Re: What to do with Kombucha vinegar?

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Maybe try it with a smoothie of bananas and fruit.

Kathe

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To: original_kombucha

Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 6:52:59 PM

Subject: What to do with Kombucha vinegar?

I made a larger batch (for me) of kombucha and forgot about it. Now it is too

sour to drink. What should I do with it? I usually use only small amounts of

vinegar.

I tired mixing it with apple juice and water, it still was very sour.

Thank you

[Guest guest]

In message <ig3aqb+9dobeGroups> you wrote:

> I made a larger batch (for me) of kombucha and forgot about it. Now it is

> too sour to drink. What should I do with it? I usually use only small

> amounts of vinegar. I tired mixing it with apple juice and water, it

> still was very sour.

You are now rich in a very good resource!

I suggest you bottle it and label it 'K-vinegar' or 'Starter' to remind

yourself of what's in the bottle.

Whenever you make a new batch you will have precious, protective acidity to

add to your brew.

K-vinegar also makes a wonderful skin-tonic-massaging agent.

It's very healing for cuts, bruises, burns and is my No 1 first aid in

my kitchen.

I use acidic KT for marinading meat/veg, which adds extra twang and

tenderisation.

Some thoughts offered by 'Sprite' in an old post, worth reading...:

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The following three paragraphs are from " The Vinegar Book " by

Thacker.

I feel they are important in showing why the vinegar rinsing and wiping

is worth the effort in keeping the production end of our KT as healthful

as possible.

On Page 9:

" Historically, infections on the face, around the eyes, and in the ears

have been treated with a solution of vinegar and water. It works because

vinegar is antiseptic (it kills germs on contact) and antibiotic (it

contains bacteria which is unfriendly to infectious microorganisms).

More recently, vinegar has been used to treat chronic middle ear

diseases when traditional drug-based methods fail. one treatment

currently being prescribed for ear infections at Ohio State University's

hospital is irrigation with vinegar.

Doctors are currently considering the possibility of treating some eye

infections with diluted vinegar. Right now, they are using it as a

hospital disinfectant. One example of this use is at Yale-New Haven

Hospital. When after-surgery eye infections became a problem, their

Department of Bacteriology solved the problem with common vinegar. The

hospital began routinely cleaning the scrub-room sink with a 1/2%

solution of ordinary household vinegar. It worked better at eliminating

the offending bacteria than the commercial product it replaced! "

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All the best with blessings,

Margret UK :-)

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[Guest guest]

I use kombucha vinegar to replace white wine in recipes. I've had great

results with this subsitution.

[Guest guest]

I use kombucha vinegar to replace white wine in recipes. I've had great

results with this subsitution.