EPIC Kombucha Recovery! | SCOBY Uses

[@1870s]

Well this was a super fun video to make. I had been putting off the task for so long and glad I took the plunge with you all. Lesson learned don't be intimidated by your mistakes...at least not for 8 months, lol.

[@PathwaysHomestead]

Thanks for sharing. I discovered one of my scobi had died. I did share it with friends but was not wanting to share with my YT Family. Thanks for giving me the courage to share my failures.

[@1870s]

Always! If we never share our failures people think we are perfect, and nothing could be further from the truth!

[@PathwaysHomestead]

@@1870s Amen!

[@ericcawith2cs11]

I just rehabbed mine. I had neglected it for over a year. It had a normal jar top on it, so very little of the tea evaporated during that time. I saved 2 cups of starter tea and brewed a new batch of tea like I used to, put the scoby and reserved tea in it and it turned out great. They are so resilient. They go into a sleeping state when the tea reaches a vinegar state.

[@DemziBee]

I have one from 3 years ago! It has a regular top on it as well. I had forgotten about it. When I found it I opened it and WOW it looks perfect! Smells like vinegar though! I was surprised at how great it is! Kombucha Scobys are Very resilient obviously!

[@G3brenda]

It still looks healthy! I abandond mine for 4 weeks in feb when I was sick. Was VERY vinegary lol. I made my first scoby with store bought kumbucha. I would add that vinegar bucha to your new batch too. Love this, thank you for vloging the process of "IF" this happens to you

[@1870s]

I know crazy how healthy it still was, I was able to gift 2 away. I know they all get forgotten at some point. My vinegar was way too strong and would have thrown my balance off right away

[@lindachandler2293]

I don't make kambucha, but I do make a lot of vinegar. That means sometimes I have scobys coming out my ears! I tried drying a couple of nice ones paper dry and ground them finely. Mixed with sea salt, it makes a delicious popcorn topping.

[@1870s]

Interesting

[@jecriggs]

I've done it too. I ignored the scoby in the main vessel as well as all the scobys in the Scoby hotel for about 10 months. I actually managed to revive the scoby in the main vessel by doing two feed and flush cycles and removing the first scoby baby because it was weak and starting to grow a few tiny mold spots. The current scoby is thick and healthy and still going strong. :-)

[@pamackenzie]

I have done that with my SCOBY - good save! I cold brew my tea at room temperature from 12-24 hours so I don't have to cool it down.

[@OneDayAtATime1277]

Been there, done that! I always feel so guilty throwing the scoby away!! 😢

[@1870s]

I know

[@golden3192]

Chickens like scobies and you can eat it make candy kombucha . Dehydrate it or put in your plants.

[@mmh3999]

Search, "making snacks from Scoby" on KZbin! Just today I found out that I can make Candy, Fruit rollups, and jerky!

[@lisaaudet2339]

😂😂 mine is similar. Left it for seven months before I remembered it. You crack me up!

[@bsofar1675]

Now I've watched your video on kombucha, VWFF, and one from Living Traditions. And also fooled around with a scoby I got about a year ago. Seems I'm discovering that the process is pretty easy and the scobies are pretty resilient.

[@1870s]

Very resilient indeed

[@stephiefultz]

You are so funny 😆!! I couldn’t believe how big she got. Thanks for sharing this.

[@bonnielara9723]

You mentioned Earl Grey. Yes that is black tea flavored with bergamot

[@1870s]

Ok good to know

[@carolynmoody9460]

Oooh my goodness!!! I laugh with you so hard 😂🤣😂 but on another note I have been wanting to do this for a long time but needed to see a video from someone I trust so thank you for this video.. Blessings

[@1870s]

Lol, you are welcome

[@Tammy-td5ok]

She is a blessing💕

[@silversage03]

Thanks for the reminder! I've been meaning to get going in mine again. I have three 1-gallon jars that have been patiently waiting for me to feed them and get the process going again! Heating my water for the tea right now!

[@1870s]

Fantastic!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I haven't had that for a very long time. I'll get a small batch started & see how it turns out. Thanks for sharing💕

[@1870s]

What's your favorite flavor? Mine is apple cinnamon for the fall, hibiscus mint in the spring and pineapple in the summer!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

@@1870s mine is hibiscus. Working on getting use to mint.

[@lylymongeon]

Scoby jerky is delicious. Many recipes online. You can puree with fruit and make leathers. I like to make strips and marinate with soy sauce, hot sauce, honey. Dehydrate and then redip the strips and and redry. The strips don’t really absorb so the sauce basically dries on it. You’d be surprised how it looks like jerky and is tasty.

[@natashak8281]

LOL that's great! Homemade kombucha is so much better than store bought, that's a super healthy scoby !! I'm impressed! 🤣

[@1870s]

Yes it is, what's your favorite flavor?

[@natashak8281]

@@1870s OoO they have this black raspberry tea that I love! Plus a little bit of ginger, YUM so good!

[@mgtowanonymous3120]

Legendary

[@freedomhomesteadky]

Gorgeous SCOBY! And thanks for the shoutout ❤️

[@1870s]

Surprisingly healthy

[@Ftybr57]

How do you know who doesn’t wash or not wash their vessels?

[@maryjohnson1604]

You can tare it and put a layer in a new batch. Youll need a scobe with starter tea for a new batch.

[@kayleep3329]

I would love some suggestions on how to use discarded scoby’s, if I don’t want to dehydrate & powder. Can they be cut up & put in garden? What size pieces, as they are pretty leathery! Other ideas? If I had a compost...but now city let’s us put kitchen scraps into yard waste bin, & the city makes compost.

[@iraisfulgencio75]

Yes put it in your garden is good for your plants

[@eyeswideopen2832]

Yep, you are not the only one! :-)

[@carolynmoody9460]

Could you do video on how you use your dehydrated kombucha to make mask etc 👀 would love to learn more from you.. BLESSINGS

[@1870s]

I'm still researching but if I come up with how to do it I for sure will

[@kathrynkij5979]

I’ve accidentally done this twice and I had to cut chunks off just to get it out. 🤦🏼‍♀️guess it’s a good thing I make loads of scoby candy.

[@rudebird1705]

This made me very happy lol! I feel like we are cut from the same cloth hahaha!

[@LaurieChistine]

I recently had a scoby in one on my jars that was pretty much that thick too. LOL

[@1870s]

They grow like crazy

[@AlmostHomestead]

Holy smokes! That scoby is crazy huge. We had one that was about 3 inches thick once. We got a few layers from ours also. Our first batch of kombucha was made from a store bought kombucha. Great tip on using ice to cool the tea. Was that a fried scoby wrap that Todd was making? LOL!

[@PaullaWells]

One day I may give that a shot. I typically only drink water, but occasionally I would like something different.

[@1870s]

It's a fun kitchen experiment to run even if just for a while

[@quietlyobserving6531]

I did the same with my neglected kombucha last week! I just gave all the scobies to my chickens and they love it. Where do you get your loose leaf Earl Grey tea from? It's my favorite tea!

[@1870s]

I'm sure I ordered it off Amazon

[@PathwaysHomestead]

I use green tea.

[@christinegentrynelson]

Hi! I was just wondering why you use filtered water? Is there a danger with tap water? I've just started making my own, I'm on maybe the third or fourth batch. This last one came out a little vinegary, but I ended up still liking the taste after adding fruit in the second ferment. Thanks for your video! 😊😊

[@1870s]

You don't want chlorine in your water, that why we use filtered / pure.

[@sarahbasto6520]

You can totally use boiled tap water. Boiling removes chlorine.

[@daisyslittlemiracle7171]

Where to buy unflavored kombucha in store, can't buy it from where I'm located

[@1870s]

You can buy a scobi online and just make some amzn.to/3k4EzAX

[@MimiPlaysViolin]

You poured out the kombucha to measure it when it says 16 oz on the bottle? 😅 you crack me up

[@patriotmama1749]

I’m SO glad you posted this video, because it reminds me that I have my neglected kombucha waiting for me on top of our refrigerator! Question for kombucha experts. I have neglected mine since late December. There is still a lot of liquid in the gallon jar. Can I use the current liquid and skobies (sp?) that are in jar? Or do I discard the liquid and start all over? Thanks.

[@hizznle]

After neglecting my culture for close to a year, I successfully revived and restarted my brewing cycle! The liquid underneath the SCOBY is still viable; the bacteria and yeast are out of balance. It'll take about three brew cycles before you'll begin to see clear kombucha again, but your results may vary. You WILL get there! Rest assured, you do not have to start from scratch! The mother will be thriving before you know it :) Happy brewing!!

[@1870s]

I would think it would be pretty vinegary by now. I would treat yours similar to the way I did and just retain your scoby and brew a new batch and use store bought plain kombucha as your starter

[@marcymurrell688]

It's fine. Just make more tea to fill the jar it's going to do it's job

[@kayleep3329]

For quite awhile, if my scoby w 2 cups of kombucha liquid in it, if it has become vinegary, I pour off vinegary kombucha, use it for hair rinse, buy a plain GT’s 2 cup bottle of kombucha & offer it lovingly to the scoby, & then pour in prepared sweetened tea over. It has never failed, & I often take a month between batches.

[@adoretoutlemonde8]

Where did you get your vessel??? Do you do continuous brew?

[@1870s]

No I do batch brewing, I always called it continuous brew but then I got educated 😆

[@1870s]

My vessel came from Walmart but they are sold with plastic spigots so we bought a stainless steel one on Amazon

[@BostonMountainHomestead]

What happens when you use tap water. I don't have any filtered. What will happen to my new kombucha?

[@ericcawith2cs11]

As long as your tap water is drinkable and doesn't have chlorine or fluoride or anything else added it may be fine. I use our own well water. If you have city provided water though, I wouldn't use it. You could buy spring water instead.

[@vickik791]

Did you put 2 cups sugar and 16 TB tea in 1gallon jar?

[@1870s]

I one gallon of tea concentrate yes, then added an additional gallon of water to cool tea down. Added all of this to my large continuous brew vessel...did you not see the whole video?

[@celestesand4133]

Haven't laughed that much in a while... :-)

[@1870s]

It was fun

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

Um...could you tell me what it tastes like? I've never tried it and I'm wondering if this is something I even want to try. I have to admit it looked like really clabbered milk you would find in the back of the fridge that you would have forgotten about. Don't ask me how I know this!

[@1870s]

It's a fermented tea, has a bit of a vinegar kick, but when you flavor them they are really yummy. It's really one of those things that you like it or you hate it. Best way to describe it is "punchy" it punches your taste buds, your thought, your belly. If your going to try it consume in moderation until your belly adjust.

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

@@1870s Thanks!

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

Been making Kombucha several months and we LOVE it...endless flavour possibilities and top Health benefits...I find it curbs my cravings well 👌🏼

[@bonnielara9723]

I thought the same thing as you a couple years ago. It was described as fermented sweet tea. I grew up in the south drinking sweet tea daily, so that sounded gross. But I kept hearing about it. So I tried it. Start with plain, then figure out what you like. Now I love it and no longer drink soda. The taste of homemade is soooooo much better that store bought.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Rebecca Pettifer I only tried it once, from someone who apparently had perfected the process and had very good tasting kombucha. I thought it was awful, vinegary and a touch of alcohol flavor. I don’t drink alcohol, and I’m very sensitive to strong flavors, so maybe it was just me.

[@7franny7]

Anyone else feel like scobys look and remind them of placenta?! Fulllllly looks like it. Minus the veins.

[@littletreasuresfarmhomeste9289]

I just restarted mine after letting it sit for months

[@1870s]

Awesome 👍

[@noahsark1962]

5 days? You aren't going to forget this time are you.:)

[@1870s]

Well not until at least June

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

@@1870s we can remind you, lol.

[@Diana_the_green_dragon]

Sell the extra layers, nice little income

[@1870s]

I just gift them away

[@mgtowanonymous3120]

Jus so u know ladies an gentleman. Kombucha scoby (mother ship culture) tastes like a fruit roll up 8)))

[@sylviahunt9818]

That was gross!! 🤢 I would sterilize that jug before I used it again! I have never had kombucha, so no idea what it smells or tastes like. I’m sure that you’re glad that chore is done!! Have a great day. Stay safe and healthy!

[@1870s]

No need to sterilize, kombucha thrives off any remaining living bacteria and yeast in the vessel. I washed it thoroughly that was enough.

[@mariakulasa3077]

Too acidic it make my stomach acid. Seems not to drink everyday. I’m disappointed the side effects

[@lillywiggles8264]

What is it??? 😱🥶😠🤪😝😰🤢🤮🥵🤯

[@1870s]

It's a scoby, symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, it's a living thing. Isn't that cool

[@impulsiveurge5837]

eww thats like eating mold or placenta

[@tnapeepeelu]

No, you probably also eat mushrooms which are a type of fungus like mold. Not saying mushrooms are mold but they are related. You can eat some types of both, normal mushrooms and the types of mold in cheese and yogurt, or dangerous ones like fuzzy mold or some poisonous mushrooms. Fun fact: If you have a moldy bread, don't eat the "safe part". It has a very high chance of having the roots in mold, and the entire loaf may be infected likely. :-)

[@loritanner4478]

Yuck. There is no way that I could drink that. I have a bad gag reflex. Plus I cant drink or eat fermented foods. It makes my stomach hurt real bad. I have alot of allergies and stomach issues. I dont make stomach acid much anymore. So I have to take digestive enzyme supplements with everything I eat. Thanks to my whole life being gluten intolerant and my docs never figuring out all my digestive problems over 30 years. Instead telling me it was stress and all in my head. Then giving me instructions to use anti gas pills. Those killed off my stomach acid making abilities. Been gluten free for 7 years and dairy free for 5 years. Feel like a new person. Figured it all out myself. Thanks so much doctors. Yeah right. 🤔

[@1870s]

Awe man that stinks, glad you got it under control!