Kombucha drink

I'm Natasha, but that's not the point! I brew it with fresh sweet tea. Maybe he has a long rehabilitation period ?!

[Natasha]

Natashawhere did you look when you wrote the name? Sorry!

Maybe a protracted period, and it happens. To begin with, pour him less liquid, perhaps he cannot cope with a large volume Do not touch the lower beard, this is his kitchen

Girls, but this cub for me grew out of the infusion itself. I have already shared with two colleagues, but for the third one I have raised in this way.



And this is my hero at the moment:

[Luda]

Luda, a good cub has grown, BRAVO!

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, well, I'll hold it for another week, and then I'll go into other master's hands. In the meantime, a little in the jar poured him a fresh tea, and then until that time has not yet poured.

[Luda]

Luda, describe in detail here from what and how the cub was raised - not everyone succeeds, let your description be an example

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, but the details are simple and there is nothing special to write. I poured the mushroom infusion into a 3-liter jar about cm 2 high, covered it with gauze and forgot. At first, small clumps appeared, then they increased in size and gradually merged, and as a result, such a miracle appeared.
When I was very young, I constantly drank this infusion (we had it all the time). Well, then, when I left my parents, I forgot about him. And when I came across your topic, I just remembered. So, if I didn’t remind me, then I wouldn’t have this drink, and I wouldn’t have bread either with its use.

[Luda]

Luda, and for that THANK YOU! Now we will know where to drain the remaining liquid

[Tanyusha,]

Tanyusha,, I now drain the leftovers for the bread. Almost everywhere I change the 50 ml liquid for the mushroom infusion. The bread turns out to be just great. Yes, you yourself know

Well done for doing this A little kombucha acid has a great effect on the dough

Girls, I read the topic and really wanted to have this mushroom. Interested not so much for drinking, but rather as a living being. They brought it to me 4 days ago (I was not at home). He was waiting in a liter plastic jar in infusion. As soon as I arrived, I immediately transferred it to a new infusion (black tea with honey) in a 2 liter jar. The infusion was made by 1 liter and also added 0.5 liters of the old one. After that, the mushroom stood upright and has been standing like that for a day. Maybe the can is too small for him. Its diameter is 18 cm, and the jar is 10 cm. Or is it normal and it will turn over later?

Girls, I read the topic and really wanted to have this mushroom. Interested not so much for drinking, but rather as a living being. They brought it to me 4 days ago (I was not at home). He was waiting in a liter plastic jar in infusion. As soon as I arrived, I immediately transferred it to a new infusion (black tea with honey) in a 2 liter jar. The infusion was made by 1 liter and also added 0.5 liters of the old one. After that, the mushroom rose vertically and has been standing like that for a day. Maybe the can is too small for him. Its diameter is 18 cm, and the jar is 10 cm. Or is it normal and it will turn over later?

Congratulations on purchasing a friend!
If the mushroom is 18 cm and the jar is 10 cm, then the mushroom is cramped there and it will not be able to straighten out as expected. He will then have to "fit" lumpy into the diameter of the can. Let it lie on its side, get up on its own as and when it is convenient for it, the mushroom gets used to the new conditions.

If the mushroom is young, then it does not need a lot of liquid either, start with 0.5-1 liters of infusion, as the mushroom grows, you can increase the dishes. It's just that a young mushroom cannot cope with a large volume of liquid.
Read all the tips for proper mushroom care in the 1st post.

AND NEVER !!! it is not necessary to fill the mushroom with the old solution, thereby we destroy the mushroom!
You will not drink old tea, for you it will not taste good. And for the mushroom, this is life support, its growth, nutrition On what you put the mushroom, then drink in the future

[Tatyana]

I remembered about one of my acquaintances. I brought her a mushroom, told everything in detail. A couple of days later I ask how he is doing there, how much tea does he insist on. Well, she told me - 3 liters. At first I did not even understand, and then I find out what is pouring into a 3-liter jar almost up to the neck. So how? Will it fit, I ask? Then I told it all over again
Tatyana, what do you think and how it will grow in this situation - a pyramid, probably?

[Admin]

Admin, Tatyana, Thank you! Should I now transplant it into a 3 liter jar or leave it like that? The mushroom appears to be young. The thickness is about two centimeters.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, what do you think and how will it grow in this situation - a pyramid, perhaps?

It will curl up like crumpled paper, and will grow on top with a fresh layer based on a smaller area - it's just a pity that it will grow like this
Therefore, the mushroom cannot straighten up, and sits vertically, that the area of ​​the can does not allow it to do this.

The mushroom is 18 cm in diameter and 2 cm thick. It is already an adult mushroom, independent! Only from the photo I cannot understand this in any way, there it is all transparent and thin. Such a mushroom will have a can of 3 liters, but so that it can also lie down freely in diameter.

Something is described wrong here - the layout of the picture does not work
Look again at my pictures and descriptions in the first post

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, I went on purpose now and measured the thickness of my own (a little photo above). So in my 2.5 cm. And in appearance they are completely different

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, transplanted it into a 3 liter jar. He immediately stood up correctly: yahoo: They said that this is the upper part of the divided mushroom. thanks for the help

Natasha, now we are waiting for the mushroom's beard to grow back, and a delicious drink will be obtained
And then I put the mushroom in some tight tube

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, it's good when you have someone to ask: girl-yes: Let's wait.

Hello girls. I have been looking for a kombucha for a long time, but no one has shared with me, they say that they have not shared it yet, but I found an ad on Avito, bought it, and today my husband brought me a mushroom from Tyumen. I'm so glad. I immediately transferred it to a new clean house. and I have a question, how long it will grow, while I was looking for it already appeared "beggars" (in a good way) for the fungus. How soon can I share with others?

I made 1.5 liters of liquid and added a little more infusion in which the mushroom arrived. And approximately how fast; week or month. Sorry for the meticulousness.

a month or two, I myself asks to share, but for some reason it takes from 7 to 10 days, I don’t understand what’s connected with

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, congratulations on the mushroom! I also got myself 8 days ago. So, during this time, a new film has grown on top. At first it was in the form of small dots on the surface, I even thought that the mushroom had become moldy, but then they began to grow until they grew together. So it is growing pretty fast.

Girls, thanks. I hope the fungus will take root well.

[niamka]

niamka, Tell me, have you already drank its infusion or not yet? I wanted to say, have you changed tea for him in 8 days or not?

Girls, I am revising the topic and I understand that almost all of you have such good jars with wide necks. You can find out where these are sold, or what they sell in stores with wide-necked jars. I want to buy with a wide neck, getting ready for the summer.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, did not drink the infusion. I had it for 8 days, I tried it on my tongue, and it is like vinegar already. Probably, you need to insist less. And I kept it for so long to change the infusion before leaving (I am leaving for ten days).
I saw jars with a wide neck with pickled cucumbers. Only they are not round, as if flattened from the sides. In my usual bank.

Thanks, I will look for a jar.

Probably, you need to insist less.And I kept it for so long to change the infusion before leaving (I am leaving for ten days).

It is optimal to keep the drink for 3-5 days, in the summer of 3 days will be enough.
At the time of departure, you can make the mushroom a less sweet drink, and try to put it in the refrigerator for this time, on a warm shelf - nothing will happen to him, the drink will not ferment so actively, it will slow down.

Jars of various shapes and sizes can be bought on the market where canning jars are sold. These tents will start working soon, by the summer season.

I ask for advice!
I recently had a mushroom, diameter 8 cm, thickness about 5 mm. So I understand that it is still small, 1 liter of tea is enough?
He does not have a beard, but the top is as if double, in the center it is almost transparent thin, and to the edges there are two layers of 2-3 mm each.
I have to leave for two weeks, what is the best way to leave the mushroom so as not to spoil it?
Make more tea and give more sugar before leaving, or vice versa in cool and dark.
I read a lot of information, everyone advises in different ways, I am already confused. Help!

I just gave advice above how to keep it

This mushroom is still small, for every day it is better for him to make a solution of 700 ml. liquids. The beard grows gradually, you have to wait. A little white film on top, this is a sign of his growth and recovery - this is good!

When leaving, pour him 1 liter of a not very sweet drink and put it in the refrigerator on a warm shelf

[Admin]

Admin, THANK YOU!!!

[Tatyana]

It is optimal to keep the drink for 3-5 days; in the summer, 3 days will be enough.
At the time of departure, you can make the mushroom a less sweet drink, and try to put it in the refrigerator for this time, on a warm shelf - nothing will happen to him, the drink will not ferment so actively, it will slow down.

Tatyana, thanks for the advice.

And why does it slowly "ferment" at me, even in summer?

Perhaps the solution itself is sour, with a low content of sugar and honey? Optimally 70-100 grams of sugar (honey) per liter of tea

I put 5-7 tablespoons for 2 liters with a slide of canteens

I put 5-7 tablespoons for 2 liters with a slide of canteens

Well, I don’t understand why go to measure it myself, how much it will be
A mushroom beard? This is also an important factor in his preparation of the drink.

It also became interesting. I measured it. This 80-100 g is obtained for 2 liters. It will not be enough.

It also became interesting. I measured it. This 80-100 g is obtained for 2 liters. It will not be enough.

Here you go! Fresh tea and sugar are the nutrition of the mushroom itself, its normal development, and as a result, a very tasty, healthy, medicinal drink

but I am very sweet! even 7 tablespoons

but I am very sweet! even 7 tablespoons

Then we have the following effect:

And why does it slowly "ferment" at me, even in summer?

Since the drink is not sweet, with an acid-vinegar effect, and this inhibits the fermentation process. Sugar gives fermentation and flavor.
It's like preserving - vinegar is added to keep the marinade from fermenting.

Mine is lazy too. I put 250 g of sugar or honey in 2.5 liters of water, and after 7 days it is not carbonated. I can't stand it any longer, I drink, although I understand that the drink is not ready yet ...

Now I understand, I'll try, I'll see how it tastes

Natasha-Tashenka, does the mushroom have a beard? The bigger the beard, the more active his kitchen is.
You do not need to touch the beard, it will gradually fall off and fall to the bottom, these debris can be removed - and let the rest of the good hang under the mushroom, although it does not look very neat

Works actively (there is enough waste at the bottom). I don’t torture the mushroom. I don’t bring aesthetics. Not for an exhibition. But he is still lazy ...
Tanya, do you need to rinse it every time I pour fresh tea?

I do not torment the mushroom with frequent baths. I support with my hand and drain the old drink (leftovers) along with its "kakami", and carefully pour in a new infusion so as not to damage the mushroom.
And I arrange a bath when it has grown completely and begins to interfere with itself.Then I remove the top layer a little, and partially trim the beard. Then the mushroom slows down a little until it grows again, but this turns out quickly, since I don't cut it very much, so, for cosmetic purposes, I prettify

It's just that this time, after the bath, he first turned his "priest" upward and did not want to turn over, as I did not try to correct him. Then he stood on the edge. A day later, he raised his beard to the top again. But he allowed himself to be corrected and hung in the correct position. So I think that the next bath day will not soon have to be arranged for him. Let the "grimy" live.

Oh, Natasha, it also happens to me - a complete protest to the bathhouse, or at my own request to stand sideways

This 80-100 g is obtained for 2 liters. It will not be enough

Well, I don’t know, I think the reason is different. I put 8 tablespoons on 2 liters and start drinking from the second day, and on the third it is already sour. I do not make tea from bags, they contain only incomprehensible dust. By the way, I read somewhere that it is undesirable to replace sugar with honey. Earlier, on an old computer, I had a link to one site, now I can not find it. The site was dedicated specifically to kombucha with all the showdowns.

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