Kombucha drink

If someone has not yet tried to insist the mushroom on hibiscus with green tea - be sure to try it, the drink turns out to be very tasty and for some reason it prepares very quickly for me, it is ready in three or four days, whereas kombucha on black tea has to wait 12 -14 days...

Eh, and I have a sadness, remember I wrote that the mushroom infusion tolerates freezing, and then a new mushroom can be grown from it, figs there, it has been standing for three weeks and nothing grows ...
I was left without a mushroom ...

It's a pity, but I updated the fungus, gave the old one, and in November I decided to grow a new one. I had tea from the mushroom in the refrigerator for a long time, probably already vinegar. I prepared half a liter of tea for kombucha and added 100 grams of this tea vinegar and the fungus grew. Now he has grown up with me. We start drinking.

Yes, I'm sorry for the "animal" ....
It grows well afterwards from the refrigerator, but did not survive the freezer

[Admin]

AdminThank you Tanyusha for reminding me about kombucha with this topic. There is a milk fungus, now I will buy this one, we always had it before, but did not think about its usefulness ... I went to look on the Internet

Here's a story, I've been living with a kombucha since last spring, everything is fine with it, but in the fall, in winter I somehow don't drink
and 3-4 months ago I poured it into a glass goblet and kept forgetting to pour it out, and then I look at the surface of the film beginning to form, well, I think the path is growing
about three days ago, I look at it has already grown 1cm, I decided to start using it, washed it, poured 1 table of liquid in which it grew into a clean jar, topped up the prepared solution and let it go there, floated up as it should be to the surface,
I tried it a day later, it turned out to be a delicious drink, I drained it a little, added a new solution
and it was then that sadness happened, the mushroom sank to the bottom and does not want to float
stood the night, but did not rise, I don’t know what this is, the solution was strained and at room temperature,
really, I poured it right on the mushroom, maybe because of this?
tell me what it can be and what can be done or is it an indicator that the mushroom has disappeared and is only thrown away?

[Svetlana]

Svetlana, when a mushroom lived with me, it also regularly drowned, I "danced" with it, but did not come up ...
The only thing that saved it was that it got it, poured a new solution of tea / old infusion (50/50), poured it right on the bottom of the can a little bit, and started the mushroom so that it would hold on and not sink and waited until it got stronger, then very carefully poured the infusion, but not all, and added new tea, pouring it straight along the wall, very quietly so that the mushroom would not sink ...
In general, something like this, if it is not clear, write, I will try to explain

[Trishka]

Trishka, okay, thanks
now I will try to do the same.

The mushroom sinks to the bottom and lies there - that's okay! It gains strength, recovers and recovers from shock if it is cleaned, washed, transplanted, or a lot of water is poured into dishes.
Give him time and he will rise by himself

I did not rise until I reduced the water, left a glass of everything right somewhere

[Ksyusha]

Ksyusha, it is right!
The mushroom is small, young, still "sick", it needs to rise and master, and create its own environment.
I already wrote about this at the beginning of the topic, look.

Somewhere here in the group they wrote that the amount of sugar influences drowning or not.

I will give free kombucha. Has grown to obscenity, the hand does not rise to throw it away. Save the little animal!)))

Eh, I'm sorry I'm in Moscow

Tell me, please, what kind of pimples appeared on the surface of the fungus?

it's in the bank
and put this on a plate to take a closer picture
the mushroom is already a year old, it was always smooth on top, but I began to notice that pimples began to appear, I thought that maybe sugar somehow got in ... although I try to carefully filter through cheesecloth in 4 layers
decided to separate it, because it began to exfoliate and threw out the upper part, it was thin, everything is smooth under it,
two weeks have passed, I look again from above irregularities began to appear ... I don’t know what it is
they say there are burns if sugar gets in, but I brew tea and immediately pour sugar, while it cools down, the sugar completely dissolves
there can be no burns from the opriori sun, since the side is not sunny, the sun does not even look out of the corner
and for reliability, I began to filter through a strainer with gauze in 8 layers
what to do? Is he so sick or is it normal? can I panic in vain? floats on the surface, I bathe once a week,
the drink turns out delicious

Oh, the pimples began to merge and you get cakes on the surface, is it so sick?
what to do then?

Maybe this is how the new skin grows?

[sveta-Lana]

sveta-Lana, I have a new layer growing like that.

And mine.

so a new layer grows

Yes? new layer? I've never seen this
I looked on YouTube, there the top is even, smooth, so I thought that he was ill with me ...
thanks calmed down

Grew-grew-grew my kombucha !!! Hooray!!! None of the acquaintances had it, there was nowhere to take it. I put the brewed tea with sugar in a clean jar, covered it with gauze, stood for a month and a half, showing no signs of birth. I left for two weeks, came back, and there is a mushroom in a jar !!! Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome.

Great! but the mench did not succeed!

"Food for thought" - scoby appeared on iHerb - this is the starting culture for kombucha. I ordered, I will wait ...
And in Japan, kombuchi in a small family restaurant was treated - the taste is significantly different from what he once grew himself. It seems that the initial composition of the cultures varies greatly. And it was also amazing that they make a bunch of seasonings for dishes from kombucha ...

[hfa]

hfa, 873.99rub ???

[Yuri K]

Yuri K,
I am from Israel. They won't let the "live" SCOBY pass - we have to get out.

Here I will rehydrate, multiply - and I will share

Good day! I read all the pages in one breath)

Now I will tell the sad story of one poor mushroom. I started it after reading an article about kombuche on an American blog. I bought it in my city for Avito and began to look after him. Just do not throw a slipper at me right away, I thought that was the way to act: for a three-liter jar it was said that there should be no more than 5 mushrooms in the jar. And each new growing mushroom must be ... removed. Yes, take it and peel it off from the previous layer. Some time it turned out to be done easily, some directly with a fight. But I did it, my heart was bleeding, but I did it, because they said so. Exactly every 5-6 days, when I took off the finished kombucha and filled the mushroom with a new solution. She gave one torn mushroom to her friend, the other to her mother-in-law, those that no one needed, she simply threw away every time.
Once I looked at my mother-in-law's mushroom (she keeps it in a five-liter jar). And he there is so all sleek, white and white on top, already glistens, the drink is transparent, in general, beauty. I ask how is he so? I have it, all brown and stunted (although the kombucha regularly gave tasty). And she says: "So I don't touch him, I don't rip off the layers, when he wants to share, he will fall apart in half when changing the gas station."
And here I went to the Internet for information and went to the forum.

Admin, thank you for saving the life of my Kombucharik! : girl_love: I stopped tormenting him, I asked for forgiveness. Now I brew tea for him not as strong as before, I don’t rip off the skin, wait 5-6 days and the kombucha is ready!
And I noticed that the taste and state of the drink are different from different black tea. Greenfield, for example, is brewed very tightly, the mushroom darkens from it, the drink turns out to be less carbonated.Bazilyur tea brews well, not strong, my Kombucharik respects him very much.

We drink kombucha with the whole family. My two-year-old baby calls her "Pikuya")) So she says, "Mom, I want pikuya".
All healthy mushrooms and delicious kombucha!

Everyone, three!
I'll give the mushroom in good hands, it has grown, it's a pity to throw it away.
Pickup Zelenograd.

Here I will rehydrate, multiply - and

And I ask everyone for forgiveness - I ran and forgot that I had not reported ...

Got it back in February. He acted strictly according to the instructions - with the addition of vinegar to the first teas and moistening a rag with the same vinegar. Kombucha reluctantly got wet and began to work slowly (one and a half to two weeks in a liter and a half volume) - but did not want to share in any. It was a shame - there are so many expectations on you. But it was a pity to throw it away, because the drink was obtained - which means that the kombuchka lived at least a little.

And at the beginning of May I went to rest in Iralndia. At the same time, I bought a couple of scubics there, brewed in a film along with starter tea. I must say - upon arrival, the new kombucha regained consciousness quite quickly - after two weeks on the surface there was already a half-millimeter film of a young kombucha. And then something strange happened - the "old woman", apparently, heard our conversation with my wife, they say - since the new one works, then you can feed the old one to the dogs. And suddenly she began to work at a terrible speed - in the same volume, the drink was ready in 3-4 days. We decided to give her a chance - they moved her to a spacious bank. And then - she just flooded with terrible speed.

As a result - first I will update the brackets completely, then I will have to work on the list of those who wish (an inevitable consequence of "tastings").

And the funniest thing is that at the second fermentation, a small brace is now also formed in the mouths. But, since I am doing the second fermentation with the berry, I have doubts. Can this brace be multiplied? Does anyone have experience of this?

I still use the berry - frozen cherries or fresh cherries. Both are very tasty and the color is so nice ... I'm thinking of trying gooseberries and blackberries - has anyone already tried them with them?

It turns out strange with ginger - the sweetness increases. I prefer sour ...

[Ksyusha]

It's a pity to throw it out.

Ksyusha, I understand! But after a while I stopped fooling myself and throw away the old layers.

Eh,

Which layers are best to throw away and which ones to keep?
I, after I divide the mushroom, it does not float up, it lies almost sideways, and on the top a new film begins to form for a long time, sometimes it has to be re-grown, and what lies sideways to be thrown away ((

[Svetlana]

Svetlana, I often don't bother him much, it happens that it grows up to 3-4 cm (in thickness). Maybe it’s not right, but my mother did it, and I do the same. When the lower old layers turn completely brown and even begin to come off, that's when I clean it. And what falls on its side is normal, he's alive and we tear him apart, injure him. But if you leave it in its normal size, not quite thin, then it quickly recovers, floats up and begins to prepare a delicious slightly carbonated drink.

[Ilmira]

Ilmira, so you need to throw out the lower layers right?
I had two cans, I don’t touch one already 4.5 cm, and in the second I decided to clean it, it’s already sideways for a week, the drink doesn’t turn out carbonated like in the first can, it’s 2 cm thick,
And after cleaning, how often should it be drained and added tea leaves? Usually I pour it off in a day, it turns out a quite tasty drink, and this one is just like ordinary sweet tea, there is neither sourness nor gas ((
I already threw out one like this, I thought it deteriorated, in my environment no one was engaged in a mushroom, I am a discoverer, so I don’t know the intricacies

then you need to throw out the lower layers right?

Sure. And the upper layers are growing. And how often ... I don't drain the finished drink at a time, we just drink it at will, until we run out. It happens that he drinks quickly, sometimes not very quickly. So in the second version it is impossible to drink - he insists so vigorously.
If the taste of tea means that the drink is not ready, and the reason may be frequent cleaning, in fact, injury, he simply does not have enough time and energy to recover, and they already require a full-fledged drink from him. Take care of him, and he will be grateful, giving all his strength.

Read the very beginning of the topic, it tells in great detail why the lower layers should never be touched)

[Asonia]

Asonia, I read a lot and not only here. And I tried, but "everything is good in moderation", periodically it is necessary to clean and remove these lumps, otherwise the drink becomes cloudy and "rusty", it becomes unpleasant to drink it.

Yesterday they brought me a fungus, I immediately prepared a jar and seagulls for it, only now I put 70 grams of sugar on something for 2 liters, it means little.

If someone has not yet tried to insist the mushroom on hibiscus with green tea - be sure to try it, the drink turns out to be very tasty and for some reason it prepares very quickly for me, it is ready in three or four days, whereas kombucha on black tea has to wait 12 -14 days...

Please tell us how you are doing

[Asonia]

Asonia, I read a lot and not only here. And I tried, but "everything is good in moderation", periodically it is necessary to clean and remove these lumps, otherwise the drink becomes cloudy and "rusty", it becomes unpleasant to drink it.

and I, when I clean and mine, leave somewhere with a mug of ready-made drink and add it to a new one. Exactly yes it is done faster

Girls! Thank you all for the information! I have wanted a mushroom for a long time, but there was no one to take, but I did not even think about self-cultivation. And then I bought it! On Walsberry, I didn't expect to see him there)))) A beautiful can and a fungus. Now I'm going to try secondary fermentation. Thank you again!!!!

[Marina]

Marina, also buy on WB, grows well, only changed the rag to gauze.

Sorry. who will tell you a new young kombucha made a solution in a 3 liter jar lowered the mushroom and over time it turned over on its edge. what does he lack what to do?

It will even out or remain on the edge, and a young mushroom will begin to grow on the surface, only if your mushroom is not very large, take a smaller solution, half a can or 1/3 and add a little.

Sorry. who will tell you a new young kombucha made a solution in a 3 liter jar lowered the mushroom and over time it turned over on its edge. what does he lack what to do?

there is still not enough strength, he is alive, young, growing - he is gaining strength.

Muscovite girls, no one has an extra mushroom in good hands?

Hello. Help save the mushroom.
Background: about three years ago he was good. Then I got tired of drinking drugs, and it so happened that the mushroom remained in the jar. It wasn’t at my place, so I don’t know the details. I was lying in a 3-liter jar in a small amount of liquid. There was a strong white coating on top. I read that white is not so bad, the mushroom has not disappeared. I washed the can with soda, threw out the top layer with a bloom. Along the way, I still had to throw out a little. I left two thick layers and two small ones. We lay at the bottom for a couple of days, then surfaced. I was delighted, the mushroom surfaced, so it is alive. It's worth a week. Here's what I have (photo). Again a raid. What's wrong? What to do next?

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It looks like mold, you shouldn't wash a can of soda, sterilize it over steam and that's enough.
In this case, I would dilute the liquid containing the mushroom with sweet tea and leave it in a sterile jar covered with clean gauze. In theory, a young mushroom should form. Only the volume should be small, gradually increase.

Yes, mold again ((
That is, add sugar to the jar? I will divide it into two small ones.
I also read that apple cider vinegar can be added. What do you think?
Is this one for throwing away? I will, of course, throw out the top. I'll try to leave the lower layers for now.
Thank you.

[the liquid containing the mushroom was diluted with sweet tea]

That is, add sugar to the jar?

the liquid containing the mushroom was diluted with sweet tea

[LenaRZ]

LenaRZ, carefully drain the liquid that is in the jar, trying not to stir the old mushroom, so that the mold spores do not scatter and add sweet tea to this liquid, throw the mushroom away, you can no longer reanimate it, only the mold will spread through the kitchen. The jar should be sterilized, it is desirable also, do not take a lot of mushroom liquid, 300-500 grams will be enough, add 150 grams of sweet tea, if mold does not appear, then a thin transparent film forms on the surface, this is a young mushroom, try not to move the jar, do not shake, do not put in the sun, when the mushroom gets a little stronger, do not drain add sweet tea until it becomes strong and viable.
I would do so, I can’t guarantee luck, but it can work out.