Kombucha is live bacteria and yeast. This is simply a tea.. with an ingredient of "kombucha"? Does anyone know what this is exactly? I'm confused
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This kombucha tea is a green tea with amazing medicinal properties!!! I have been drinking it for easily 6+++ years and it has warded off all illnesses for me. Upper respiratory, flu, colds etc this product is an excellent elixir for health and a bountiful aresenal to keep you very healthy!!!
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It says that on the ingredients, but I'm not sure why... However it is an EXCELLENT tea.I would say that to get any benefits from the Kombucha out of it, you would have to do a cold brew on this tea, as adding this tea bag(s) to boiling water would ruin/kill that benefit.I use this tea as the "green" tea portion of my Kombucha tea recipe (4-black, 3-green, 1C sugar, 3Qt water) This tea both tastes and smells amazingly good!!!
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The initial fermentation is when you put the sweet tea in with the SCOBY. The SCOBY eats the sugar. After this process, you can drink the Kombucha tea, or you can do a secondary fermentation. For the secondary fermentation, you can add fruit, sugar, or juice to the Kombucha tea and then let it ferment a second time. If you cap for the secondary fermentation, you are likely to get some carbonation.
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found this on a site: Keifr Can my Kefir corm get contaminated? Usually the Kefir corm is a capable symbiosis of various kinds of yeast and micro-organisms, which is quite able to counter any outside attack. This is the main reason why the Kefir could prevail this long on this planet. However, if you should find that your Kefir drink tastes differently you should be very cautious. It may prove prudent to dispense with the odd one and start a new culture.
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I have no way of testing whether the bacteria survives in hot tea but everything I have read about kombucha indicates that it definitely does NOT survive in hot water. I hope this helps.
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Kombucha has a settling and positive effect on the digestive system--ie, the stuff actually works. But too much just pushes the system out of balance again. And by balance I mean pH levels and gut flora.
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It is a probiotic. Look into fermented foods. Much better than bottled probiotics. Kefir, yogurts, sauerkraut, pickles, kimche. I've read and heard that fermented foods provide 100 times more probiotics that what you get in a bottle of probiotics.
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found this on a site: Keifr Can my Kefir corm get contaminated?Usually the Kefir corm is a capable symbiosis of various kinds of yeast and micro-organisms, which is quite able to counter any outside attack. This is the main reason why the Kefir could prevail this long on this planet. However, if you should find that your Kefir drink tastes differently you should be very cautious. It may prove prudent to dispense with the odd one and start a new culture.
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IMHO you would be wise to consider purchasing this SCOBY with starter tea and instructions as well as a few other perks. You could be enjoying or at least starting stage two flavoring in two weeks of receiving and starting your first round of kombucha and then having the original scoby and the new scoby to start your next two batches. You would be looking at longer than that to get your first SCOBY.
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I work in a brewery and I find it hard to believe that a home brewer would ask this question. Brewer's yeast is a byproduct of the beer industry, as in After the Fact, not to be used to brew beer.
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Guayusa makes great kombucha. Since it has zero tannins it's kind of an anomaly. My suggestion would be to make a separate brew with guayusa and brew it strong before fermenting. If you notice the culture has a hard time fermenting the guayusa, make another batch with black tea and guayusa mixed together and try that out.
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As Kombucha is a live drink. I find that one gallon batches last most of a week, so i have two one gallon batches going with different finish dates. It keeps the drink fresh.
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A very small amount since it's not in the ingredients list except at the end in a special note. I think there must have been soy in the nutrient broth that was used to culture some of the probiotic bacteria (which is why it says it's fermented). I would guess that most of that is removed/broken down. It is hard to find out from their website but it does say "soy free" on their site:http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Foundational-Nutrition/RAW-Meal.aspxThere is no FAQ, though. My guess is that if you are worried about hormonal effects, you shouldn't be, but if you have allergies, you're best staying away. A very small amount since it's not in the ingredients list except at the end in a special note. I think there must have been soy in the nutrient broth that was used to culture some of the probiotic bacteria (which is why it says it's fermented). I would guess that most of that is removed/broken down. It is hard to find out from their website but it does say "soy free" on their site:http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Foundational-Nutrition/RAW-Meal.aspxThere is no FAQ, though. My guess is that if you are worried about hormonal effects, you... » Read More A very small amount since it's not in the ingredients list except at the end in a special note. I think there must have been soy in the nutrient broth that was used to culture some of the probiotic bacteria (which is why it says it's fermented). I would guess that most of that is removed/broken down. It is hard to find out from their website but it does say "soy free" on their site:http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Foundational-Nutrition/RAW-Meal.aspxThere is no FAQ, though. My guess is that if you are worried about hormonal effects, you shouldn't be, but if you have allergies, you're best staying away. « Show Less
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No, that's a different kind of yeast. This has a slightly cheesy flavor and is used in a lot of dishes for people who don't eat cheese. I like it, and it's good for you too.
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I don't believe it is...do not see word "fermented" anywhere on label. Has a nice taste for cod liver oil, with the "essences" of lemon and mint masking the oil taste somewhat. I like this oil...I take every day, tastes okay, no burping, good stuff!
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Flavorings are added in the second ferment stage. You can find more info and a video here: http://www.kombuchakamp.com/2011/09/10-easy-recipes-for-flavoring-kombucha.html
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Twigs and leaves. Their kukicha tea is fresh, makes a beautiful, delicious drink with a punch. Try it... Thanks for the reminder, I need to reorder some for myself. Aloha.
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The kombucha starter is a live culture that will make many batches. After each batch it will spawn a new culture, called a mushroom. You can use each new mushroom as a starter for a new batch.