RE: Re:Naturally Carbonated water/bottled kombucha

[Guest guest]

> Regarding carbonation: What about this " Kombucha wonder drink " ? It

> is much fizzier than the GT brand. How does it become so fizzy? The

> listed ingredients are: Filtered water, organic oolong tea, organic

> cane sugar, natural pear flavoring, kombucha culture, organic raw

> ginger juice (for the Asian Pear Ginger Blend).

I can't speak to commercially brewed kombucha but my home-brewed

kombucha has plenty of natural carbonation in it and is healthy as

hell.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Lynn Siprelle [mailto:lynn@...]

>

> > Regarding carbonation: What about this " Kombucha wonder

> drink " ? It is

> > much fizzier than the GT brand. How does it become so fizzy? The

> > listed ingredients are: Filtered water, organic oolong tea, organic

> > cane sugar, natural pear flavoring, kombucha culture, organic raw

> > ginger juice (for the Asian Pear Ginger Blend).

>

> I can't speak to commercially brewed kombucha but my

> home-brewed kombucha has plenty of natural carbonation in it

> and is healthy as hell.

But how healthy is Hell, anyway? Isn't it true that 100% of its residents

are dead?

[Guest guest]

> But how healthy is Hell, anyway? Isn't it true that 100% of its

> residents

> are dead?

Well, that depends. Ever been to Roseburg, Oregon?

Lynn S.

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Lynn Siprelle * web developer, writer, mama, fiber junky

http://www.siprelle.com * http://www.thenewhomemaker.com

http://www.democracyfororegon.com * http://www.knitting911.net

[Guest guest]

LeAnn-

>Also, with 65 calories and 8 grams of sugar in it, is it really a

>healthful drink?

For people who can't tolerate sugar, I'd say no. Homemade kombucha

certainly caused me problems. But for other people, it might be useful,

albeit probably not in large quantities due to the sugar content.

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