Hey friends, I need your help. I've committed to teaching a SCOBY class on November 7th, and I need babies. As you can see, I don't have enough kombucha SCOBYs of my own. I'll make more so I'll have more by then, but if we have a class of 20 people, that will definitely not … Continue reading Calling All Manitoba SCOBY Lovers!
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The Booch is Back!
I'm so excited. After weeks and weeks of brooding on my kitchen floor, my kombucha is finally ready for second bottling. If you've been following me for a while, you know that I am quite passionate about lacto-fermentation. I just love those little lactobacilli, and I consider them a major part of my healing. Last … Continue reading The Booch is Back!
Top 5 reasons to love your SCOBY
A SCOBY is a Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast. The acronym usually refers to the culture used in making kombucha, but milk kefir and water kefir grains are also SCOBYs. Yoghurt cultures are not. 5. Feeling Better While there isn't much scientific proof of the benefits of fermented drinks such as kombucha and kefir, … Continue reading Top 5 reasons to love your SCOBY
Milk kefir bliss!
I know that a lot of people claim that dairy is too Neolithic to have any place in a paleo-style diet - in fact, I have seen claims that anything you can't pull off a bush or kill with a sharp stick does not belong in our diet. Hmm, a little extreme much? While 10,000 … Continue reading Milk kefir bliss!
Kombucha Love
So I've developed this thing for fermented foods and drinks. They are supposed to be really good for a damaged gut, and G-d knows I've got one of those. So I started buying kombucha at the store. Tastes good, maybe half a glass every morning followed by a glass of water really makes me feel … Continue reading Kombucha Love