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Offline Ice Cream

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kombucha tea
« on: August 25, 2018, 08:14:36 PM »
anyone make it?
I bought a bottle today. It's in the fridge.

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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2018, 09:44:07 PM »
I don't want to yuck your yum...
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« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2018, 06:36:17 AM »
I do not like it, DD LOVES it and a girl in her class' mom makes kombucha for a living and is very successful. They sell it at local restaurants and Whole Foods and other markets. The children have it at every school event, the mom brings a keg.  :roll: It is just not for me.
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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2018, 08:09:35 AM »
I tried a sample at whole foods a while ago and did not like it. I bought this one out of curiosity, because it is flavored.
I anticipate I will not like it, either.

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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2018, 09:15:00 AM »
Yeah, it is either your jam or not. It is not mine.
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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2018, 10:48:52 AM »
Not something I am a fan of but I know people who LOVE it!

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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2018, 08:21:21 PM »
actually, this bottle is quite good.
but Mayo clinic's site indicates that the "health benefits" are doubtful.

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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2018, 10:17:12 PM »
Is this the thing where you have a giant fungus (or is it bacteria? yeast? something like that) making juice in your fridge? I vaguely remember doing that in the 90's and that the juice tasted vaguely like apple juice.

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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2018, 02:55:11 PM »
You can be shot for not knowing what kombucha is here.  As it is, I have to hide my distaste for it at gatherings.  Especially when the host(ess) makes a homebrew version.

Yes, it's tea that's fermented by bacteria/yeast.  And I think it has a decent amount of sugar in it to feed the yeast.

 

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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2018, 03:08:07 PM »
This falls under the category of weird stuff my hippy parents & their friends were into in the 80's & 90's and is weirdly mainstream. Next you'll be trying to convince me to eat carob cupcakes in place of chocolate,  for no discernible reason.

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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2018, 04:07:28 PM »
I like some Kombucha.  Mostly, I like the way the word sounds.
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2018, 05:13:10 PM »
The microbial/fungal stuff going on in it is fascinating. It requires both!

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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2018, 06:12:12 PM »
This falls under the category of weird stuff my hippy parents & their friends were into in the 80's & 90's and is weirdly mainstream. Next you'll be trying to convince me to eat carob cupcakes in place of chocolate,  for no discernible reason.

 :roll:

Actually, 2 days ago a homesteading, gluten-freeing, homebrewing friend posted about being off chocolate but eating some carob.  Her DH has the most lush beard you will ever see.  So it's only a matter of time...
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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2018, 08:27:01 PM »
This falls under the category of weird stuff my hippy parents & their friends were into in the 80's & 90's and is weirdly mainstream. Next you'll be trying to convince me to eat carob cupcakes in place of chocolate,  for no discernible reason.

I wasn't trying to convince you...  but apparently kombucha is the cure for everything.  Might help your eye problem.

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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2018, 08:28:53 PM »
You can be shot for not knowing what kombucha is here.  As it is, I have to hide my distaste for it at gatherings.  Especially when the host(ess) makes a homebrew version.

Yes, it's tea that's fermented by bacteria/yeast.  And I think it has a decent amount of sugar in it to feed the yeast.

 


Same thing here. I don't think I would trust someone's home-made kombucha.  But I do not even trust baked goodies at bake sales.

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Re: kombucha tea
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2018, 09:23:53 PM »
I wasn't trying to convince you...  but apparently kombucha is the cure for everything.  Might help your eye problem.


 :!:

:roll:

Actually, 2 days ago a homesteading, gluten-freeing, homebrewing friend posted about being off chocolate but eating some carob.  Her DH has the most lush beard you will ever see.  So it's only a matter of time...

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« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2018, 10:46:56 AM »
I heard that a diet consisting only of kombucha and carob keeps all infections away.  :D

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« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2018, 12:09:06 PM »
I heard that a diet consisting only of kombucha and carob keeps all infections away.  :D

But only if you add apple cider vinegar and a splash of honey.

I think kombucha is gross.

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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2018, 12:59:55 PM »
But only if you add apple cider vinegar and a splash of honey.

I think kombucha is gross.

I think you actually need to bathe in the apple cider vinegar.

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« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2018, 02:10:32 PM »
I think you actually need to bathe in the apple cider vinegar.

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