Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Dear Ed, thank you for your answers. I was hoping to try KT with Yerba Mate soon. How much is 1/4 part, in a 3 quart jar? Oh, and I think the KT Drops would get enough air each time the bottle was opened daily or more. Appreciate the info about Ziplocs, and shipping temperatures. -Audrey <Snippet> > > Many folks use yerba mate. I suggest to use 1/4 part real blah blah > blah plant, at least to stay within the acceptable range of kombucha > tea. > > Ed Kasper L.Ac. A professional kombuchaist Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Hi Ed and EveryOne, A man that I knew from the Philippines did made Kombucha from sugar and water alone.....it was used for making both candies and paper and not for making Kombucha tea. The health benefits of Kombucha tea as we know it are from a brew made with the Camelia Sinensis (tea) plant and sugar but it is possible to make Kombucha from just Kombucha, sugar, and water.... He made huge sheets of the Kombucha Colony from which paper was then made. Interesting! Kombucha had also been used for bandages and drum heads etc.....amazing substance. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev -- In original_kombucha , " happyherbalist2001 " wrote: > > Many folks use yerba mate. I suggest to use 1/4 part real blah blah > blah plant, at least to stay within the acceptable range of kombucha > tea. Harald Tietze or Guenther s have contibuted a lot of thought > and research on herbal teas in Kombucha. s theorized it was the > nitrogen in the plants that contributed to the kombucha. Some research > indicates it may also be the caffeine. The caffeine becomes a food > source of last choice. > > We know that kombucha can not live on sugar alone. > > I ferment regularly with yerba mate as well as Rooibos. Both tremondous > healthy benifical herbs and seem to produce good KT and mushrooms. > However the longevity of the ferment seems to fizzle out at some point > after a few generations down the road. But not so when blah blah plant > is added. > > live free and healthy > > Ed Kasper L.Ac. A professional kombuchaist > > > > > > > I made something out of Yerba Mate tea not bad... I know the tea is > > supposed to be from the blah blah plant, but why? If this isn't right > > my first batch, it seemed to grow the mushroom ok. Tea is a little > > acid not sweet and not vinegarish. > > > Quote
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