Hello friends. Just a quick note to let you know that I did not forget about Pennywise Platter yesterday. In fact, I thought of it frequently….as I lay in bed wanting to die. I was not feeling well at all yesterday, so couldn’t quite get my energy up to come downstairs to my computer to post it! Sorry about that. We should be on for next week, the Good Lord willing.
Meanwhile, Kombucha is my friend as I recover.
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I hope you are feeling better soon! I love your site, and I always look forward to your updates. You are such a wealth of great knowledge, and an amazing and creative cook!
Hope you are feeling better soon!!
Hope you are feeling much better very soon 🙂 I’ll look forward to next week’s Pennywise Platter! {{{hugs}}}
is there anyway i can make kombucha without the starter, i cant find any starter here in california..
Rachael, you can order the starter from Cultures for Health: http://www.culturesforhealth.com/. I have a Kombucha starter kit I ordered from them; have not used it yet but have heard good things about their cultures/starters. To the best of my knowledge you do need the starter kit to make Kombucha properly.
Rachel,
The following website, http://www.kombuchahome.com/, has fantastic information about making Kombucha with and without a starter. Kombucha is very easy to make and works wonders for both children and adults. By the way, you don’t need special teas to make Kombucha, I just use Lipton’s Tea Bags.
Food Renegade has a post on how to grow a kombucha SCOBY. http://www.foodrenegade.com/how-to-grow-a-kombucha-scoby/
Rachael,
Where in California do you live? If you are near me, I can give you a starter.
Gretchen
I live near San Diego if you want a starter. I have a few extras just sitting around.
I live near San Diego if you want a starter. I have a few extras just sitting around. Or I can mail you one.
katherinemaestanley@gmail.com
Kimi, I hope you are feeling better soon. It’s so hard being a mama when you’re so sick. My prayer is that you rest well and have a quick recovery. Many blessings to you!!
Rachael, try contacting your nearest Weston Price Foundation chapter leader, and he or she will have sources.
http://www.westonaprice.org/find-a-local-chapter#ca
Perhaps when you’re feeling better you might do a spot on Kombucha? We’ve tried bottled in the store, so we know we like it (in fact, I find myself wanting to guzzle it but refrain since it’s not cheap), but it’s intimidating to start the process. I have the NT cookbook with Sally’s recipe and have checked out info on the internet, but it still feels very “big” to me. Perhaps you have some good basic overview tips. I’m also interested in understanding how to flavor. I’ve come across recipes, but don’t really understand the underlying concept in order to experiment. Taking the plunge to buy the mushroom feels a little like making a decision to get pregnant again. 🙂 Hopefully you can help. 🙂
Thanks! Bottoms up on that Kombucha. Get well soon!
I guess all I needed was some people who knew the right places to look. The links posted were just the trick. Now I get it. Thank you!
There wasn’t much about flavoring, so I’d like to add this one I just happened to find. Helps take away a lot of the mystery for me. http://commonsensehomesteading.blogspot.com/2010/02/flavoring-kombucha-and-kombucha.html
Also, if you scroll down in the comments to “Wysteria” on Aug 11, 2010, she talks about continuous brewing, and she has some good info in lower comments as well.
I hope this is okay to mention. If you go to http://www.foodrenegade.com/ and look under “posts you may like”, you will see “How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby ” (aka starter)! Excellent instructions! It worked for me!
Sue
Oh, Rachael! If only I had read this a couple of hours ago, I could have sent you a mushroom for free. 🙁 I just made a fresh batch and threw out the baby. If you want to wait a few weeks, I can send you one from my next batch.
lisachalfant@gmail.com
Oh, Kimi! When mama’s sick, everybody suffers! I am so sorry. I wish I could bring your family a meal! Funny enough, I had designed a post ON kombucha for your carnival. It’s my silver-bullet. I cover both starting with a purchased or gift scoby as well as growing one. I hope you feel better. I hurt for you.
http://dyno-mom.blogspot.com/2011/03/logans-heros-kombucha-101.html
Do you make your own Kombucha? Perhaps from Nourishing Traditions?
I so know how you feel. As a mom of ten who has escaped getting any colds or little tummy bugs that have gone around the house this past 6 months, BAM it hits me when no one else has anything! It will be short lived, I think. Get better quick!
Get well soon!
Hope you’re better soon!
To everyone who posted links to info on making kombucha, thank you! I love it and found it very helpful in my desire to drink less wine. Pouring kombucha into a wine glass has such a nice feel to it. I don’t drink enough of it to worry about the alcohol and must admit I much preferred the version I could get in the store before they had to reformulate. GT’s has been my favorite!
Having said that, I simply can’t afford it. I’ve considered making my own, but like Lynda it feels like such a “big” process I’ve been intimidated to try it.
Would love to see a Nourishing Traditions post on the subject…perhaps take the best of the best with regards to instructions and share in such a way that it’s less overwhelming for those of us who are a little uncertain about taking that leap…
Thanks for your consideration…
Kombucha is easier to make than yogurt! It’s as simple as making a big pot of sweet tea, letting it cool, and adding the starter. Let it sit and voila! You have kombucha! Don’t be afraid of it ladies!!!! Just think of it as a science experiment, so you won’t be too intimidated by it.
I *just* recently (as in since the beginning of 2011) starting making my own after developing quite an (expensive) taste for the GT’s.
I “grew” my own scoby from pouring a bottle of GT’s plain into 2c of sweetened tea, in a quart mason jar. Covered with cheesecloth and a rubber band, set it in the back of a dark cabinet and voila! It took about 3 weeks to grow thick enough to remove and transfer easily.
While I was nursing my addiction to GT’s I also collected a dozen or so of the bottles and lids. I make a quart at a time (one on the weekend, one mid week) and bottle it in the used, dishwasher-sanitized bottles. While probably not the best method, (a) I am only doing 2 at a time and (b) they are never around more than a few days.
Hope you feel better soon!!