December 7th, 2007

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Kombucha Tea

Friday, December 7th, 2007

I love pulling up my blog and seeing the beautiful pictures from my shopping trip yesterday, but life  moves on and something else is on my mind this morning. 

I made my Kombucha tea.  It’s been brewing for 6 or 7 days, so yesterday I strained it and started a new batch.  I drank about 3 ounces yesterday, 4 ounces today, and I am alive to tell about it.  I am very careful with cleanliness because I have read stories about the dangers of contamination with bacteria if conditions are unsanitary.

That is what the “mushroom” looks like, though it’s really not a mushroom at all.  It’s a combination of lichen, bacteria, and yeast.  As this “mushroom” grows and propogates a baby mushroom — over and over and over — it releases nutrients into the tea including vitamins and other health-enhancing substances.

I have two jars of tea now, both in the refrigerator.  Here is one on a shelf in my kitchen right before going into the ‘fridge. 

I’m going to see how this goes.  I have been drinking Kombucha for awhile, but I have been buying it.  It’s expensive!  I am glad to be able to make it myself.  But, like I said, I’ll see how it goes.

Lynn

PS — PLEASE NOTE — I wanted to share that I no longer drink Kombucha tea.  I drank it for a couple of weeks (the home brewed kind) but stopped due to worry over contamination and after reading some well-thought-out and written articles about the dangers that could arise from drinking Kombucha every day.  Also, I think it may have affected my body pH adversely.  I don’t know that for sure scientifically.  Still, I feel better without the Kombucha.  When I feel I need Kombucha, I’ll buy the commercially prepared kind and drink it judiciously.  :)

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