Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Good morning , from what I've read about unpasturized (raw) honey I would say that it's not a good idea to use it in KT simply because it has antibacterial properties which would no doubt interfere with the bacteria side of the KT trying to develope. I read somewhere that during WW1 honey was used on battle wounds to heal infections. So in my newbie opinion, I would not use raw honey...however I don't what would happen if one used pasturized honey. Maybe the antibacterial properties would be greatly lessened and therefore more useable for KT? Happy experimenting! Baker <vbaker@a...> wrote: > > I tried some honey as part of my sweetener in some of my jars, and used > what I had, which was unpasteurized. There's been some controversy about > it and because I am a believer in wholistic applications wherever possible, > I was inclined to believe it wouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Yes, honey is known to be anti-bacterial, I don't recall all the compounds but hydrogen peroxide is one of them. I don't think I would want to add hydrogen peroxide to my kombucha in fear of it hurting the good critters. > Good morning , from what I've read about unpasturized (raw) > honey I would say that it's not a good idea to use it in KT simply > because it has antibacterial properties which would no doubt > interfere with the bacteria side of the KT trying to develope. I > read somewhere that during WW1 honey was used on battle wounds to > heal infections. So in my newbie opinion, I would not use raw > honey...however I don't what would happen if one used pasturized > honey. Maybe the antibacterial properties would be greatly lessened > and therefore more useable for KT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Just to clarify, honey is generally considered ok to use (it's more a matter of taste than anything), although some people object to it in general. The main issue is that it be pasteurized, and that has been disputed somewhat, as I mentioned. Bev states clearly it should be pasteurized, and I'm wondering if I'm seeing that result. That's what I was asking about, from experienced brewers, was whether they thought what I'm experiencing was the honey or the tea change, or a combination of factors. Thank you. --V ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ --A.J. Muste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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