I keep a few backup scobies in a jar of kombucha and I store it in the fridge. Since then I have created what people call a scoby hotel. A few new scobies formed and they formed fast and were thicker than any scoby I had previously grown ( also the scobies were pretty and thick like you see in most pictures). My intention was to incubate the scoby to make sure there were no more eggs and then start brewing again. 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.
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