Re: Re: question on teas to use

[Guest guest]

you need black and green to for KT - you can add a little bit of Roosibos

to the brew- but the majority of tea needs to be black and some green.

FYI is roosibos caffeine free?

gretchen

In a message dated 8/4/2012 3:34:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

malibu8987@... writes:

Several months ago I decided to experiment with some Rooibos for making KT.

After more than a week nothing was happening so I added a small amount of

KT starter...things started shaping up from there. It formed a thin SCOBY,

but the tea stayed very sweet for several weeks. Personally, I wasn't crazy

about the final tea results and my SO, although he likes hot, brewed

Rooibos tea wasn't impressed, either.

>

> Hi all. is it alright to use Rooibos tea for kombucha, mixing it with a

black or green tea? someone gave me a scoby, and had been using this mix,

and it made fantastic KT. ive done a few batches this way, my scobies would

be very thick and healthy with each brew. now it seems they have

sloooooowed way down, and its taking a long time to be able to get kombucha.

ive got

1 jug, a 2 quart, i had been brewing in, ready in 6 or 7 days, and now its

been almost 2 weeks, not ready yet, and the scoby is actually very thin. is

the tea combo? or something else? my water hasnt changed, i have a

beautiful well. im using the same sugar-an organic brown. any ideas?

> Nona

>

[Guest guest]

Green tea is nothing but black tea picked at a younger stage.

You need 50% black tea ( which includes  black, green and white)camellia

sinensis  is what you look for this is commonly referred to as black tea.

I have used Rooibus  up to 25% with good results.

Some time back someone reported using 100% Rooibus with good results, but it was

questioned whether that brew was actually  KT.

Suggest keeping your Rooibus Scobys  separate   from all the rest to avoid

possible contamination.

Yes Rooibus is caffeine free  and it adds a wonderful flavor of its own.

zoe

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To: original_kombucha

Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2012, 16:35

Subject: Re: Re: question on teas to use

you need black and green to for KT - you can add a little bit of Roosibos 

to the brew- but the majority of tea needs to be black and some  green. 

FYI    is roosibos caffeine free?

gretchen