Kambucha

April Bromiley

What do you think of Kambucha? I brew it and double brew it like champagne and flavor it with concentrated juices and love it. I just wonder what the raw community thinks of it. Is it really healthy or not?

Grawateful

Just find someone who makes it and ask them for a piece of their mushroom---. You can make it easily yourself for much less cost.

cashewcookie

hey have_mersey! thanks for all the info on making kombucha! ive always wanted to make my own kombucha and finally i just started my own mushroom last night... but i also wanted to ask if you can drink the left over liquid in addition to using it to start the first batch of kombucha. thanks so much!

IsisDC

I just whipped up a batch after a long time. I used regular black tea and various types of herbal.

I also just read somewhere that you can also use mate and black tea.

It great making your own KT and good karma to spread your extra scobys around to the people to use and enjoy.

ShariV

The only tea I have ever heard not to use is anything with bergamout (sp) in it. Apparently it is an anti-bacterial and will kill the scoby.

I had to laugh about buying the GT for a $1 per bottle. I got a STEAL the other day at $1.99 per bottle! It runs around $2.99 the cheapest up to $3.69 at Whole Foods.

Has anyone ever tried to make the "green" one? I think it has algae and spirulina in it. I really like that one and it's costing me a fortune at a bottle a day. I've got my own brewing (have been brewing for many years) but I just can't seem to get the fizz right nor the flavor of the green drink from GT.

Thanks for all the great information here.

Shari

IsisDC

My fav GT- KT is their #3, the one with elderberry and lavender, wonderful flavour and very very very fizzy.

I opened one during class once and had to hide under the table while trying to save half the bottle from fizzing out the sides.

LOL!