Synaster
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Anyone try this yet? Any idea how it differs from kombucha? Looks like its brewed with honey instead of white sugar..
If you were making this from scratch, could you use a yeast instead of a used mother. I'm new to all this and would like to make a batch for me father since his favorite "kombucha" is this jun.
any recipes, fermenting techniques, or tips are greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance mate!
I Googled and found this link: http://www.kombuchabrooklyn.com/jun-home-brew-kit.html
If inappropriate because is a commercial site, apologis and please delete. Seems a tad pricey, tbh.
Try Kombucha Nation on Facebook, you can get a free culture from lots of people if you pay for the shipping. USPS flat-rate is $6 something
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My source is from Kombucha Nation Facebook group.
If you get Jun PLEASE make sure someone has not just plopped a kombucha scoby in green tea and honey and calling it Jun, so not the case but it is happening.
I just joined and requested a culture. Crossing fingers!!
I had seen on ebay too but that was my concern- how do I know it isn't just a kombucha in Jun clothing since I would never have seen one? I think I have better chance of the straight scoop on FB then on ebay but who knows.
Excellent- I find I am so impatient to get to the kombucha! It takes too long!!Physically the two scoby look alike. If you make kombucha you will notice the difference with Jun. If you have not made kombucha using green tea and honey you need to do so, for proper comparison. Pay attention to what is happening in the fermenter. Fabulous carbonation with Jun, even in aerobic environment, that does not occur with kombucha.
With Jun, it is a fast ferment, talking harvesting on Day 4 when fermenting in low/mid 70s...kombucha would take 2.5-3 weeks.
Ask your Jun source if their culture is a kombucha scoby turned Jun, avoid.
I put a general Jun wanted post too- so maybe one of them will comment- I found her on the file there and PM'ed her.The sharing members on that group see the Jun discussions. Other sources for real Jun cultures-- James McLaughlin or Rocky Sasser or Chris Cook--mbrs of Kombucha Nation. I have Jun but my request list is quite backlogged.
--I do recommend, if you want to propogate Jun cultures, have a separate grow vessel. The ferment is so fast you may or may not develop a new 1/8-1/4" pellicle in time.
Kombucha Kamp sells Jun culture, $35 retail. You can read their product detail. I am quite sure there are Jun variants just as there are Kombucha and kefir variants.
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