Kombucha update

Hello dear readers!  I’ve been a delinquent blogger lately, please do forgive me.  With the Solstice fast approaching, there are many many projects to attend to!  One of which is my ever-growing stash of Kombucha!  Yes!  Success!  Remember a few weeks ago when I posted our brewing projects of late fall? 

The Kombucha is producing like mad.  And it’s really GOOD!  I’ve added a little pomegranate juice to each bottle… and it’s fabulous.  The first batch was a little on the sweet side as I think I added a little *too much* of the pomegranate juice - but I’m hoping to have perfected it in this last batch out of the jar!  The mushrooms are growing beautifully, despite the fact that their resting place is not quite at the ideal temperature (most instructions I’ve read say to keep that mama mushroom and her brew at about 70 degrees.  I would venture to guess that ours, “Franny,” is brewing just fine at about 60 degrees, thank you very much!).  It takes about 2 weeks to get a finished batch in the jar, and then we give it a good five days in the bottle before we break the seal.  SO tasty!

Soon to come: thoughts on the holiday season, updates on other projects, and hopefully some fabulous macro recipes and pictures!