Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 I have never mailed KT culture before, but I'm thinking if I did, I would pour it into one of our old seal-a-meal unit bags and leave a little airspace and then seal the bag...maybe even double bag it. Has anyone ever done this before? and did it work for you? and, if so, about how much is mailing cost in the U.S. to do it this way? My starting culture that I received from a relative did not do well in shipping. It had been sealed tightly in a glass jar and then jar was in a ziplock bag...with packing chips around the bag. When it got here, the natural cornstarch packing chips were soggy where the liquid surrounding the scoby had leaked out of the jar (lid was still screwed on!) and ziplock bag. What little liquid that remained in the ziplock bag was black and very unappetizing. The scoby proved to be successful in the long run, but obviously the mailing method was lacking! Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi a, My first culture was sent 3000 miles in the mail in two ziplock bags. I use the " freezer " ziplocks because they are much stronger than the other types like " sandwich " ziplocks. One gallon ziplock should hold all the SCOBY and liquid starter, and the whole thing goes in the second ziplock just for added protection against leakage. I've sent several this way and didn't know of any problem. We have a seal meal, but the ziplocks are much easier for both the sender and receiver. Of course some type of padding needs to be in the package. Crumpled up newspaper works for me. I don't like my KT touching the softer plastics in general, but the infrequent and short duration contact between KT and ziplock bags while shipping shouldn't give us cancer in the big scheme of things. The KT rebounds quickly, and the shipping with the change of water/climate/tea/etc. seems to be harder on the KT than the plastic. It may take a few batches to get your KT turning out real well, but that is normal. It needs to settle into its new home. Mailing cost is by weight, and it's only a few dollars. In the spring or summer I don't use overnight shipping. In the winter or summer I consider shipping overnight and paying more. I'd rather pay the extra for the added insurance. I'd rather not have the KT freeze or heat up in the trucks/terminals too much. That minimizes the stress of shipping on the KT. Best Regards, Vince Question about Mailing I have never mailed KT culture before, but I'm thinking if I did, I would pour it into one of our old seal-a-meal unit bags and leave a little airspace and then seal the bag...maybe even double bag it. Has anyone ever done this before? and did it work for you? and, if so, about how much is mailing cost in the U.S. to do it this way? My starting culture that I received from a relative did not do well in shipping. It had been sealed tightly in a glass jar and then jar was in a ziplock bag...with packing chips around the bag. When it got here, the natural cornstarch packing chips were soggy where the liquid surrounding the scoby had leaked out of the jar (lid was still screwed on!) and ziplock bag. What little liquid that remained in the ziplock bag was black and very unappetizing. The scoby proved to be successful in the long run, but obviously the mailing method was lacking! Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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