Send me a scoby!

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Permalink Reply by Vaughn Sadekni on September 13, 2009 at 12:35am

it is actually really easy to make one on your own
all you need it a premade kombucha such as GTS raw kombucha. Pour that in a large jar and place a towel with a rubber band around the top. Leave it in a warm area for about 2-3 weeks and a scoby will form. You can then place the scoby in a large (gallon) batch of tea with some type of sweetner (agave or honey) and let it sit for 2-3 weeks. After that take the liquid from the kombucha and seal it in bottles with a little bit more sweetner and let it sit for 2-3 more weeks. What you will have is strong fizzy kombucha. Have fun ! :)

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Permalink Reply by Rawstrength on September 13, 2009 at 2:03am

Really? I thought you needed a scoby. Will a scoby really form from just leaving a bottle of GT's kombucha out? I guess it's worth a shot.

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Permalink Reply by Vaughn Sadekni on September 13, 2009 at 10:10am

it sure will :) Give it a try and let me know how it goes. If you need any help along the process shoot me a message and I will help you out.

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Permalink Reply by Rawstrength on October 7, 2009 at 9:42am

I got a SCOBY and I've been successfully brewing kombucha! It's terrific!

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Permalink Reply by AwesomeUniverse!!! on October 7, 2009 at 10:08am

Hi rawstrength! That sounds so exciting! Are you using honey, sugar or other method for the sugar part. Is there a way to check if there is any alcohol in yours? What flavor are you doing?

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Permalink Reply by Rawstrength on October 27, 2009 at 4:45am

I've done plain and blueberry so far. I use organic white sugar, but I let it brew for so long that it is really tart and not sweet at all, so there is little to no sugar in the final product. I just started a five gallon batch last night!

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