Year: 2010

Kombucha News – Weird Edition!

An exceptionally entertaining (read: weird) edition of Kombucha News is upon us. It’s November, which means we’ll be needing the booch more than ever these next two months with all the holiday insanity descending upon our little heads. Here’s hoping … Kombucha News – Weird Edition!

Kombucha News – Sorbet Edition!

Got a hot tip or link to a news story? Send it our way!!! It’s amazing.  October started.  Then all I did was look away for one second, two weeks had passed and all this Kombucha News just piled up!  So here it is, a fresh helping of the good stuff:  – Twitter exploded last week with news of Kombucha Sorbet at Humphrey Slocombe Creamery…

Kombucha News – OLD SCOBY Edition!

Welcome to the September Edition of Kombucha News! Got a hot tip or link to a news story?Send it our way!!! 1.  How many brewing cycles do you keep your SCOBYs? Usually, I cycle mine through after the 3rd or 4th brewing cycle – either composting them in the garden or using them for beauty products or other household uses. 2. The Great Kombuc…

GT’s Kombucha Returns: A Conversation with GT Dave

For the premiere episode of the Kombucha Kamp podcast, I am honored to have the chance to quiz GT Dave on his classic and new Kombucha formulations and when they will be hitting the market. Plus, we get into what he believes it means to participate in the “Kombucha Lifestyle,” what constitutes a “real” Kombucha, and what hopes and dreams are still… Continue reading →

GT Dave – Exclusive Interview

In an exclusive interview, GT Dave of GT’s Kombucha told Kombucha Kamp that he is staying true to his vision of Kombucha by bringing back his lines of Organic Raw Kombucha and Synergy Organic and Raw beverages to stores in their original, unpasteurized, raw and “full-strength” formulation! GT will not change his recipe or process. His Kombucha wi… Continue reading →

Kombucha Is Not A Mushroom, People

Search for Kombucha on the internet and you’ll find almost universal reference to “mushroom tea” or mysterious “kombucha mushrooms.” You might find information about a “Manchurian Mushroom” or even strange characters in Chinese or Russian that you can’t read! Continue reading →

Video: Fruit Fly Trap

So you’ve learned how to brew Kombucha, in fact you have a supply readily on hand. If you have more Kombucha than you can drink, there are a number of ways to put the extra to good use. Particularly useful in the summertime, a little Kombucha in a shallow dish can solve your kitchen’s fruit fly infestation in a snap. Check out the Advanced Tip,… Continue reading →

Kombucha News – August 2010

Another wild and maybe even wacky week of the SUMMER RECALL 2010 has passed, and Kombucha continues to permeate the consciousness.  Let’s see what’s new: Favorite 0

Kombucha News – Recall Madness: The Real Story

So, what’s the dealio with the recall? In short, some Kombucha brands are testing at higher than permitted levels of alcohol to be legally considered a non-alcoholic beverage. All beverages that contain sugar ferment, including sodas and fruit juice. Since most of the time the fermentation results in less than 0.5% alcohol by volume – the legal… Continue reading →