Tribe.net. Local Connections Brody http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#42e8f7fe-4018-4b08-92b9-c9fbba258bcb 2007-09-25T18:37:12Z 2007-09-25T18:37:12Z

I took my extras and pureed them in the blender with some water, dumped the mixture over the roots of my tomato plants, and my tomato plants grew to INSANE heights. They were like 6.5 feet tall, and so many tomatoes.... (I'm so sick of eating tomatoes, I'm so glad the season is almost over)

Brody 2007-09-25T18:37:12Z )'(Ms. Meow)'( http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#28242dd0-eb1a-4c28-9680-beb819ddf464 2007-09-20T02:49:02Z 2007-09-20T02:49:02Z

Really, and you like the outcome? woah!

)'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-09-20T02:49:02Z Hannah http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#3157c35c-cdbe-43ae-890d-33f2b6a6bf05 2007-09-20T01:52:34Z 2007-09-20T01:52:34Z

If you want a great face cream, put a SCOBY in the blender with some strong Kombucha (14+day brew) and puree. Then put the applesauce like mixture on your face, hands, cellulite, wherever you'd like some live action culture healing. I store mine in a jam jar with a cloth lid in the fridge and do a masque once a week for about 15 minutes.

Hannah 2007-09-20T01:52:34Z )'(Ms. Meow)'( http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#9c981441-5047-4cf1-8100-e31e4c6ed9fc 2007-08-24T17:43:39Z 2007-08-24T17:43:39Z

Ha ha ha. Well, I definately won't let it get that far. I'll find a use for the babies, I'll put a free-Scoby posting at the Co-Op here. Good ideas. Thanks.

)'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-24T17:43:39Z Liberty http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#a94c8e29-e0ff-4818-8d2b-367e70139763 2007-08-23T17:55:44Z 2007-08-23T17:55:44Z

YUP! the scoby will keep reproducing till it fill the container. heres a lil funny story: A friend of mine in santa cruz was lazy. lol! They'd brew in a ceramic water dispenser with a thin dish on top ( vessle-poorus and not transparent; Lid not cloth-breathable!) just feeding it whenever and drinking it whenever. (no actual uninterupted fermentation time) eventually the scobys filled the container top to bottom. (no feeding tea would fit anymore) so they composted the scobys and soaked the container with water, which in a week made a new scoby! and the water turned to elixer! hahaha *********************************************************************** i DO NOT recommend ANY of the above techniques! and i wouldnt dring their brew, ewwww. Experimenting-good Thinking cap ON-good careless and lazy-not as good.

Liberty 2007-08-23T17:55:44Z )'(Ms. Meow)'( http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#64858825-44b4-4536-a2f2-f9eb249f4a7e 2007-08-23T07:32:50Z 2007-08-23T07:32:50Z

Aaaaaahhhhhhh! Good lookin' out. Thanks!

)'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-23T07:32:50Z banshee http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#0565058f-5f42-4d6f-a593-c562636f7770 2007-08-23T04:19:03Z 2007-08-23T04:19:03Z

i find that the scoby grows to the width of the container. when mine get really big, it's typically a precursore to the separation (mytosis?) of the mama and baby. you could either rip off the new mama and give it away (put up a piece of paper at you local co-op or something, people will call and you will get tired of repeatedly telling them how to brew it) or wait for the natural separation. actually the scoby is going to take over you respective living area and then EAT YOUR BRAIN! while you're taking a shower..... watch out! it's behind you!

banshee 2007-08-23T04:19:03Z Djinn http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#1121d46d-d612-4430-8ca1-a91000fc4d82 2007-08-22T05:27:22Z 2007-08-22T05:27:22Z

Well, you could always give the scobys away, or sell them. Otherwise, if you press the scobys and squeeze the juices out, you get the super premium ultra kombucha.

Djinn 2007-08-22T05:27:22Z )'(Ms. Meow)'( http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#08862908-b033-401c-9212-b2584939ebe9 2007-08-22T05:17:11Z 2007-08-22T05:17:11Z

I've been brewing KT since May, and so far I usually don't separate the mama and baby culture before I start a new batch. I just throw the whole thing in there and go from start again. I've tried to find alternative uses for the SCOBY, but my cats run from the smell, and I didn't take to the stir fry myself.... So now I have 2, 1 gallon batches brewing, and I'm noticing that the SCOBYs in both of them are quite large... In one of them the glass container looks like it consists of 1/2 SCOBY, 1/2 KT!!!! My culture is about to take over, but I hate to waste things!!!! Does anyone think this matters? Can the SCOBY ever get TOO big??? Or should I just not worry about it? I don't plan on bottling the batches I have before I leave for Burning Man in 2 days... And I don't plan on getting back until well into the first week of September...

)'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-22T05:17:11Z