kombucha

W7: SCOBY & stardust

Tuesday’s meeting felt like an adventure.  In the beginning of class, we bonded over making kombucha.  Because I did not have access to a kitchen (therefore no tea, no sugar, and no jar, even), I didn’t get to make my own kombucha even though I bought the SCOBY mother as directed in the beginning of the term.  Although I will be able to start my own kombucha once I get back home for the summer (and possibly even sooner, during spring break), it&rsq

Week3: Kombucha and probiotics

According to Mayoclinic.org, kombucha is a fermented drink most commonly made using bacteria, yeast, tea and a sweetener. The author argues that kombucha is not a mushroom as I had assumed, but rather bacteria and yeast. According to Webmd.com, kombucha is used to regulate high blood pressure and cancer amongst other conditions, from hair loss to AIDS, but the scientific evidence to support its benefits in terms of those conditions is lacking.

Week 3: Kombucha and Microbiomes

On Thursday the 20th I began the fermentation of my kombucha using a kombucha home-brewing kit that my family was given a year ago (I was surprised to find that the SCOBY alive and well, and ready to make kombucha!). After making the sweet tea and cooling it down, I opened the SCOBY package and immediately recognized that kombucha smell. As of now the SCOBY has been fermenting in the jar for three days – in five more days I will start taste testing the kombucha to see if it is ready.

Kombucha and the possibility to replace plastic

The process of making kombucha is more simple than I thought and it was so fun that I finally made one on my own. I used two English Breakfast tea bags and added dark Muscovado sugar instead of white sugar, therefore, the color of my kombucha is pretty dark. I left some space in my mason jar but not sure if that’s enough for my kombucha to breathe. I am pretty worried if mine will explode. I will definitely check it every week and upload its picture to my blog.

Kombucha and SCOBY Leather BioCouture

I started making kombucha! I ended up using one green tea bag and one black tea, but the color seemed to take on the normal black tea brown shade. I used a glass jar after reading that metal and plastic containers might interfere with the process. The SCOBY looked really strange pouring it into the tea and was very slimy. My cousins made their own kombucha once, and it exploded on them, so I read online to not put a sealed lid on the jar.

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