

I washed and scrubbed my scoby and placed it in a jar with kombucha I had filtered to make sure there were no more larva. Most articles on the internet suggested I throw out the batch and the scoby but I had one major problem, I never saved any of my scobies since I was only 2 months into making kombucha.
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An Alternative Way How to Grow a Scobyįruit flies invaded my batch of kombucha. Wait for the next blog post and I will share with you how to brew a batch of kombucha. The kombucha in this batch is not drinkable. Scobies grown this way tend to be “ ugly” scobies but they work just as well as a store bought scoby. When your scoby is grown you can now make kombucha with it. How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby Step 5: You have a Scoby! How to Grow a Scoby If the idea of taking a month to grow a scoby sounds crazy and it is a little, consider buying a scoby kit that comes with starter tea. Friends of mine can grow a scoby in a week. For me this process took almost a month but I grew mine in Canadian weather in the spring. Do not move the jar until you have a thick scoby. Place the jar in an area out of sunlight that is room temperature ( not in the basement, it would be too cold to ferment) and now wait…. Cover with a cloth and use an elastic to secure it. Place the contents of the store bought kombucha into a 1 litre jar. How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby Step 4: Waiting How to Grow a Scoby The antibacterial properties of raw honey will not work with the fermentation process of kombucha. Add 3/4 cups of organic cane sugar to the hot tea. I stress organic cane sugar ( like this brand) because “regular” sugar is said to be GMO and here at Ditch The Wheat I try to advocate organic over genetically modified. How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby Step 3: Add Organic Sugar How to Grow a Scoby You do not need to use green tea you can use black tea or oolong tea. Add 4 green tea bags (or equivalent loose tea). To grow a scoby you don’t need to brew gallons of tea, 4 cups of tea is enough. How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby Step 2: Brew the Tea How to Grow a Scoby You can see the baby scoby floating at the top of the bottle. Look for a bottle in the store that has one but it is not necessary. When I was purchasing bottles of kombucha I noticed that some had a slimy thing floating in it. The product must have an active bacteria culture and not be pasturized. How to Grow a Kombucha Scoby Step 1: Buy a bottle of Kombucha Bottle of Kombucha – This bottle also has a small scoby growing in it.
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The scoby eats the sugar you add to the tea and you end up with a beverage that tastes great and is full of probiotics and is great for detoxing. You need a scoby to ferment the tea to brew kombucha. A scoby is the white alien looking thing floating at the top of the jar. I researched a few ways for how to grow a kombucha scoby. I was buying bottles of kombucha from the health store and the costs were adding up and I felt it was time for a cheaper way. Months ago I wanted to start making my own kombucha. This post contains affiliate links including Amazon affiliate links.
