Well… look at my ferments! I’m so happy. I now have three SCOBY’s! I guess I should have posted a picture all of them below, however in the first picture you only see one.
As I mentioned in a prior posts, I want my SCOBY discs a bit thicker and so I’ve added them to another batch of freshly brewed tea using some of the liquid from the first ferment. That liquid, combined with the freshly prepared (and cooled) black tea kept my SCOBY growing.
With an added bonus that the new SCOBY started forming in one day! I’m unsure if you can see it in the above picture. If you look closely at the jar on the right, you’ll see a thin film at the top of the liquid. That’s my newly formed SCOBY!
In the above picture you see a bottle of my fermented kombucha. These bottles arrived on Tuesday. They didn’t come assembled, but it really didn’t take much effort to put the cork in place.
You know something? I’m a bit afraid to sample it at the moment. I’m unsure if it’ll be the flavor I like, from my readings it can take a few attempts before your brand-new SCOBY produces the type of kombucha that you like and that’s perfectly understandable when trying something new. You can’t expect to get it right the first time, right? I will say for the final brew, I want fizzy like the GT brand.
Check out my fermenting honey garlic. Do you see all those bubbles? That’s a good sign. I’ve been shaking this jar daily and banishing it back into a dark cabinet. I can’t wait to sample these in a month or so…
In other news…
My sauerkraut is doing well. It’s been fermenting for about two months now. I might sample a bit later this week, but plan to let it ferment for at least one more month.
Love the bottle top. I think we have some here but they look kind of delicate and flimsy – yours should be more reliable, a tight seal and more durable, I would think.
@suituapui, The reviews for these bottles were really good. 100% feedback and a little over 80 reviews. I thought that was very impressive I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. I gave my father the first bottle of kombucha. He really liked it a lot. 🙂
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So exciting! I do LOVE that color and those bottles are awesome, too!
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@Jennifer, I like them also. I’m thinking I’ll most likely do a third ferment. I love the clear bottles since you can see exactly what’s happening. But, for the third ferment, I do believe I’ll use cobalt blue bottles. I have some essential oils housed in the same type of glass and it’s so lovely!
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You have every healthy food or drink here. Garlic and honey good for immune system and blood. The sauerkraut is very good for digestion and tea is good for you also.
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