The Kombucha Is Back

NBC11 ^ | Wed, Aug 4, 2010

[nickcarraway]

'Bout time. I was just starting to get the DTs.

[TomasUSMC]

If it was cocaine, obambi would let it go.

[surroundedbyblue]

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!

I missed you, kombucha!

I must admit, though, that the old stuff would give me a teeny tiny buzz. So there was definately more than 0.5% ETOH. But who cares?

[McGavin999]

Good stuff, glad it’s back, just wish it would become more popular so the price would come down a bit.

[goseminoles]

I’ve just recently heard of this stuff. Taste good? Positive health benefits?

[martin_fierro]

Kombucha

Gehsundheit.

[radiohead]

I’m on some raw food boards and do green smoothies, so there isn’t much I haven’t tasted and lived to tell about, but kombucha always sounded 1) weird and 2) like a lot of hype. Any truth to either one?

I hear this is one of those things that you either like or you don’t. What’s it actuality taste like?

[sjmjax]

Chicken???

[McGavin999]

It's an acquired taste but once you get used to it you love it. The health benefits are incredible. It tastes a bit like flavored vinegar with a slight fizz. Hard to describe.

It's got a lot of good bacteria, almost like yogurt on steriods and there are all kinds of claims for it. I just know that I feel a lot better when I'm drinking it on a regular basis.

[sleddogs]

Make your own, it’s easy. Sort of like making homemade root beer. Plenty of recipes on the internet and Ebay has the starter kits.

http://getkombucha.com/reforkotea.html

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=kombucha+starter&_sacat=0&_odkw=kombucha&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313

[goseminoles]

Thanks!

[goseminoles]

I know it can be homemade, but I’d end up with C Dif and kill myself if I tried. What’s the price for a serving? How much do you drink a day?

[sleddogs]

Kombucha Health Benefits

http://www.kombuchacultures.com/kombucha_health_benefits.html

[radiohead]

I’m with you. I don’t need to be fermenting anything in the basement. I’ll give it a try if some reputable manufacturer has it in a bottle.

[McGavin999]

It runs about $4.00 a bottle here. I drink a half bottle a day when I think I'm coming down with something or after I recover from flu etc. It strengthens the immune system.

Definitely drink it if you have to take anti-biotics for anything!!!!!

[McGavin999]

Oh I know, but I don’t like the whole idea, it’s like making Greek Yogurt, you can do it but sometime it’s better if you don’t. Shoot, I can’t even make a decent biscuit and I’ve had the best southern cooks in the world try to teach me......hockey pucks!

[goseminoles]

The only reason I asked was because I’m on iv cubicin for 6 weeks due to MRSA infection in my lumbar spine. Three surgeries in 18 months.

[sleddogs]

LOL, I currently have 5 gallons each of cherry, blackberry, & apple wine fermenting. When they are done (2-3 weeks) I will start 10 gallons of sour mash. I don’t distill it I use at 22-24% alcohol for weak brandies. After Oct I will make 10 gallons of Black & Tan similar to Killian’s Red. And I just bottled 5 gallons of peach wine.

[McGavin999]

You need it bad then. I would still start out on a half a bottle a day for the first week and see if you can build up after that. It's wonderful.

I had a sever lung infection a few years back and they gave me anti-biotics that were incredibly strong. I ate yogurt, took pro-biotics, nothing helped. Then I heard about Kombucha and started drinking it and it's amazing how fast it brought me around. Do try it.

[goseminoles]

Thanks! Sorry for the back and forth. I’m willing to try something new. I will scoure the local lib grocers. If not, ill get some online. Again, thanks for the information.