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 wiggles
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 Anyone have a kombucha baby?
#8125523 - 03/09/08 10:09 PM (6 months, 29 days ago) |
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I've been looking to get started, I just need a starter. Anyone have one?
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: wiggles]
#8125595 - 03/09/08 10:26 PM (6 months, 29 days ago) |
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A few minutes ago I was saying, "Man, what in the hell is a kombucha baby?" But I just did a search and it looks like something I should check out.
Have you actually tried this tea or whatever it is exactly yet?
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: truffleupagus]
#8127028 - 03/10/08 11:12 AM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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Good stuff, I have thought of making my own simply because it is so expensive.
I get such a good rush every time I drink it.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: FunGuyFan]
#8127088 - 03/10/08 11:26 AM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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i love kombucha. unfortunately i have not had much time recently to keep up with them and i let them sit too long. threw em out. im not going to bother to get another until i have the time. really good stuff though. refreshing, and incredibly good for you. green tea is my favorite kind of tea to use with it.
you should also look into kefir. i used to have an awesome site bookmarked that had numerous different life culture starters, including kombucha and kefir, they even had a kefir strain that could be used in fruit juices to make a natural fizzy fruit punch drink  if i come across it again ill post it.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8127380 - 03/10/08 12:56 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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you should check out organic-kombucha website...they have starter kits...
btw, i also just found out about this, sounds interesting...
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: brshroomer]
#8127995 - 03/10/08 03:41 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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AHA! i found a site with it. it is called water kefir.
http://www.fermentedtreasures.com/
this ebay store also has some very good prices for various live cultures and accessories.
http://stores.ebay.com/Fruit-of-The-Vine-Naturally
another.
http://livesuperfoods.com/
another.
http://www.organic-cultures.com/order_organic_cultures.html
everything you need to know about it.
kefir info
how to make coconut water kefir.
coconut water kefir
Edited by leftysurprise (03/10/08 03:55 PM)
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8129878 - 03/10/08 11:01 PM (6 months, 28 days ago) |
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Hmm I've never heard of kefir I'm gonna have to get started with both... was hoping to work out a trade with a shroomerite who may have one... I remember awhile back people posted semi-regularly that they had starters to give out.
I'll see if I can fish up an impulse sealer once I get a culture or two going and share the love.
Anyone know how kefir is for you health wise? I'm exhausted or else I'd check out the link
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: wiggles]
#8133375 - 03/11/08 07:08 PM (6 months, 27 days ago) |
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wiggles said:
Hmm I've never heard of kefir I'm gonna have to get started with both... was hoping to work out a trade with a shroomerite who may have one... I remember awhile back people posted semi-regularly that they had starters to give out.
I'll see if I can fish up an impulse sealer once I get a culture or two going and share the love.
Anyone know how kefir is for you health wise? I'm exhausted or else I'd check out the link
well simply put, its extremely good for you, better than kombucha, yogurt or any other live cultured food/beverage.
it was a closely guarded secret of the caucasians for a long time. the region where it was found being used, the people enjoyed a long healthy life, many of the people living well beyond 100 years old, many reports of people 120-150 years old.
you should research it when you have time. 
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8133552 - 03/11/08 07:40 PM (6 months, 27 days ago) |
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leftysurprise said:
it was a closely guarded secret of the caucasians for a long time.
Shit, I didn't know we had any closely guarded secrets. It seems like the darker complected folks got all the good shit. That sounds good too tho, kefir.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: truffleupagus]
#8135407 - 03/12/08 02:25 AM (6 months, 27 days ago) |
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haha. from the caucus mountain region. the original caucasians
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8136197 - 03/12/08 10:29 AM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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Quote:
leftysurprise said:
many reports of people 120-150 years old.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: TheCow]
#8137007 - 03/12/08 01:35 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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do some research before you laugh.
living to 120 is definately within the boundaries of the healthy human lifespan, 150 is pretty unbelievable though i must say.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8137425 - 03/12/08 03:20 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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Ok, about kefir, does it reproduce itself like kombucha does? Like, would I have to keep purchasing more of the grains? Or could I get it started and then just keep going off of the original crystals avoiding having to buy more?
Thats one of the things I liked about kombucha... buy once and so long as you're sanitary it'll just go forever.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8137427 - 03/12/08 03:20 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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in the 15th century they would laugh at a 70 year lifespan...so...by the math sounds true..
seriously, our lifespan is increasing.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: wiggles]
#8138886 - 03/12/08 08:33 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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Quote:
wiggles said:
Ok, about kefir, does it reproduce itself like kombucha does? Like, would I have to keep purchasing more of the grains? Or could I get it started and then just keep going off of the original crystals avoiding having to buy more?
Thats one of the things I liked about kombucha... buy once and so long as you're sanitary it'll just go forever.
keeps reproducing. after a while you should have enough grains to get two batches going at the same time, or sell the other batch. whatever 
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: brshroomer]
#8138899 - 03/12/08 08:35 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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Quote:
brshroomer said:
in the 15th century they would laugh at a 70 year lifespan...so...by the math sounds true..
seriously, our lifespan is increasing.
actually that is incorrect, our lifespan used to be higher, and then it started to decline, and now it is rising again. but actually the people of the caucus region and the asians have always enjoyed longer lifespans that the rest of us.
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Re: Anyone have a kombucha baby? [Re: leftysurprise]
#8139810 - 03/12/08 11:25 PM (6 months, 26 days ago) |
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The hippie co-op a few blocks down the street sells all kinds of kombucha stuff.
I'm sure the good stuff is all processed out of all of it though...
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