http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#42e8f7fe-4018-4b08-92b9-c9fbba258bcb 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) Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:37:12 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#42e8f7fe-4018-4b08-92b9-c9fbba258bcb Brody 2007-09-25T18:37:12Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#28242dd0-eb1a-4c28-9680-beb819ddf464 Really, and you like the outcome? woah! Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:49:02 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#28242dd0-eb1a-4c28-9680-beb819ddf464 )'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-09-20T02:49:02Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#3157c35c-cdbe-43ae-890d-33f2b6a6bf05 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. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:52:34 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#3157c35c-cdbe-43ae-890d-33f2b6a6bf05 Hannah 2007-09-20T01:52:34Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#9c981441-5047-4cf1-8100-e31e4c6ed9fc 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. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:43:39 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#9c981441-5047-4cf1-8100-e31e4c6ed9fc )'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-24T17:43:39Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#a94c8e29-e0ff-4818-8d2b-367e70139763 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. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:55:44 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#a94c8e29-e0ff-4818-8d2b-367e70139763 Liberty 2007-08-23T17:55:44Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#64858825-44b4-4536-a2f2-f9eb249f4a7e Aaaaaahhhhhhh! Good lookin' out. Thanks! Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:32:50 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#64858825-44b4-4536-a2f2-f9eb249f4a7e )'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-23T07:32:50Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#0565058f-5f42-4d6f-a593-c562636f7770 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! Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:19:03 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#0565058f-5f42-4d6f-a593-c562636f7770 banshee 2007-08-23T04:19:03Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#1121d46d-d612-4430-8ca1-a91000fc4d82 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. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:27:22 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#1121d46d-d612-4430-8ca1-a91000fc4d82 Djinn 2007-08-22T05:27:22Z http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#08862908-b033-401c-9212-b2584939ebe9 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... Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:17:11 GMT http://kombuchatea.tribe.net/thread/bd3aab26-8009-4d6f-ac4c-869462d3510a#08862908-b033-401c-9212-b2584939ebe9 )'(Ms. Meow)'( 2007-08-22T05:17:11Z