Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi Vickie, An ooglie is a part of the kombucha that isn't tea, its a gooey bit, probably yeast <shrug> that is suspended in the tea. You don't have to filter it out but I don't like the drinking them because of the way they feel, hehe. I strain them and plop them back in with the SCOBY. The adventures of playing with slime (LOL). I think the brown slimy things are part of the culture so I throw them back in with mum and the kids (SCOBY). Tea made with loose leaf has sediment that makes for icky bits on/in the SCOBY. Freaked me out when I first made K as the SCOBY that arrived in the mail was a pristine white and I thought GREY MOLD, ARRRGGHHH! But it was nothing to worry about and it didn't make me ill so I assumed it was OK and that others on the list had said they had the same thing. (It wasn't growing on the SCOBY but in the tea and attached to the SCOBY). TTFN Sue. wrote: > Hello, New here. Just bottled my first batch of K, and it is good. My > house is pretty cold most of the time, and I left it for 17 days next > to the radiator it seems to be quite tasty, and did its thing. The > mother stayed on the bottom, and the new one spread the whole new > space between the mother and jar. I was able to seperate them today > and make 2 new batches. > My question here is WHAT IS AN OOGLIE?? Was it something I > shouldn't have filtered and thrown away, the little brown slimy things > that were in the tea? > > Just wondering. > > Thanks > Vickie > > Sue McEwen wrote: > Hi Marge, > Dunno. Might be. Yeast contains vit B I think. Does this survive being > cooked? > Tried google for answers and didn't get much of what I was after. Some B > vitamins don't like heat, some don't like light, and some are water > soluable and so can be leached from food and removed if the liquid is > thrown away.. > Since we make bread with yeast if only to get flour to rise, it won't > hurt to add ooglies to the cooking - might not be any benefit but it > won't do any harm (to us) either. I think when ever I've heard of people > taking yeast as a health supplement its been brewer's yeast and its been > put into food that isn't cooked., as in shakes. > TTFN > Sue (au). > > prairiegirly@... wrote: > > > Dear Sue, > > > > I thought ooglies were full of yeast. Some people take yeast for health. > > Is the food value of yeast destroyed by heat? > > > > Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Someone wrote about gunpowder....I saw it at the store so I bought some...what is it? :0) Re: Re: What's an ooglie? Hi Vickie, An ooglie is a part of the kombucha that isn't tea, its a gooey bit, probably yeast <shrug> that is suspended in the tea. You don't have to filter it out but I don't like the drinking them because of the way they feel, hehe. I strain them and plop them back in with the SCOBY. The adventures of playing with slime (LOL). I think the brown slimy things are part of the culture so I throw them back in with mum and the kids (SCOBY). Tea made with loose leaf has sediment that makes for icky bits on/in the SCOBY. Freaked me out when I first made K as the SCOBY that arrived in the mail was a pristine white and I thought GREY MOLD, ARRRGGHHH! But it was nothing to worry about and it didn't make me ill so I assumed it was OK and that others on the list had said they had the same thing. (It wasn't growing on the SCOBY but in the tea and attached to the SCOBY). TTFN Sue. wrote: > Hello, New here. Just bottled my first batch of K, and it is good. My > house is pretty cold most of the time, and I left it for 17 days next > to the radiator it seems to be quite tasty, and did its thing. The > mother stayed on the bottom, and the new one spread the whole new > space between the mother and jar. I was able to seperate them today > and make 2 new batches. > My question here is WHAT IS AN OOGLIE?? Was it something I > shouldn't have filtered and thrown away, the little brown slimy things > that were in the tea? > > Just wondering. > > Thanks > Vickie > > Sue McEwen wrote: > Hi Marge, > Dunno. Might be. Yeast contains vit B I think. Does this survive being > cooked? > Tried google for answers and didn't get much of what I was after. Some B > vitamins don't like heat, some don't like light, and some are water > soluable and so can be leached from food and removed if the liquid is > thrown away.. > Since we make bread with yeast if only to get flour to rise, it won't > hurt to add ooglies to the cooking - might not be any benefit but it > won't do any harm (to us) either. I think when ever I've heard of people > taking yeast as a health supplement its been brewer's yeast and its been > put into food that isn't cooked., as in shakes. > TTFN > Sue (au). > > prairiegirly@... wrote: > > > Dear Sue, > > > > I thought ooglies were full of yeast. Some people take yeast for health. > > Is the food value of yeast destroyed by heat? > > > > Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 At 04:27 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: >Hi Vickie, >An ooglie is a part of the kombucha that isn't tea, its a gooey bit, >probably yeast <shrug> that is suspended in the tea. You don't have to >filter it out but I don't like the drinking them because of the way they >feel, hehe. I strain them and plop them back in with the SCOBY. >The adventures of playing with slime (LOL). I think the brown slimy things >are part of the culture so I throw them back in with mum and the kids (SCOBY). But if you start getting too much yeast in your brew, you wouldn't want to put them back in with the SCOBY. One of the things we do to adjust the balance toward the bacteria side is to filter out the brown bits to lower the yeast ratio. This is a thing that is learned over time. I drink them, my partners filters them out when pouring into a glass. >Tea made with loose leaf has >sediment that makes for icky bits on/in the SCOBY. I always use loose leaf tea and I don't get tea bits in the SCOBY. I strain the tea before I put it in the vessel. Another thing that happens is that brown bits of the yeast get grown into the SCOBY, whether one used loose leaf or tea bags, and those can startle people into thinking it's mold. --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...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Oh, and here I thought when people were talking about ooglies they were referring to the brown bits which I was told were dead yeast. The clear slimy stuff in the KT I've always assumed were SCOBY attempting to spontaneously form in the KT > > Hi Vickie, > An ooglie is a part of the kombucha that isn't tea, its a gooey bit, > probably yeast <shrug> that is suspended in the tea. You don't have to > filter it out but I don't like the drinking them because of the way they > feel, hehe. I strain them and plop them back in with the SCOBY. > The adventures of playing with slime (LOL). > I think the brown slimy things are part of the culture so I throw them > back in with mum and the kids (SCOBY). Tea made with loose leaf has > sediment that makes for icky bits on/in the SCOBY. Freaked me out when I > first made K as the SCOBY that arrived in the mail was a pristine white > and I thought GREY MOLD, ARRRGGHHH! But it was nothing to worry about > and it didn't make me ill so I assumed it was OK and that others on the > list had said they had the same thing. (It wasn't growing on the SCOBY > but in the tea and attached to the SCOBY). > TTFN > Sue. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 >Oh, and here I thought when people were talking about ooglies they were >referring to the brown bits which I was told were dead yeast. What is called ooglies by some and " yeasty bits " or " brown bits " by others are yeasts in various stages. The stringy stuff is, I understand, active yeasts. The sediments on the bottom are dormant or dead yeasts. >The clear slimy stuff in the KT I've always assumed were SCOBY attempting to >spontaneously form in the KT That's what it is, early SCOBY formation. Btw, I really don't like the term ooglies because I don't think they are ugly, disgusting, or anything else. They are fascinating to me and beautiful in their way. --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...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi V, I like the name, Oolgie. I like the sound. Reminds me of being a kid again TTFN Sue (au). Baker wrote: > > >Oh, and here I thought when people were talking about ooglies they were > >referring to the brown bits which I was told were dead yeast. > > What is called ooglies by some and " yeasty bits " or " brown bits " by > others > are yeasts in various stages. The stringy stuff is, I understand, active > yeasts. The sediments on the bottom are dormant or dead yeasts. > > >The clear slimy stuff in the KT I've always assumed were SCOBY > attempting to > >spontaneously form in the KT > > That's what it is, early SCOBY formation. > > > Btw, I really don't like the term ooglies because I don't think they are > ugly, disgusting, or anything else. They are fascinating to me and > beautiful in their way. > > --V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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