Official Tea Thread

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I have made it a few times but stopped.  I liked it if I put it in the fridge early, when it still had a decent amt of sugar in it.  I didn't like it if I let it ferment much longer than 7-9days, iirc. 

Also, I liked to cut up fresh peaches or nectarines and put it in there when I fridge'ed it. 

That said, it was pretty sweet at that point and just adds sugar to my diet.  I figured I could get benefits of fermentation from eating other veg ferments I do and skipped the kombucha.  Also, I found that it is much more of a pain in the ass than other fermentation.

[Mrs. Gooch]

This sounds gross.

[Tobias]

@pmshead, you're needed in the official tea thread

[yoga-like_abana]

Do you like beer Mrs Gooch?

Also buy one at the store and I'd bet you'd like it

[stunted]

nice, I still brew it. You buy it from the store or not? Because if you need a scoby I have one to give you.

i buy it from the store. i tried to make it before, looked iffy, then i neglected it for a few weeks. now it's just sitting there, menacingly

i like the store one, i think it tastes like apple soda/beer. definitely cleans out the colon well. how does your home brewed one compare?

[Mrs. Gooch]

Do you like beer Mrs Gooch?

Also buy one at the store and I'd bet you'd like it

I only like some beers; like wheat beers and pale ales.

[kso_FAN]

Every day, all day. No sugar, with ice.

[yoga-like_abana]

Do you like beer Mrs Gooch?

Also buy one at the store and I'd bet you'd like it

I only like some beers.

well if its fermentation that grosses you out I don't get it because that happens with lots of things including beer or wine.
Grab a bottle of kombucha next time you're at the store and report back

nice, I still brew it. You buy it from the store or not? Because if you need a scoby I have one to give you.

i buy it from the store. i tried to make it before, looked iffy, then i neglected it for a few weeks. now it's just sitting there, menacingly

i like the store one, i think it tastes like apple soda/beer. definitely cleans out the colon well. how does your home brewed one compare?

yeah store ones are awesome but if you drink it often enough its pretty ridic on the price especially when its so damn easy to make.
and you better keep that scoby wet and under control because it can multiply and also can get huge   

[BIG APPLE CAT]

Do you like beer Mrs Gooch?

Also buy one at the store and I'd bet you'd like it

I only like some beers.

well if its fermentation that grosses you out I don't get it because that happens with lots of things including beer or wine.
Grab a bottle of kombucha next time you're at the store and report back

nice, I still brew it. You buy it from the store or not? Because if you need a scoby I have one to give you.

i buy it from the store. i tried to make it before, looked iffy, then i neglected it for a few weeks. now it's just sitting there, menacingly

i like the store one, i think it tastes like apple soda/beer. definitely cleans out the colon well. how does your home brewed one compare?

yeah store ones are awesome but if you drink it often enough its pretty ridic on the price especially when its so damn easy to make.
and you better keep that scoby wet and under control because it can multiply and also can get huge   

Mods please don't let katdaddy in here...

[Mrs. Gooch]

Where do I buy one of these things?

[yoga-like_abana]

Where do I buy one of these things?

grocery store, probably gotta go over to that no good granola grassfed bullshit organic aisle to find it though

[Mrs. Gooch]

I am going to try to find one and report back.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

I am going to try to find one and report back.

GTs is the most common I see around here. Gingerade and citrus are both fairly mild...trilogy, gingerberry, and cosmic cranberry are a little more bold. Pro tip: the lids are not sealed liquid-tight so don't shake it and make sure the person doing check out handles it with care BC if they just slide it across the scanner and roll it down to get bagged it will explode and make a huge sticky mess

[yoga-like_abana]

go cosmic cranberry

[stunted]

I am going to try to find one and report back.

GTs is the most common I see around here. Gingerade and citrus are both fairly mild...trilogy, gingerberry, and cosmic cranberry are a little more bold. Pro tip: the lids are not sealed liquid-tight so don't shake it and make sure the person doing check out handles it with care BC if they just slide it across the scanner and roll it down to get bagged it will explode and make a huge sticky mess

Mods please don't let katdaddy in here...

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I am going to try to find one and report back.

Vinegar.  You need to know going into this that you will experience, at absolute very least, a small amt of vinegar hiding behind whatever flavor you are being sold.

Go find the cashew milk, rice milk, etc.  If you find that and saw a bunch of gluten free stuff on your way to that cooler, you are in the right place.  Most look like a snapple drink.

[yoga-like_abana]

yeah don't take to big of a whiff of it before you put your mouth on it

[Mrs. Gooch]

This is starting to sound gross again.

[yoga-like_abana]

you'll love it.. its kinda fizzy

[BIG APPLE CAT]

This is starting to sound gross again.

I mean the bacteria (or yeast or whatever) is literally just sitting at the bottom of the bottle and it kind of looks like someone sneezed into the bottle. But somehow you can drink it without noticing the texture. Not sure how that's possible but just drink the whole bottle, snot included. That's the stuff that's good for your gut.

[puniraptor]

This is starting to sound gross again.

I mean the bacteria (or yeast or whatever) is literally just sitting at the bottom of the bottle and it kind of looks like someone sneezed into the bottle. But somehow you can drink it without noticing the texture. Not sure how that's possible but just drink the whole bottle, snot included. That's the stuff that's good for your gut.

spit half into a tissue so you can take it home and start your own culture

[yoga-like_abana]

I don't strain my kombucha when bottling and sometimes I usually have to avoid scoogies as I like to call them

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I tried to put grapes or raisins in and sealed them in Grolsh bottles last time, to try to get a secondary fermentation and make it fizzy.  Didn't work.  Got gross. 

[CHONGS]

Guys its just soda water and expired lipton in there

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and vinegar


And some slimey scum.