I just brewed my own SCOBY and Thanks!!!

[abclan]

It worked!
I am so excited and proud!

I brewed my own SCOBY following xenabtye's suggestions. It is nice and thick. I am honestly amazed!

Now I am awaiting my first batch of Kombucha! I hope it is good. I have wanted to brew my own but I don't know anyone else who does. I wanted to try it by myself before I ordered one.

I have been lurking here and have learned soooo much. There is so much wisdom and experience on this forum.

[ConsCathMamma]

Where are those instructions? I have a scoby, but I've been known to kill them.

[quietserena]

I have this thread bookmarked, I think there are instructions in it:
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=572430

[abclan]

I bookmarked it too!
I did do a few things a bit differently (I am not so good with following instructions but I am trying)
I looked at GT's bottled Kombucha for big floating chunks and strands. At my HFS, they only carried the flavored kind so that is what I used. I drank about half of each bottle then dumped the second half with all the floaters into my "mother vessel" along with tea and the sugar. I accidenly used a bit too much sugar and I have yet to know if this will affect my SCOBY's abillity to perform. It set for about 16 days before it looked thick enough to call it done.
My DS#1 called it my "alien science mushroom"! I love experimenting!
Good luck and have faith!

[quietserena]

"alien science mushroom"

You guys are making me want to brew it but I'm waiting until DD starts on solids as her major source of nutrition. (So, a few years?