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Ideas for doing Kombucha at home.

Hi all, I've seen a few posts were people mention making kombucha at home, and my question is how do you do it/get started. I love kombucha and have been buying it when I have the …
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What is Kombucha?

I've been hearing a LOT about Kombucha. What is it? What is in it? what is it used for? Thanks!
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best place to grow a kombucha SCOBY?

I wanted to start brewing my own kombucha, so I mixed my own sweetened with storebought kombucha in a glass jar which I covered with a piece of cloth, as per standard percedure, an …
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Storing opened storebought kombucha

So I'm late to the kombucha party...I bought some at Whole Foods yesterday and had a few sips (and liked very much). I'm only planning on drinking an ounce or two a day for now to …
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Homemade Kombucha - How much sugar do you add?

I saw some Kombucha drinks that have only 2g of carbohydrates per 100ml. But instructions for making that drinks says that I need to add 70/100g of sugar per 1l. Adding not enough …
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Kombucha and Paleo and other beginner questions.

I am on day 1 of Paleo today. I want to try to do it with intermittent fasting but want to get through the initial misery of detoxing first. A little background about me. I am 37 …
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I accidently poked a hole in my kombucha scoby D:

I transferred the jar where I'm growing my scoby to the pilot light on top of my stove and it seems to be doing better allready, but I noticed some of the scoby was submerged so I …
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Is it possible to overdose on probiotic foods?

Since going Paleo, I'm no longer "backed-up"....however recently, things have been on the other side of the spectrum and I'm wondering if it's because I'm overdosing on probiotic f …
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Store - bought Kombucha vs. Homemade

Can anyone attest to the differences between a good batch of homemade kombucha and the stuff from the store? I am addicted to this drink (4-5 bottles/week), and am considering to …
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What’s the nutrition of a kombucha scoby?

Has anyone come across data on the make-up of the actual kombucha scoby? I know people have come up with interesting ways to eat them. But what are you actually eating?
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Do kombucha and water kefir cause the body to become more acidic?

I have read that both water kefir and kombucha are very acidic. I make and drink both these brews and have found my system to have become quite acidic. I'm not sure whether this …
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Fermented veggies acne reaction

Hi, I know I have a leaky gut and candida. I've been treating the candida for over 6 mo now. I react to a lot of foods by acne/breaking out. I have been drinking water kefir wit …
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Kombucha home brew question

I'm looking to measure my 'bucha's abv%... my question is if the data recorded with the hydrometer translates to abv% as it does with beer? Or, would there be a different equation …
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Kombucha and yeast sensitivity - anyone stopped reacting?

I made some homebrewed kombucha, which is delicious, only problem is I'm reacting to the saccharomyces boulardii yeast in it. which makes sense since i reacted to the probiotic pi …
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Why is Kombucha sweet?

I keep hearing that there should be little sugar left in Kombucha since it's cultured. Why, then, does it still taste sweet? Is there another compound that remains, similar to some …

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