Kombucha drink

[chill]

Well (((I poured out the excess tea last night. Today he completely lay down on the bottom ((Some debris float in the solution and bubble up the surface of the liquid. No one to tell ... The clinic of nervous diseases is waiting for me)))) So many dances around the mold)))

No need to be nervous - you need to observe the mushroom, read our theory at the beginning of the topic and follow what the mushroom likes or dislikes and correct, create conditions - the mushroom is a living being, with its own requirements for existence.

Remove the mushroom, rinse gently in cool clean boiled water.
Pour into a clean dish chill sweet liquid solution, about 500-700 ml.
Place the mushroom in the solution, let it settle down.
We change the solution every 5-7 days.

We never pour liquid on the mushroom, it will injure him!
Never pour sleeping tea from a teapot into a mushroom! We always prepare only a new solution!
We always make the solution separately, in another container, cool it and then pour it into a jar and add the mushroom.

Mushroom always grows a beard, this is his kitchen! And debris will always accumulate at the bottom, it is the dead particles of the beard that fall off, this is a waste of his vital activity, we throw them away when changing the solution. For drinking, filter the liquid through cheesecloth.
Bubbles will always appear, they are secreted by the fungus when interacting with the solution. In winter there are fewer of them, in summer there are more of them from the heat, the sweet-sour foamy solution turns sour faster, therefore the solution-drink matures faster - it just needs to be poured into a jar and put into the refrigerator for drinking.

If the mushroom is small, it needs time to grow, and it will be quick with normal care.

Girls, what great fellows they are: they even described how to grow a kombucha Before that, I did not know. Once upon a time I held this mushroom, but somehow I quickly parted with it.Maybe after the new year I will decide to grow it myself

We practically do not drink kombucha in winter. And in the infusion, I reduce the amount of sugar to 6 tbsp. spoons for 3 liters. And the mushroom overwinters safely. I arrange a kind of hibernation for him. I change the tea solution every 2-3 months. And in the spring, I bring the amount of sugar to the norm.

It turns out that the mushroom is not washed for 2-3 months at all? That is, flooded and forgot?
And at what temperature should it be kept (immersed in hibernation)?

I will allow myself to give a little advice. Suddenly someone will need it.

I have a mushroom on the western window. By the method of a scientific poke, he determined that it was the west that he liked the most.

Irina tell me the mushroom on the window? don't you need to keep it in a cool dark place? My in the dark, I think, can I send it to the window too?

Irina tell me the mushroom on the window? don't you need to keep it in a cool dark place? Mine in the dark, I think, can I send it to the window too?

You don't need to keep the mushroom in the dark! He needs light and air!
Optimally on the window, near the window, but cover the back wall (glass) with paper from direct rays and the sun. And without drafts and cold very air.

And my guest is sour in the truest sense of the word. It lies at the bottom, lets out foam, and a new mushroom is constantly trying to form on the surface. What to do? throw out the hand does not rise. I just washed it and dipped it into a new solution, the surface of the liquid is already cloudy and slimy

Then do not touch it, let a new mushroom-film grow on the surface, grow up and transplant it into a new jar - and there you will see what to do next

I read the whole topic, now I’ll ask my question.

Tatyana, you have a white and sleek mushroom in your photo.And my dark-looking, I don't even really understand where it is up, and where is down ...
A neighbor gave it to me a month ago, then I came across your topic by chance, I feed him correctly, from the first days of my life, my husband regularly drinks the drink with pleasure. So, I don’t understand why I have such a strange color (dark as tea leaves) or it will pass over time with good feeding and care, before giving it to me, he lived for a long time in the refrigerator on a starvation diet.

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Irina tell me the mushroom on the window? don't you need to keep it in a cool dark place? Mine in the dark, I think, can I send it to the window too?

My grandmother has a mushroom always stood on the windowsill. For many decades he has been feeling excellent. In winter, no shading. In the summer, she hangs loose tulle directly on the window.

I don't even hang tulle, because the sun only happens in the evening, after 7 o'clock. It is no longer hot.

I read the whole topic, now I’ll ask my question.

Tatyana, you have a white and sleek mushroom in your photo. And my dark-looking, I don't even really understand where it is up, and where is down ...
A neighbor gave it to me a month ago, then I came across your topic by chance, I feed him correctly, from the first days of my life, my husband regularly drinks the drink with pleasure. So, I don’t understand why I have such a strange color (dark as tea leaves) or it will pass over time with good feeding and care, before giving it to me, he lived for a long time in the refrigerator on a starvation diet.

Katya, if proper care, then over time the mushroom will become clean and sleek
A dark top can appear from the fact that they add dormant tea from a teapot to it, and pour it directly on top of the mushroom - the mushroom does not like this very much. He always needs a new fill! Read about mushroom care at the very beginning of the topic.

Admin thanks a lot for the article. And I mercilessly tore off the "beard"
The poor mushroom put up with it.
I took my gr in the summer from a friend. He stood in his vinegar for so long that she nursed him for a long time.
Previously, we also had a mushroom in a 5 liter jar, so the children rinsed their throats and drank with pleasure. I love my kombucha very much. I also have kefir for about 6 years. He's also working for the good ...
The son asks how, in general, they came into the life of a person, who discovered them.

A dark top can appear from the fact that they add dormant tea from a teapot to it, and pour it on top directly onto the mushroom - the mushroom does not like this very much. He always needs a new fill! Read about mushroom care at the very beginning of the topic.

I do not pour the fill on top, I do everything as you write at the beginning of the topic. I’ll just wait, he must come in order too.
And another question, if the mushroom is not cold on the windowsill because of this, will it get sick?

Using the poke method, find a convenient place for the mushroom for different seasons: light, no bright rays, not hot, no drafts, not cold, and so on ... and you and him will be happy together

Good day! I have an extra kombucha, I will give it to good hands. I live in Zelenograd, rarely visit Moscow.

Tatyana, do you think it is possible to put a tea drink on lemonade. That is, a homemade drink made from twisted lemon (strained with sweat) with added sugar and diluted with water. Today the thought came to my mind when I was drinking this lemonade, it would be great to add gases to the delicious lemonade. Will the mushroom survive in all this?

Katya, I have not conducted such experiments with a mushroom, it seems to me that there will be a lot of acid for it

I often add a lemon wedge to a ready-made drink.

Hostesses!
Who in Moscow (can be in the suburbs) has an extra kombucha?
I will take it with pleasure! Payment - cookies for tea))))

I have, I can share, but how will you pick it up?

I can come on a day off if you live far away.
And on weekday evenings, if not far away.


Wrote in a personal!

She answered.

Hello everybody!! please tell me...I began to grow the mushroom at the end of July, in 2 months it became like this ... dense and moldy all over the top. The top layer is not removed, the mushroom itself does not exfoliate, I don’t know what to do with it and how next?)) Is it generally my mushroom growing or is it just a large piece of mold?


the downside is no better ...


raised in a two-liter jar, filled 2/3 with a tea solution with sugar ...

tried to take a picture from the side ... that's what happened


but it all started very well! at first there was a film, then it began to thicken, I transplanted it into a new solution, bathed it in apple cider vinegar ... on him, and then there is what has grown))))

Why bathe him in vinegar? What does it do?
From the photo I can not see exactly the state of the mushrooms, it is not visible.

I would do this: I would take from a whole mushroom a small piece as clean as possible, rinse it in clean boiled cool water, put it in a small jar about 0.5 liters, make it a pure nutrient solution, as described in the first post of the topic. And then she would take care of him in the same way as it was written in the first post of the topic. And there you will see what and how.

And a small piece does not need a bucket of water, it simply cannot cope with such a volume. A small bite, a small amount of drink and good care conditions.

Girls, dear, does anyone in St. Petersburg have an extra mushroom? I would take in good hands a jar of nectarine jam. Write in a personal, if that.

Elenushka84, I had this, I don't even know what the mushroom was missing, I always seem to do everything the same way: I pour in a new solution, the jar is always in one place ... Maybe, indeed, there were a lot of solution, the mushroom was simply not able to process his. Here in the last picture you can see that a new white layer is growing. If I were you, I would just make a new solution with good brewing, sugar, maybe I would put an extra spoon. You don't need too much water either, if it's a two-liter jar, then pour a fresh solution about a third of the jar and put a kombucha on top, just like you have now, without forcefully separating its layers. Close it with a gauze in two or three layers and leave it to ripen, I still periodically once in two days just turn the jar so that the inside of the mushroom and on top is as if rinsed with a solution of sweet tea. A new white layer should begin to grow on top, after about a week, change the solution to a new one, and then look at the state of the mushroom, it should come to life.
When my layers are separated, I just put an unnecessary layer in a clean plastic bag and in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf - just in case, suddenly what happens to the main one when another layer peels off after 2-3 weeks, throwing out the one in the refrigerator was, I see that it has survived in quite good condition, so this mushroom is quite tenacious, try to revive it, everything should work out

I have been growing my mushroom for the second year already, I handed it out, now I have 3 jars - one problem, which is being done for a week and it is still not very carbonated

I just put an unnecessary layer in a clean plastic bag and in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf - this is just in case, suddenly with the main thing that happens when another layer peels off in 2-3 weeks, throwing out the one that was in the refrigerator, I see that it preserved in quite good condition, More: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...on=com_smf&topic=139124.0

And I read somewhere that you can freeze ..

Natasha, it seems to me that he will die when frozen, he is alive. It's one thing in a cool place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, where vegetables and herbs are stored, and when frozen inside the mushroom, ice crystals form, the entire structure of the mushroom will be torn apart. Not? Vegetables and greens after defrosting are still not the same fresh. Well, I think so, maybe not right.

I will have to try

Have you bathed in vinegar? I have never heard of such a "care" for kombucha ...

It seems to me that since the mold has gone, it must be thrown away.

Thank you tremendous for the mushroom!
Lives, grows and pleases. )))))
I left on vacation for two weeks in the summer, left it in tea (I just added more sugar when I made the solution), everything was fine.
Now he makes a three-liter jar in a week. I think it would be warmer - and I would do it faster.

Yes, many places on the Internet write that you need to bathe it in apple cider vinegar, or even add a spoonful of vinegar to the solution right away when you grow the mushroom ... Probably it's better to throw it out completely and start growing a new one according to your recommendations.

So, this is when you grow it from tea, and if it's ready, then it is not necessary, and then, the vinegar is broken

So, this is when you grow it from tea, and if it's ready, then you don't need it, and then, they break the vinegar

I'm from tea and grow)) I did not have a ready-made piece. 1 teaspoon for 2 liters of apple cider vinegar, it seems to me that it is not necessary to dilute more

When I read it it was written that already when this film is formed. it needs to be bathed and you can tear it off straight thin and bathe once enough. You can see the film in the photo, separate it and truncate

tell me if my mushroom still has a chance to survive and how can I help him? a week ago, a friend shared a piece, out of inexperience, I made him too weak, undersweetened tea, and all these days the poor fellow lay at the bottom of the can under the assurances of her husband that he should emerge in a week. I thought, knew what she was saying, believed ... yesterday I could not stand it, I found a recipe for tea for him, changed it, he happily floated up immediately, but while dragging it back and forth, in several places the robin broke (apparently, he was completely sad in the wrong tea , he came to us not brittle, he put it into the jar without difficulty). today I look, it is not swimming at the very top, I am afraid that it will lie down again. the color seems to be normal .. on the one hand it is smooth, and on the other, some kind of ribbed, so it should be? and is there any difference which side to put it up? the first time I got such liveliness, I'm worried

[s-foxy]

s-foxy, everything is as it should be, as you described, it sometimes takes a long time to take root, the worst thing is mold (you need to throw it out right away), and of course turn it over less, define one place for it (not in the sun), cover with clean gauze and wait ... The first time in a week you will get a drink, and then choose the time to taste

[Masha]

Masha, if you could show us a photo of the mushroom and the dishes in which it lives.

How to care for the mushroom, see the first post of the topic, everything is detailed. At first, the mushroom can sit for a long time without moving (and an adult too, after fresh pouring), and here you need to give the mushroom a drink as much as it needs, and, accordingly, the same volume of dishes.

[Admin]

Admin, Tanya but tell me pzhl. such a problem:
I'm trying to grow a mushroom from tea + ready-made tea drink = I put it in a jar and wait 2-4 weeks, a thin fungus appears, white, pretty, but ...
When I carefully drain the resulting drink and + new sweet tea, the mushroom sinks and does not float, not in a day, not in a week.
But a new one begins to grow on the surface, and the old one still lies at the bottom ...
And how to be?
If you get the drowned one, the new one gets damaged, if you don't get it, the one that spoils at the bottom?
And another such moment:
Here you write that when they brought a piece of mushroom home (well, they took it from someone), we put it in a tea solution and change it after 5-7 days, this must be done regardless of whether it floated up or not, just change the tea solution and that's it?
Thanks in advance for your reply!

For such a small mushroom, you only need a glass of liquid, or even less. He simply cannot handle a large volume of liquid.
A mushroom is a living creature - it has its own waste of growth, it needs fresh food, care, cleaning of its "premises"
Therefore, it is necessary to do "wet" cleaning and feeding from him once a week. Make a weak, sweet tea solution, and transfer it carefully with your hands or with a spoon, a slotted spoon, into a new solution.
See what happens

and I also want a mushroom .. but where can I get something ?. promptsiiiiite!

Search the internet. There are a lot of offers

[Admin]

Admin, Tatyana, thanks .. for some reason she did not guess (((

[Admin]

Admin, Tanya, that is, as I understand it, the main mistake is a large amount of liquid?
And it is necessary to "feed him" every 5-7 days, no matter what. ...
Yes?

It's hard for me to judge about the liquid without seeing the photo and the size of the mushroom
And of course, you need to constantly feed the mushroom, since this is not a whim, tea and sugar are food for the mushroom, its development and growth.

Mustache understood!
As he grows up, I'll take a picture.
Thank you!

[Rosehip Kombucha]

Nostalgia ... I also remembered about kombucha. I will try to grow it myself for the first time, something drew me for experiments. In 2 months I will unsubscribe what happened as a result. I will try to grow it on rose hips.

Rosehip Kombucha
Treat a thermos with boiling water. Pour washed rose hips into it at the rate of 10 pieces per 0.5 liters of water. Pour boiling water over, close the thermos tightly with a lid and, having patience, do not open it for two months. But when you remove the lid of the thermos, you will see a real kombucha, plump, but transparent and not yet dense enough. While he is not quite ready for the production of a delicious and healthy drink.

Rinse the mushroom with boiled cool water, transfer to a three-liter jar and pour over cooled sweet tea. The concentration is as follows: for one liter of water, 2 teaspoons of tea leaves are required, and add sugar to taste. Next, cover the neck of the jar with gauze. The mushroom should be stored in a warm place. If it happens in the summer, then in three days the drink will be ready. If in winter, then in a week.

[lyudmia]

lyudmia, I do not want to upset you, but in my opinion mold or other animal will grow (from the "Alien" series), find a normal piece of mushroom or a drink of 200 grams (it will definitely grow a kombucha). When I make homemade apple cider vinegar, I often have a vinegar uterus very similar to kombucha grows on the surface (one to one), but this is a different kind of zooglea.

vinegar uterus very similar to kombucha (one to one), but this is a different type of zoogley

tree-sticks, but how to distinguish them on the market? What if a harmful granny sells the wrong zoogle ?? and then I will be afraid to drink ...

tree-sticks, but how to distinguish them on the market? Suddenly a harmful granny will sell the wrong zooglei ?? and then I will be afraid to drink ...

Well, open the first post of the topic - there are photos of these mushrooms. On the Internet, you can order a ready-made mushroom. Now many people are engaged in the cultivation of kombucha for sale.