You can just use 2 cups of the Tea from the first batch of Kombucha you made...It'll make a whole nother Scoby! Anybody that don't have a scoby can buy a bottle of regular Kombucha Tea(with cultures) to make a Starter Scoby.
Even though you put the mother scoby in the tea, you still need to add a cup of tea from one of your already fermented batches, otherwise it will take forever to complete. Also, only basic teas like black, green, jasmine, etc. can be used for kombucha. Not sure about chai, as I think there are other things mixed in that will keep your scoby from doing its job and can contaminate it. You may want to research that. Also, don't ever use a vinegar scoby to make a kombucha because you can get vinegar eels. Just use the vinegar scobys for vinegar and the kombucha scoby's for kombucha. -You got me started on all this kombucha. Thanks. Been doing a lot of research on it and got an excellent book on it called The Big Book of Kombucha.
I love making kombucha! If you have a lot of people you are making kombucha for you might want to try a continuous brew. For me, the second brew (F2 ferment 2) is the most fun! When you bottle it you can add all sorts of fun things to flavor the kombucha. My favorite is adding fruit you get the best carbonation with fruit, watermelon is Soo good, but you have to be careful watermelon gets a very strong carbonation. Have fun!
I caught the replay. I’m happy to see you found Kombucha. It’s amazing. My family and friends love it. I’ve made it for a few years. Not a bug out bag full of 💩.🤣🤣🤣 I’ve never made pineapple vinegar. I might try that. Thank you for sharing.😊
Great stuff Lead! FYI dont buy a SCOBI on line, go to the store and buy a bottle of organic Kombucha with the mother in it and put half the bottle into a new starter jar. The mother will grow and form and will continue to grow babies.
"It's been sittin' in there waitin' for crime scene investigators to find it." "It's cleaning me out like Molly Maid." Hahahahahaha! Thank you for all the great stuff with superb humour thrown in with your marvellous mothers! :) x
Lead you are amazing even though you’ve got me over here looking up MY terms and pronunciations. Thanks for the knowledge. I always wondered how I’d learn the things I never got to learn from my big mama. God rest her soul, she sent me YOU.
Wow. I just subbed. I’ve been in to prepping for nearly 20 years doing podcast, blogging, radio, forums, etc. and I can’t believe I never came across your channel. You have some great content! Keep it up.
Yes, he is a wealth of information, and he is not afraid to try new things. Taught us all a lot, even if we have been prepping for years. Great guy, big heart, great wife, awesome channel.
I have bowel issues. I ask my Dr. What her thoughts are about vinegar. She tells me that's for cleaning your house we have no research to prove that it's not harmful to your body. I knew better. But I was so sick and bleeding I took her advice and went on the antibiotics. After they were finished and didn't help I started taking my vinegar. I'm now feeling better. I need need to learn more. Crazy how I just stumbled on this video. Thank you God!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️🤗🤗
🍎I made 2 quarts for my household and 3 quarts for my parents of ACV. Just capped them yesterday after a month. Came out great! Thanks for the knowledge. I plan to try another fruit next time 🍊🍍🍋
My doctor said waste can build up on the walls of the intestines, just like arteries get plaque build up. If that build up gets bad it distends your intestines, causes bloating and it can be quite painful. It sounds like I need to look into kabucha.
@@sheliaperkins4375 I belch a lot anyway LOL. The bloating is the worst for me, my whole upper abdomen from about 3in above the belly button is rock hard all the time.
Hope you don’t mind if I make a suggestion . Traditional Medicinal tea comes in many varieties and flavors. Smooth Move might be helpful. It works as a laxative. Use it on an off day when you’re not having to get out the house. You’ll need to stay near the THRONE.
Cannot wait to make mine. Going to start my own SCOBY!! On another note. I am an Internal Med physician. To answer the question: "Why doesn't your doctor does not tell you this"? Are you going to a medical doctor or a natural path/homeopath? Different schools! This type of nutrition based health care was not taught in my medical school (class of 1993). I don't know the current curriculum., especially regarding nutrition. If your physician is not in private practice, they are an employee physician and have to stay in the lines of "evidence based medicine"! If your physician is in private practice he/she can have more cushion in their practice style. So I encourage each you ASK YOUR DOCTOR! Society expects us to see you, in primary care, in 15 minutes!! Based on what? What is magic about being seen in 15 minutes! You take more time at Jiffy Lube for your car; the beautician and nail salon!! But is a rant for another day!!! Just ask your doctor!!??? If they don't know then see a natural path! Lead Farmer 73 and Lady Lead, you 2 have helped me beyond measure!!!! Cannot TY enough!! God Bless you MORE!!
"Waiting for the Crime Scene Investigators to find it" & "Continuity Manipulator," or the "Ultrasonic Maxiplaxinator" Lord, where do you get this stuff from! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...And am i really attempting to spell it out!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Preach Lead! This is a great series from ACV to Boucha, and now repair. GENIOUS! Sir, still here for it all! Love to Lady Lead 😘❤. Thank you... 😊
Some states don’t put fluoride in their tapwater so check your state water distribution such as Pennsylvania they are now offering treatment at the dentis for adults
Today March 24th my Apple 🍎 cider vinegar is delicious and next week my pineapple 🍍 will be done and the end of April the lemon 🍋 will be done. 😂 Thank you 🙏🏿 for getting me started.
Thank you so much for showing your process for the vinegar and Kombucha. I'm going to try this tomorrow :) I saw a video today where you can make your scoby really easy by using some existing Kimbucha with your tea and sugar mixture. It was on the channel called The Fermentation Adventure.
I have been making this for years. I end up having to throw some of the Scobie's out because after a while no one will take them. I have thought of dehydrating one to see what happens and if it will grow again after storing for a while. I have heard that you should start a batch with black tea and then you can use other types and fruit after the fact. Black is best for starting. I don't think the flavored teas would work as they have spices which might inhibit the fermentation. After the fact mixing spice and herbs might be nice with fruit juice, coconut water. I wait another week after adding a bit of fruit to the first fermentation. Ginger is something I have contemplating for a while. Thanks for your take on it.
Lead don’t fill your jars too full because that mother needs room to breathe and grow. My favorite Kombucha is blackberry, pineapple peach and tart Cherry!. Also, there are many videos on UA-cam that will teach you how to make your own Kombucha.
love your Chanel You don't have to buy SCOBY (mother) I made my own. make your tea mix pour a good quality kombucha in and wait. lookup SCOBY motel. I use a cup of starter tea in my new batch. I find cane sugar the best. I want to start changing over to honey I read to do it 1/4at time. back in the day, we used tea jugs with a spout thank you for everything you teach us
Hi Lead, I'm watching this a year later I made kombucha many many times. But I have my first batch of ACV going for two weeks now. I have made other vinegars but I just wanted to see how you did it and I thank you. 💗
I’m about two weeks behind. Started mine mid-Feb. and I didn’t use a mother. I don’t have one. I’ve never heard of vinegar making a mother like you are showing us. I’ve only made a vinegar a couple times. I have made kombucha so can I use a kombucha mother to make vinegar?
Hopefully nobody will judge me but I've had a drinking problem in the past...5 yrs free of it. But I'd like to make this again. I just don't wanna create the problem again buy trying to do something that's potentially good for my health like kombucha. Anybody else with the same problem? BTW...back when I was making it I started my own scoby buy buying a bottle of kobucha (plain). I brewed green tea, added sugar and poured a bottle of kombucha in it and covered it with a coffee filter. I think it took a couple of weeks but finally the mother formed.
Store bought Kombucha is more expensive because legal alcohol limit must be less than .05mil per bottle So, the equipment to remove the higher alcohol content, the cost of that, drives the price up. About 7yrs back a bottle was like 1.50. Now with the alcohol regulation the price has doubled almosy tripled.
My batch of ACV is nearly two weeks old. It's starting to smell like vinegar. I've had kombucha before. My friend made some for me. It's good. Never tried making it.
I was told that if you ferment the kombucha in a plastic container it'll leech the chemicals from it but to use a plastic strainer. So I used only glass jars to be safe.
03052022 I am glad you made this video. I was getting worried about how to transfer, filter/strain and store my vinegar Is it normal to NOT have a mother but still have a vinegar tasting vinegar? Imma do my research as you always suggest.
Lead, with kumbucha the scoby(mother) is what helps make the fermented tea. It stands for Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. 😉 You don't need one to start, the fermented tea will make it's own.
Hi Lead, I made pineapple vinegar along with you, however mine don’t have a mother….it taste like vinegar though….I’m gonna let it go a little longer and see if I get a mother…is there anything you think I went wrong?
Love y'all lead, I want to make the kabocha but that mother looks scary, how can you tell if it's gone bad ? I know you stay busy so if anyone can help please do! 😊
Hi Lead, what is the apple cider vinegar supposed to smell like? Mine smells terrible like garbage on a hot day. 1week in. I had to leave it outside to ferment. Is it a bad batch?
Is it normal to get 2 mothers in my jar of acv. I have somehow managed to do this. Fallen on top of each other now but did I do something wrong? First batch I had to throw as went mouldy, so made another couple of jars, hoping it would work but never seen 2 mothers in 1 jar before?? Next question what the heck do I do with the mothers as not 30 days yet?
NO! you shouldn't throw it away. Mold will NOT STAY in the vinegar. Let it continue to work. As it gets stronger more acidic it will KILL the mold & be FINE!
I been stirring it every day and there's been no mother in my Apple,, just so happened I happen to core some pineapple for my mom yesterday and not buy chance your video popped up, I'm not going to stir the pineapple, the bubbles is the start of the mother
This channel is awesome! Lead is full of knowledge that he spends time teaching us! Funny too. Thank you so much!
He cracks me up and nothing make me laugh 😂
You can just use 2 cups of the Tea from the first batch of Kombucha you made...It'll make a whole nother Scoby! Anybody that don't have a scoby can buy a bottle of regular Kombucha Tea(with cultures) to make a Starter Scoby.
Even though you put the mother scoby in the tea, you still need to add a cup of tea from one of your already fermented batches, otherwise it will take forever to complete. Also, only basic teas like black, green, jasmine, etc. can be used for kombucha. Not sure about chai, as I think there are other things mixed in that will keep your scoby from doing its job and can contaminate it. You may want to research that. Also, don't ever use a vinegar scoby to make a kombucha because you can get vinegar eels. Just use the vinegar scobys for vinegar and the kombucha scoby's for kombucha. -You got me started on all this kombucha. Thanks. Been doing a lot of research on it and got an excellent book on it called The Big Book of Kombucha.
I olny use decaf camomile,green tea and herbal teas. You don't need caffeine.
@@madelinehall8944 Okay you are using decaf green tea. I'll have to try the chamomile.
I love making kombucha! If you have a lot of people you are making kombucha for you might want to try a continuous brew. For me, the second brew (F2 ferment 2) is the most fun! When you bottle it you can add all sorts of fun things to flavor the kombucha. My favorite is adding fruit you get the best carbonation with fruit, watermelon is Soo good, but you have to be careful watermelon gets a very strong carbonation. Have fun!
Ooo - I need to give watermelon flavor a try. Yum
I caught the replay. I’m happy to see you found Kombucha. It’s amazing. My family and friends love it. I’ve made it for a few years. Not a bug out bag full of 💩.🤣🤣🤣 I’ve never made pineapple vinegar. I might try that. Thank you for sharing.😊
I make kombucha alot. My favorite so far for my 2nd brew is lemon and ginger. 😋
Great stuff Lead! FYI dont buy a SCOBI on line, go to the store and buy a bottle of organic Kombucha with the mother in it and put half the bottle into a new starter jar. The mother will grow and form and will continue to grow babies.
"It's been sittin' in there waitin' for crime scene investigators to find it." "It's cleaning me out like Molly Maid." Hahahahahaha! Thank you for all the great stuff with superb humour thrown in with your marvellous mothers! :) x
Lead you are amazing even though you’ve got me over here looking up MY terms and pronunciations. Thanks for the knowledge. I always wondered how I’d learn the things I never got to learn from my big mama. God rest her soul, she sent me YOU.
Wow. I just subbed. I’ve been in to prepping for nearly 20 years doing podcast, blogging, radio, forums, etc. and I can’t believe I never came across your channel. You have some great content! Keep it up.
Yes, he is a wealth of information, and he is not afraid to try new things. Taught us all a lot, even if we have been prepping for years. Great guy, big heart, great wife, awesome channel.
I have bowel issues. I ask my Dr. What her thoughts are about vinegar. She tells me that's for cleaning your house we have no research to prove that it's not harmful to your body. I knew better. But I was so sick and bleeding I took her advice and went on the antibiotics. After they were finished and didn't help I started taking my vinegar. I'm now feeling better. I need need to learn more. Crazy how I just stumbled on this video. Thank you God!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️🤗🤗
Thanks for this. My vinegar turned out great. I am not sure but the smaller jar I made has a thicker mother than the larger jar.
🍎I made 2 quarts for my household and 3 quarts for my parents of ACV. Just capped them yesterday after a month. Came out great! Thanks for the knowledge. I plan to try another fruit next time 🍊🍍🍋
Awesome to see these techniques in action, Brother Lead. Knowledge like this is timeless if people use it and keep passing it on.
My doctor said waste can build up on the walls of the intestines, just like arteries get plaque build up. If that build up gets bad it distends your intestines, causes bloating and it can be quite painful. It sounds like I need to look into kabucha.
Yes! Kombucha is good for bloating. You will surely belch up a lot of gas! Hope that’s not too much info. Lol
@@sheliaperkins4375 I belch a lot anyway LOL. The bloating is the worst for me, my whole upper abdomen from about 3in above the belly button is rock hard all the time.
Hope you don’t mind if I make a suggestion .
Traditional Medicinal tea comes in many varieties and flavors. Smooth Move might be helpful. It works as a laxative. Use it on an off day when you’re not having to get out the house. You’ll need to stay near the THRONE.
Kombucha is so easy to make, once you get the technique down, I even put lemonade mix in there and it was awesome!!!
I love vinegar, especially on a salad.💯
Me too
Cannot wait to make mine. Going to start my own SCOBY!!
On another note. I am an Internal Med physician. To answer the question: "Why doesn't your doctor does not tell you this"? Are you going to a medical doctor or a natural path/homeopath? Different schools! This type of nutrition based health care was not taught in my medical school (class of 1993). I don't know the current curriculum., especially regarding nutrition. If your physician is not in private practice, they are an employee physician and have to stay in the lines of "evidence based medicine"! If your physician is in private practice he/she can have more cushion in their practice style. So I encourage each you ASK YOUR DOCTOR! Society expects us to see you, in primary care, in 15 minutes!! Based on what? What is magic about being seen in 15 minutes! You take more time at Jiffy Lube for your car; the beautician and nail salon!! But is a rant for another day!!! Just ask your doctor!!??? If they don't know then see a natural path!
Lead Farmer 73 and Lady Lead, you 2 have helped me beyond measure!!!! Cannot TY enough!! God Bless you MORE!!
This is great. I buy kombucha from grocery store and it can be very expensive. Truly need to start making my own. Thanks!
"Waiting for the Crime Scene Investigators to find it" & "Continuity Manipulator," or the "Ultrasonic Maxiplaxinator" Lord, where do you get this stuff from! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...And am i really attempting to spell it out!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Preach Lead! This is a great series from ACV to Boucha, and now repair. GENIOUS! Sir, still here for it all! Love to Lady Lead 😘❤. Thank you... 😊
:) listened live most of the way through while driving. Rewatching now at home and going to filter my apple cider vin and pineapple apple vinegar👍👍😊
Some states don’t put fluoride in their tapwater so check your state water distribution such as Pennsylvania they are now offering treatment at the dentis for adults
Today March 24th my Apple 🍎 cider vinegar is delicious and next week my pineapple 🍍 will be done and the end of April the lemon 🍋 will be done. 😂 Thank you 🙏🏿 for getting me started.
Thank you so much for showing your process for the vinegar and Kombucha. I'm going to try this tomorrow :) I saw a video today where you can make your scoby really easy by using some existing Kimbucha with your tea and sugar mixture. It was on the channel called The Fermentation Adventure.
Your videos make me feel that I CAN make these drinks. Appreciate your videos so much!! Thankyou!
I have been making this for years. I end up having to throw some of the Scobie's out because after a while no one will take them. I have thought of dehydrating one to see what happens and if it will grow again after storing for a while. I have heard that you should start a batch with black tea and then you can use other types and fruit after the fact. Black is best for starting. I don't think the flavored teas would work as they have spices which might inhibit the fermentation. After the fact mixing spice and herbs might be nice with fruit juice, coconut water. I wait another week after adding a bit of fruit to the first fermentation. Ginger is something I have contemplating for a while. Thanks for your take on it.
I've heard some people feed the extra scoby to chickens. I haven't tried it though.
Amazing! My Apple Cider Vinegar is coming along great! Thank you so much for being you! 🌱💜🙏🏾🥰
Lead don’t fill your jars too full because that mother needs room to breathe and grow.
My favorite Kombucha is blackberry, pineapple peach and tart Cherry!.
Also, there are many videos on UA-cam that will teach you how to make your own Kombucha.
The Mother is actually the liquid. The SCOBY is the formation or "by product" of a healthy ferment.
love your Chanel You don't have to buy SCOBY (mother) I made my own. make your tea mix pour a good quality kombucha in and wait. lookup SCOBY motel. I use a cup of starter tea in my new batch. I find cane sugar the best. I want to start changing over to honey I read to do it 1/4at time. back in the day, we used tea jugs with a spout thank you for everything you teach us
Hi Lead, I'm watching this a year later I made kombucha many many times. But I have my first batch of ACV going for two weeks now.
I have made other vinegars but I just wanted to see how you did it and I thank you. 💗
I’m about two weeks behind. Started mine mid-Feb. and I didn’t use a mother. I don’t have one. I’ve never heard of vinegar making a mother like you are showing us. I’ve only made a vinegar a couple times. I have made kombucha so can I use a kombucha mother to make vinegar?
The pineapple in the vinegar, looks delicious!!!
Ty for all you share with us
You are so welcome
I'm so proud!! 🥰 You did great!! It's a Kombucha Party 🎉
I just found your channel and I love it thank you so much!
Hopefully nobody will judge me but I've had a drinking problem in the past...5 yrs free of it. But I'd like to make this again. I just don't wanna create the problem again buy trying to do something that's potentially good for my health like kombucha. Anybody else with the same problem?
BTW...back when I was making it I started my own scoby buy buying a bottle of kobucha (plain). I brewed green tea, added sugar and poured a bottle of kombucha in it and covered it with a coffee filter. I think it took a couple of weeks but finally the mother formed.
But, what? ! That to easy and I can't even afford the store kombucha! I got to say this. You are just so handsome and beautiful inside and out.
You explained this so well thank you your awesome
Store bought Kombucha is more expensive because legal alcohol limit must be less than .05mil per bottle
So, the equipment to remove the higher alcohol content, the cost of that, drives the price up.
About 7yrs back a bottle was like 1.50. Now with the alcohol regulation the price has doubled almosy tripled.
Peace and blessings...gotta get on this here......thanks for ALWAYS sharing brotha
Wow- I'm learning so much. Thank you 😀
My batch of ACV is nearly two weeks old. It's starting to smell like vinegar. I've had kombucha before. My friend made some for me. It's good. Never tried making it.
You didn’t eat that yesterday 🤣🤣🤣🤣, I’m making kombucha next!!!!!
I did peach, orange, my favorite is thyme and garlic
At 4. In store this is saving me big time thank you
I ordered the food grade buckets and a gallon mason jar so I can start on my vinegar and kombucha
I wish you could do a video of it😂🤣
@@leadfarmer73 you know I like to stay in the shadows…. But maybe … I’ll configure a finger puppet show or something
I was told that if you ferment the kombucha in a plastic container it'll leech the chemicals from it but to use a plastic strainer. So I used only glass jars to be safe.
03052022 I am glad you made this video. I was getting worried about how to transfer, filter/strain and store my vinegar
Is it normal to NOT have a mother but still have a vinegar tasting vinegar?
Imma do my research as you always suggest.
Thank you Katrina 😉
Awesome Little Rock thanks
...And there you have it folks! I started mine (scoby growth) with a bottle of store bought plain kombucha. What!!?
Lead, with kumbucha the scoby(mother) is what helps make the fermented tea. It stands for Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. 😉 You don't need one to start, the fermented tea will make it's own.
Yeah....I always used scoby and mother interchangeably. 🤷🏻♀️
Gas here in Inglewood is $4.99 and up
Thanks for sharing ♐ 👌
Thank you for what you are doing...🤪👍... Scooter 68
The pineapple has bromlin which is a pain relief. Know I'm going Google the mother, thank you
Good well water is great!
How long to wait before I can drink it
You can make a Scoby with an original bottle of Kombucha
I would love to do an interview with you
Hi Lead, I made pineapple vinegar along with you, however mine don’t have a mother….it taste like vinegar though….I’m gonna let it go a little longer and see if I get a mother…is there anything you think I went wrong?
Love y'all lead, I want to make the kabocha but that mother looks scary, how can you tell if it's gone bad ? I know you stay busy so if anyone can help please do! 😊
Great info thanks but how to make the mother? And when to put the fruit in it?
Hi Lead, what is the apple cider vinegar supposed to smell like? Mine smells terrible like garbage on a hot day. 1week in. I had to leave it outside to ferment. Is it a bad batch?
I made Pineapple Vinegar and straight up Kombucha.
How do you get the first mother
Kombucha mother and vinegar mother are big different.Sorry but if you make kombucha you can’t put mother from vinegar
you are very smart. thank you ☺️
@@leadfarmer73 No,I’m not.I’m 54 years old and I’m still learning and gaining knowledge from people like you 😊
AWWW shucks!!! I missed it!!!
Lead, I don’t know if anyone mentioned this but when you first start drinking this you need to be near a bathroom 😂
Yes me! Thank you!
I'm gonna have to get in on this
Can you use a plastic clear container
My son has crohnes camobutcha sure helps him
Cambutcha whatever the spelling it helps big time
The mother is called a scoby
Is it normal to get 2 mothers in my jar of acv. I have somehow managed to do this. Fallen on top of each other now but did I do something wrong? First batch I had to throw as went mouldy, so made another couple of jars, hoping it would work but never seen 2 mothers in 1 jar before?? Next question what the heck do I do with the mothers as not 30 days yet?
Can I put the vinegar mother in the kumbucha
With the fall out of CV-19, 😂 I’m sure we all have lots of F-Matter.
Thank you
I’m looking for a Jack Giant elephant ear. Any suggestions?
I did my vinegar out of apples from the yard, can I use the mother from my vinagre to make kombucha?
Merhaba. Kullandınız mı sirke anasını?
Lead, My vinegar molded on the top I threw it away. Please help I want to make some vinegar with apples.
NO! you shouldn't throw it away. Mold will NOT STAY in the vinegar. Let it continue to work. As it gets stronger more acidic it will KILL the mold & be FINE!
Exactly
THank you Lead73 I did kiwi, and pine apple it is very good.. the smell is eeek and every thning is beautifu;
😂🤣
I had already made vinegar
I got a question? Will it be beneficial to make it with beets?or it won't mix.
Like I still do the pineapple but add beets
Do you have to stir it
A lot of folks do but I don’t and it turns out just fine for me.
Thanks my friend,so the bubbles that form at the top is the start of the mother,, vinegar I should have been more detailed,
I been stirring it every day and there's been no mother in my Apple,, just so happened I happen to core some pineapple for my mom yesterday and not buy chance your video popped up, I'm not going to stir the pineapple, the bubbles is the start of the mother
I didn’t get a scoby in my vinegar
Couldnybfind starduster on UA-cam?
Bout to make kumbucha.
Can I do ginger tea
Vinegar and kombucha
I’m knocking out both at one time!
@leadfarmer73 Can you please share Starduster's channel? There's a couple on YT & idk which one. TY ❤️
ua-cam.com/channels/W0qSUoHjilw787-6juX2lg.html
@@leadfarmer73 TY🥰
Just made ghee today.
Sometime you have keep going weather there troll are not.
Tepache!
If doesn't pay rent then it's gotta move out.
😂🤣
Hello Lead73
I did im ready
Woohoooo!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Mine turned out great, I dont know how to send pic of it but I cant tell the difference between mine and the expensive one
I did