Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 >My kombucha is going well and I'm waiting for kefir grains. Love >that slight fizz in the tea. I've used masala chai tea bags and >like the flavor better than just cheap plain tea. > >Connie H. I love both kombucha and kefir, but the probiotic effects are quite different. Kombucha is said to be great for the liver, and it " wakes you up " (some folks have trouble with insomnia when they take it, and it's not recommended close to bedtime). NO ONE has that trouble with kefir beer! Kefir beer has amazing results as far as intestinal issues (if you have any problems in that department), but I haven't noticed any changes from kombucha, (or from kimchi, for that matter). I drink kombucha in the daytime, kefir beer at night. The bacteria/yeast are totally different too, as you will see when you get your grains. The real mystery is: why do all these probiotic foods start with 'k'????? kefir, kraut, kombucha, kimchi .... > Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 In a message dated 1/9/05 9:06:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, sonphos@... writes: > My 11-year-old nephew asked that question also, as he was observing my > kefir, kombucha, and kimchi fermenting away on the counter. I hadn't > given it a thought until he mentioned it, and of course I had no > answer. ____ Apparently you haven't bothered to make " yogurt. " ;-) Chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:47:27 -0800, Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> wrote: > > The real mystery is: why do all these probiotic foods start with 'k'????? > > kefir, kraut, kombucha, kimchi .... My 11-year-old nephew asked that question also, as he was observing my kefir, kombucha, and kimchi fermenting away on the counter. I hadn't given it a thought until he mentioned it, and of course I had no answer. Fern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:10:18 EST, ChrisMasterjohn@... <ChrisMasterjohn@...> wrote: > In a message dated 1/9/05 9:06:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sonphos@... > writes: > > > My 11-year-old nephew asked that question also, as he was observing my > > kefir, kombucha, and kimchi fermenting away on the counter. I hadn't > > given it a thought until he mentioned it, and of course I had no > > answer. > ____ > > Apparently you haven't bothered to make " yogurt. " ;-) Ah, that is one that doesn't start with " k " isn't it? It's been ages since I made yogurt. Since I discovered kefir I haven't felt a need for it. But anyway, what my nephew observed at the time was that all of Aunt Fern's Ferments (another alliteration he had fun with) started with a " k " . I suppose next time I'll have to point out that yogurt is also a fermentation, but doesn't start with " k " . Thanks, Chris. Fern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 [Fern] Ah, that is one that doesn't start with " k " isn't it? It's been ages since I made yogurt. Since I discovered kefir I haven't felt a need for it. But anyway, what my nephew observed at the time was that all of Aunt Fern's Ferments (another alliteration he had fun with) started with a " k " . I suppose next time I'll have to point out that yogurt is also a fermentation, but doesn't start with " k " . Thanks, Chris. [MAP] Yeah, but yogurt is just " poor man's kefir " if you will. There are dozens of different variations on the idea of short-term milk ferments, but kefir could be considered the prototype for all of them. That's really the point behind the " three Ks " idea as I've construed it. It would be easy to list dozens of common ferments that don't start with " k " ! Mike SE Pennsylvania The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 >>[MAP] It would be easy to list dozens of common ferments that don't start with " k " ! But more fun to list those that do..... I quark at you. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 06/01/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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