe on the bottom it's different? I tried to follow the recipe exactly. The

only thing I wasn't sure about is that the scoby is so big that some of it is

above the liquid. So it is not entirely submerged. It DID start out entirely

submerged, but I think some of the liquid dissipated, and now some of it is

above the liquid line. Is that a bad thing? I wasn't sure if I should add some

more water on top... or maybe I'm just worrying over nothing and I should just

let it sit. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks.

>

January 10, 2011

A good scoby is hard to kill ;-) if the scoby doesn’t dissolved and turn an off

color yet metabolizes the sugar and yields something too strong to drink – then

from what I understand, you may have an entire container of ‘starter’ for about

6-8 gallons of kombucha in the future. As I have said I am a newbie too so

please just keep brewing and sharing you progress.

Most sincerely,

G in the KY

To: original_kombucha

From: twincitieserrands@...

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:37:33 +0000

Subject: Re: New to group and question

oh no. So how do I know if I killed it? what do you mean by a whole gallon of KT

starter. I don't understand. I re-read Will's instructions and he says half a

cup, not 1 cup. ahhhhh. I just killed my mother. maybe. I hope not!!!!

>

> Hey ,

> Ive only been brewing for about a month and a half but im pretty sure that a

whole cup of vinegar would be too much. like i said im not sure, but im pretty

sure the rest of the group would agree, a splash (one tablespoon) once a month

it fine, however you may come up with an entire gallon on KT starter, if the

scoby lives ;-( hey were novices, and in a little time we this will all be old

hat, have fun brewing.