Recent content by mitchell12345

Thanks for everyone's reply. Darn! <sigh> Still no solution. When there isn't enough liquid, no machine that I've tried does a good job (except for one, but what a hassle!). Food processor doesn't do a good enough job (even the Ninja!) for small amounts. Magic Bullet, when not enough...

This is OT because I'm asking for food reasons not brewing reasons. But I understand that grain mills are used a lot by home brewers; so begging group's indulgence in asking the question here. You folks just might be best resource to ask! If I have a nut/grain:liquid mixture of about 2:1 (so...

Thanks for everyone's help! I just knew it had to be as easy as this! Both getting the mother grown and getting 2nd ferment are as easy as pie in the end, as it should be, it's just a question of getting the steps clear in my mind and figuring things out! I'm very pleased. Of course, there...

I was able to purchase some descalers from a tea boutique that was sold and bought to another tea company so they were really on sale. The staff didn't know how it use them, though. They came loose without packaging so no instructions included. Though this post seems to suggest one just drops...

Thank you. That makes sense to me. And then when I did some further searching on something unrelated to the bottles themselves and kombucha, I came across two sites that showed people using mason jars, too. And with the plastic lids no less (not the regular, 2-part metal lids). So that's...

Hi, everyone! I finally have some success to report. I've managed to make 2 separate batches of 1st stage kombucha made from from commercial unpasteurized kombucha bought from health food store. The SCOBYs in both instances came out perfectly. The first one I lost track of so threw it out...

Hi, thanks for this! No, I don't have a coffee maker, just an electric kettle since family loves to have tea. I'll take a gallon of just boiled water and add that amount of sugar and tea and let it all dissolve and cool and then will work with that. I'm going tonight to my health food store...

Hi, there! I'm new to the forum <g>. When you say "put it in a gallon mixture of 1 and a half cup sugar that has boiled 10 minutes", does that mean no water at all? I'm a raw vegan and haven't had a stove and/or microwave for over 10 years now so I can't manage that part if there is a...