Kombucha drink

I give him less sugar in winter, and change the drink less often, such a light version with water. And I give him less tea.
But I must change the water so that I am in good shape and healthy.
You can drink a drink, treat it ... or pour it out, but you need to keep it in good shape and healthy!

Thank you.

The mushroom has been living with me for a long time, about 10 years, but I did not know that it is impossible to tear off a beard. Thank you for such valuable advice.

Has read through, about kombucha. I've been looking for this for a very long time. Girls who have a fungus please share

Has read through, about kombucha. I've been looking for this for a very long time. Girls who have a fungus please share

Kombucha can be grown by yourself. Brew regular black tea with sugar (not from bags), pour into a jar (half a liter, a little more), about 5 of the jar. Then put in a dry, dark place, cover with gauze and forget about 10 days. Then you will see a clot / film in the jar, the mushroom has arisen. Feed in 2-3 days with a tablespoon of sweet tea. Add more as you grow. When the layer reaches 3-4 millimeters, it can already be transplanted into a large jar. Pour fresh tea into a jar for the 5th part and carefully dip the mushroom there, pour some liquid from the old jar. Now feed him more and he will very soon begin to give a wonderful drink. Everything about everything in winter took a month and a half or two, in summer it will be twice as fast.
IMPORTANT!!! Do not listen to any "experts" who hysterically shout on the forums that the mold must be cleaned and removed immediately. Such advisors must be banned mercilessly. You will kill a young mushroom by cleaning, when it gets stronger, the mold will process itself. Mold should be cleaned (or rather, separate the mold layer) when it appeared on an adult mushroom, more than one and a half centimeters thick, and then you need to think about where it came from, well, that's another story) Good luck!

Perhaps you are also incorrectly expressing yourself about mold on the mushroom.

On a growing and healthy mushroom, there is always a matte whitish film that hugs the mushroom body, serves as a security "house", does not allow injury to the mushroom body, and does not allow dirt and microbes.
And this film does not look like mold in appearance! A clean, soft fabric without the inherent mildew.
This jar, which I poured with the mushroom solution in July last year, is still kept in my refrigerator chamber zero.



Vinegar has already turned out from the drink, since the mushroom has eaten all the sugar, and a small plate of a new mushroom floats on the surface when necessary, I will feed it and start growing

I had the same Fungus in due time! And I ruined him ... when I moved ... And now it's a pity, I remember him with a kind word ... He is so useful. And kifir mushrooms were - disappeared .... Such Wealth and did not save!

Can fructose be used instead of sugar in kombucha solution?

Can fructose be used instead of sugar in kombucha solution?

Any sweet liquid can be used, since the mushroom feeds on sugar.
I like the green tea drink with honey

Thanks a lot for the tips

Any sweet liquid can be used, since the mushroom feeds on sugar.
I like the green tea drink with honey

I just added mint in this heat.

[How well everything is described and told, and even with photos Tatiana, THANKS !!!]

How well everything is described and told, and even with photos Tatiana, THANKS !!!

I was always embarrassed by the mushroom "beard" if I saw this drink in a can of someone. But it turns out Well, I have already grown up and I have a different attitude to many things in life

I set to grow my mushroom "from scratch". I used tea ... similar to the Soviet 36th. Only I didn’t strain. The environment for the birth of the mushroom has stood in a dark kitchen cabinet for a week and somehow nothing is visible there, only a piece of natural mold, 5 sq mm, not the one that covers the mushroom, floats on the surface.
Grusno somehow Nothing but this mold was observed.
I pulled the jar out into the light, looked, flickered a little, and there ... the tea leaves move, but they don't move anywhere, so there is already life and my hope to grow a mushroom on my own

Drink in summer, and make bread and vinegar in winter

My husband drinks a LOT of sodas I wish they were replaced by mushroom soda

If this mushroom grows, then I'll put it on green tea as well. I like to compare on the contrast of tastes.

[Natasha]

Natasha, happy for you! Drink a healthy drink with the whole family!

But keeping a jar of mushroom in a cabinet is not worth it! The fungus is a living organism and requires light and air! Therefore, he needs a place in the light, but not in the sun, it can be kept on a windowsill (protected from bright light), on a table and not in a draft. Cover the jar with gauze in several layers, it must breathe.
Otherwise, the mushroom will deteriorate, moldy and simply disappear - which is a pity

[Tanya]

Tanya, I'm trying to "generate" it as written at the beginning of the topic. I have nowhere to take a piece for divorce and therefore put it myself. Written: ... remove to a dark place for 10 days, so that the mushroom appears ... So I removed it. But curiosity doesn’t let F live. Today is the 6th day, I checked to see if there’s anything. Already the consistency of jelly. Correct, please, otherwise how can you leave the "child" (me) without joy, grow a mushroom

Well, I will take care of it the way you wrote

Well, if only to be born ... although I breed beautifully right on the table

[Mold cannot be removed from young mushrooms, this is not discussed!]

Perhaps you are also incorrectly expressing yourself about mold on the mushroom.

In the sense of incorrect? I believe that you need to express yourself harder, so that even the most difficult ones come up. The internet is full of such advisers who advise you to clean and wash the young mushroom from mold (and without growing a single one yourself), as a result - a ruined result of one or two months. Then they write to these "advisers" that the mushroom has died, the answer is usually one - you misunderstood something, did something wrong.
Mold cannot be removed from young mushrooms, this is not discussed! Mushroom (adult) is a powerful antibiotic, it is mold itself, it will process it and will not notice it. By rinsing and cleaning the weak young mushroom (SELF-GROWED FROM ZERO, not brought from neighbors) you will achieve only one thing - his death.
No options.

And you don't need to scare! You need to CORRECTly call things by their proper names! This is not mold - this is zooglea, a protective film on a mushroom of any age, both young and adult.
The film is a useful product that helps the fungus develop properly.
Mold is a harmful product both for the fungus itself and for human health.
Such a mushroom must be destroyed.

Therefore, let's be correctly defined in spelling and names, this is very important

But I didn’t work. That’s just the mold in the jelly and began to grow, and about the origin of the mushroom - no, no: girl_sad: and I poured it out. My tea was not loose, but coarsely cut. They sell all in bags. But I definitely want to grow it. I also read about the use in cosmetology ...

Here again:

Brew tea in proportion ...
Cool down
Strain
Add sugar
Pour into a sterile container and put ???

Where to put? In the light or in a dark place?

[Natasha]

Natasha, it is best to buy a normal mushroom, zoogley - at least small, but natural. And don't be smart with such experiments, they are not to my liking

Here again:

Brew tea in proportion ...
Cool down
Strain
Add sugar
Pour into a sterile container and put ???

Where to put? In the light or in a dark place?

I also tried to grow from scratch and nothing happened and everywhere I ask the mushroom no one has. I can't even buy

I read that even on the juice left on the table unfinished for the duration of the vacation, people have grown a mushroom. I'll go to my sister and ask for leaf tea. They cannot live without tea, they spend on drink a decent part of the family income

I also tried to grow from scratch and nothing happened and everywhere I ask the mushroom no one has. I can't even buy

Because tea is not zoogley

Do a search on the Internet, with the desire to buy, a lot of offers can be found. I bought according to an ad in my city, I gave it myself - and I bought such a wretch from a granny, I thought it would not survive.But, with good care, wash, clean, feed - so I ate it quickly and grew

I read that even on the juice left on the table unfinished for the duration of the vacation, people have grown a mushroom. I'll go to my sister and ask for leaf tea. They cannot live without tea, they drink a decent part of the family income

Try again, it might work!

Try again, it might work!

Already a week there are 2 juices, they have been drinking. Now, on fresh advice, I'll put the third one. The husband is already looking askance that this is me doing

I read that even on the juice left on the table unfinished for the duration of the vacation, people grew a mushroom. I'll go to my sister and ask for leaf tea. They cannot live without tea, they drink a decent part of the family income

A full-fledged mushroom easily grows on the infusion of kombucha. It only takes time and good conditions.

Ol, I read here about growing on infusion. Well, there is nowhere for me to take, neither a mushroom, nor an infusion. So I play myself.

I read somewhere that they still insist on milk. Has anyone done?

Natasha, have you confused it with a milk mushroom?

Natasha, have you confused it with a milk mushroom?

no, when I was looking for a tea house, someone wrote to me that milk also sour with it, especially since I saw both milk and sea and tea

I found a kombucha, put it on, but for me the proportions of sugar, which are good for a mushroom, it turns out too sweet, though I still could not stand it to the end, maybe then everything will suit

I found a kombucha, put it on, but for me the proportions of sugar, which are good for a mushroom, it turns out too sweet, though I still could not stand it to the end, maybe then everything will suit

It is necessary to withstand the mushroom in time as it should be, so that the drink becomes a little like citro, goes a little bubbles, then the taste will be very good and sweet and sour.
Or, reduce the sugar a little, to 70-80 grams per liter of water.

I read somewhere that they still insist on milk. Has anyone done?

I didn’t do it, but I read about it in a book, you just need to look in the book - but now there is no time to do this, sorry I wrote it down to my mind, I’ll find the info and post it here
I even read that a mushroom can be insisted on valerian and other medicinal herbs, but I didn’t do it myself.

I didn’t do it, but I read about it in a book, you just need to look in the book - but now there is no time to do this, sorry I wrote it down to my mind, I’ll find the info and post it here
I even read that a mushroom can be insisted on valerian and other medicinal herbs, but I didn’t do it myself.

It would be just great!
I just put the mushroom on a pharmacy infusion of sage and something else, children's herbal tea. on Friday I will try.
Tatyana, tell me, many people write that the weight is increasing .. I understand that you have had a mushroom for many years, has there been any weight gain due to the mushroom?

Tatiana, tell me, many people write that the weight is increasing .. I understand that you have had a mushroom for many years, has there been any weight gain due to the mushroom?

Weight increases when "we eat a lot, that is, eat a lot", or due to special diseases

Considering that the mushroom is much healthier than boiled sausage and white bread, then you can reduce the number of sausage sandwiches and drink at least a glass of drink a day

And so ...I did not notice that 1-2 glasses of drink a day affect my weight

And so ... I did not notice that 1-2 glasses a day of the drink affected my weight

I, too, think that there should be more benefits, as it promotes the breakdown of fats.
How long have you had it? and what do you do if interest in him cools down sometimes.
I just think in advance that everything is once malnourished, but I don’t want to translate it, how can I take care of it in this case?

You can transfer the mushroom to feeding with a low sugar content, 50 grams per 1 liter of water, you can fill it with water for a short time, you can divide the mushroom and distribute the surplus, and at least leave it and feed it in a gentle mode.

Admin, thank you very much for this thread!
Yesterday I decided to throw out my mushroom after six months of torment. Then I accidentally stumbled upon this topic, ran faster to the trash can, pulled out the poor one, washed it and let it float back to the jar.
In your topic I saw my mistake: To keep the mushroom clean and pretty, I ripped off the bottom layer of the mushroom. And I still couldn't understand why in childhood when I came to my grandmother, I drank a delicious carbonated drink with her. And my mushroom sour, you can't understand what a sweet and sour byaka, and there is no hint of gases.
Now I will grow the lower part. Poor little mushroom, how he still survived after such torment.

[Marina]

Admin, thank you very much for this thread!
Now I will grow the lower part. Poor little mushroom, how he still survived after such torment.

Marina, to your health! Drink a delicious and healthy drink!

In time you saw the topic on the forum Yes, this is a very common mistake in caring for the mushroom And often they feed the mushroom incorrectly with dormant tea - which will also negatively affect the quality of the drink

And the mushroom is often incorrectly fed with dormant tea - which will also negatively affect the quality of the drink.

I fed him just well, according to all the rules, apparently that's why he didn't bent at me at all.

Tatyana, I have a question.
Now I have "two" mushrooms floating in the jar - the upper part (good, even, dense) and the lower part (not pretty, brown). Together they are not connected to each other. When the lower part has built up the upper dense layer, the second part of the mushroom (which is now floating on top) can be thrown out? Or leave?

Marina, place them in different banks, they have already grown up and are themselves ready to move into new huts and live independently. They will sit in different banks, and both will begin to grow, some from below, some from above - with good care and nutrition, this will quickly happen.
It's a pity to throw it away, it's better to give it to someone

Tatyana, thank you very much, so I will!

and for some reason the mushroom drink tasted like old tea ... I don't understand why, everything was fine

I bought a mushroom on the Internet. Outwardly, it seems like nothing. True, Saaav does not look like a handsome Romin. A mixture of unhealthy yellowness and a little brownish. Moved into a new house. A day passed. Floats at the bottom without a hint of desire to emerge. Drowned or wait?

I bought a mushroom on the Internet. Outwardly, it seems like nothing. True, Saaav does not look like a handsome Romin. A mixture of unhealthy yellowness and a little brownish. Moved into a new house. A day passed. Floats at the bottom without a hint of desire to emerge. Drowned or wait?

first leave a third of the can of tea drink for the mushroom-pop up ... but as it adapts, then more can be

I bought a mushroom on the Internet. Outwardly, it seems like nothing. True, Saaav does not look like a handsome Romin. A mixture of unhealthy yellowness and a little brown. Moved into a new house. A day passed. Floats at the bottom without a hint of desire to emerge. Drowned or wait?

They didn’t see my ragamuffin when I brought him home from Dmitrov’s grandmother Solid brown rags-threads-rags

I cleaned it, washed it, and poured a good solution of sweet tea into it, about 500 ml.for a start - since the mushroom at this stage only needs food, and aclimate, come to himself - he is sick now, he needs a "chicken broth" and he has bed rest

He will sit and sit at the bottom as long as he needs and then gradually begin to emerge. Only if the solution begins to cloud, and after about 5-7 days you need a new solution to make sweet tea for nutrition. And the old one, with the products of its vital activity, must be poured out. The mushroom will again lay down on the bottom, lie down and begin to rise.
When the mushroom becomes aclimated, it begins to grow and increase, then gradually increase the amount of solution

A mushroom is a grateful creature, alive, will pay back later with a tasty and healthy drink

Aaaaa ... Semyon Semyonovich! And I gave him two liters. She ran to drain. Thank you!

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

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.
That's what my grandmother used to do.

By the way, in the spring I always have 2 jars of mushroom. One with a normal amount of sugar, the other with half the norm. We drink the first one like soda, and on the second I make delicious okroshka. True, the second infusion takes longer to mature.

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

Well (((I poured out the excess tea last night. Today he completely lied down to 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)))