Thank you for all this great info...I will check it out. As far as making it goes...do I have to use white sugar? Could I use date sugar or fruit juice of...
Zaidee Bliss
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Oct 3, 2006 5:08 pm
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Anyone doing kefir d'uva and have any knowledge to share? Kombucha: Mine is never effervescent and tastes more vinegary than I like. What should I do...
... From my understanding, if you can find raw unfiltered plain ole kombucha, even at the health food store, you can use that as a starter. If you like fruit...
3jsmom31, I disagree on a couple of accounts. Legally anything may be called "kombucha" What you get off the store shelf may or may not be honest in their...
Hi. I am new. Can anyone tell me what I could do with about half a glass bottle of pure pomegrante juice (pasteurized)? It has been in the refrigerator for at...
when you have a tight lid you get bubbles... when the start breaths, you dont get bubbles... hope this helps.. billie ... All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more...
Hi 3jMom, I really like the people at happyherbalist.com. they have good starters and good prices, and they will even ship you free water kefir starters...
Anyone interested in the consumption of kombucha shoudl read this article by Paul Stamets. Stamets has published several books on the cultivation of fungi and...
That is a very interesting article. I would note that it is from 1995, and since then a lot more studies have been done on kombucha, and fermenting has gotten...
thank you very much for this info. The more I have been reading about it the less I feel it is necessary to make it on my own. I hesitate to do any canning...
Zaidee Bliss
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Oct 6, 2006 7:36 pm
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My usual solution is to add any juice or ferment of unknown age hanging about in the back of the fridge to my vinegar pot. I also pour into this pot all left...
Dear List, I'm a TOTAL newbie to kefir & kombucha, so I've decided to ask you experts for help. Is it possible / ok to take the same kefir cultures from a...
... More detail... Is it water kefir grains, or milk kefir grains? What did you have the grains in, plain water or sugary water? And how long? Thanks.......
A quick and dirty ferment is to just add a pinch of baker's yeast and let it sit on the counter for a day or three. If it goes too long it will become vinegar....
Sorry if somebody already answered this! Take your kombucha to the point where you usually refrigerate it to drink (for me, about 10-12 days) and then bottle...
... experience with an store bought already kefired cow or soy milk product Please consider reading the results of googling "soy alert" before you experiment...
It is natural juice with no preservatives and has been in the refrigerator all this time. How can I tell that it hasn't molded in there already? And when I...
The water quality right now is so bad here, I made three unsuccesful and slimy batches lately. So I thought I would make certain it would be succesful: boiled...
Hi Tove, Sorry, I don't know the answer to your questions, but I'm just wondering if you could just use some bottled water, or perhaps some kefir whey next...
Hi Billie, I recall reading this on their page but was not sure if it meant free or not? Audrey <snippet> ... have good starters and good prices, and they will...
This is an exerpt I got on a mushroom culturing site, and I read on one of the yahoo culture groups that the goverment is considering using cloramine in our...
Hello John and Kim, Water-Kefir grains will wear out after re-introduction to milk. They have less components than milk-kefir grains. For a more in depth...
Hi audrey, could u send me a link or site to see this info... it sounds very scairy to me.. thanks billie ... All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful...
they sent me some free along with my order... sweet!! billie ... Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have...
<snippet> ... sounds very scairy to me.. ... Hey Billie, I can't find it at the moment, but sending some exerpts. Audrey Exerpt The main concern about water is...
Thanks, Paula, for your helpful advice. I'm still confused. Mine never get bubbly at all. However, I am covering them with cheesecloth rubber-banded on....
Oooh, I just clicked on the link. Cheesecloth, bad! But he's saying "stuff the opening with cotton"? Marjorie ... about it the less I feel it is necessary to...
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