Getting to know Kombucha

January 7th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Kombucha

In the past couple of months I have become acquainted with an ancient beverage that is a fermented tea that is alive with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and uncommon yeasts. Apparently people have been drinking this “sweetened tea or tisane that has been fermented using a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms called a ‘kombucha colony’… since 250 B.C.”. A friend of mine, Johny Justice, has been brewing his own Kombucha using organic ingredients, food grade glass, and aim at making a great tasting tea (strawberry, raspberry, ginger, etc). I have been given several bottles during this time and I found that I enjoyed drinking the beverage and I had good energy after drinking it. I also have had much less heartburn. Other people have reported similar experiences.

I am now attempting to make my first batch. I will put up a post here shortly with how it is going for me and the S.C.O.B.Y. (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast).

For now I am posting a link to web site that I was told has some good information on this subject:
The Happy Herbalist

Anybody have other web site’s they would recommend?

Also I am working on making a “hot box” to put the kombucha fermenting jar in to get the fermenting liquid to 84 F in my house during the cold Colorado winter. I have a reptile heating pad and an old cooler and a vague idea of what I’m going to try. I know I need oxygen, so I won’t have the cooler fully closed during the fermenting process. Any ideas on how this should be done?

Day 2 on the half gallon Kombucha Brew.  Has been under 64F and the baby SCOBY has all in can deal with at this time.
Day 2 on the half gallon Kombucha Brew. Has been under 64F (cold tiles) and the baby SCOBY has all in can deal with at this time. I am hoping on getting my SCOBY a good size before I go for a bigger batch.

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  • Johnny Justice

    http://www.kombu.de/fasz-eng.htm

    Much of the earlier work this century has been swept under the rug. Günther W. Frank has done extensive research on Kombucha (kom-BOO-cha) and documented it through various studies conducted by the Russians.

    These are a few excerpts from his website:


    Dr. L. Mollenda (1928) reports that the Kombucha beverage is especially effective for disturbances of the digestive organs, by practically normalizing their functions. Moreover, the drink has proven itself as helpful for gout, rheumatism, and diverse stages of arteriosclerosis. About additional areas of application he writes: “In the case of angina, especially when there is a coating of the tonsils, the drink should not merely be used for gargling but for drinking, and that, for the destruction of bacteria which reach the stomach through food and drink. Such gargling in angina brings fast recovery, and in pains of gout and arteriosclerosis, surprising successes are reached even in serious cases. … Even though the beverage is acidic, it does not cause any acidic condition in the stomach; it facilitates and noticeably promotes the digestion even of difficult to digest foods. Equially favorable successes after taking Kombucha beverage have also been reached for gouty eczema and for stones in kidneys, urine, and gall.”

    In a small publication of 8 pages, titled “Cancer Diagnosis Based on Blood and the Treatment of Cancer, Pre-cancerous Conditions, and other Metabolic Diseases with Kombucha and Coli-Preparations”, Dr. Sklenar reports that vitamins, lactic acids and glucuronic acid are effective. “They destroy harmful microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and dissolve waste matter and toxic deposits (uric acid, cholesterol, etc.) “. Kombucha effects “an outstanding detoxification of the organism”. Through enjoying this beverage there is, additionally, a “noticeable invigoration of the entire glandular system and enhancement of the metabolism.”

    • Johnny Justice

      Oh yeah, I digg the cover too ;)

  • Brendeho

    cool! I’d like to try some when you’ve brewed it up!

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