/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17999814
I love kombucha and have been brewing my own for 10+ years. Not paying $4 for a fucking bottle of something that costs hardly anything to make.

>>17999853
I hear that people wont achieve their homosexual nirvanna unless they fold over those drinks at least fourty thousand times.

>>17999853
>pirates your overpriced luxury drink
Heh, nothin' personnel, grocer.
https://youtu.be/lq-yNxMB8Do

>>17999814
Apparently letting it turn into vinegar is healthier, but I personally like mine slightly sweat, though of course you have to wait for it to eat most of the sugar.

I wonder how this stuff will have evolved 100 years from now...

>>17999987
>kombucha now does your taxes

>>17999814
>so delicious
It isn't
>and healthy?
It's not

>>18000018
is kombucha kosher? if it's doing my taxes, it better be

>>17999814
people who like kombucha are all fags

>>17999814
>and healthy
Anon, its a fucking soft drink.

>>18000040
Actually it does have a small amount of alcohol in it from the fermentation, technically making it a hard drink.

>>17999814
>healthy
hippie meme

>>18000119
>akshually
no, you're wrong. hard drinks are distilled

>>18000129
destill my nuts

>>17999814
Figs are baby wasps and they're tasty. Food is weird sometimes.

>>18000153
it would be extremely painful

>>18000033
kek
Captcha: IST4X what the fuck

>>17999814
>healthy
it's not

Kombucha is for women. Drink apple cider vinegar like a man.

>>17999814
>delicious and healthy?
wrong on both counts.

>>18000033

>>18000129
Hard doesn't mean distilled retard

>>17999814
no proof that it’s healthy

>>18000129
You ironically think that soft drinks are non-alcoholic, "drinks" are non-distilled liquor, and hard drinks are distilled liquor?
Bish please.

>>18000020
>>18000040
>>18000126
>>18000476
>>18001066
>>18001093
What's with all the kombucha hate?

>just ate 10 servings of plain saurkraut
Either this unfucks my life or gives me the worst shits imaginable
Wish me luck bros

>>18001137
Tons of newfags on 4chan since the war in ukraine started, it's like the 2016 election all over again. Even if Kombucha isn't healthy for me i'm gonna drink it anyway cause it's tasty as fuck.

>>18000129
>beer is not a hard drink
>hard cider is not a hard drink
What's it like being this wrong?

To the experienced booch brewers here, is making it with a roasted green tea alright? That's all I had in the house at the time (houjicha). I'm on day 7 tomorrow; it smells alright. Just don't know if roasted tea was an applicable tea to use.

>>18001160
It should be fine.

>>18001137
Discord trannies.

>>18001145
I think you misunderstood the sacred kraut cleanse. You unfuck your life by shitting out all that junk and being more clean. Prepare for the flood gates to be unleashed soon... prepare thy anus...

I love the LA beast video where he drank 'kombucha'

what if you took the scooby and fried it as a pancake type thing

>>17999814
> tea vinegar

>>18001137
no hate, just saying there’s no health benefits

>>18003087
It's edible, but frying is probably a bad idea since it's basically just vinegar and cellulose. I've blitzed them into smoothies a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SaHCpVLqUg

>>18000033
Lmao

>>17999981
This guy gives off gayer vibes than even Max from Tasting History.

>>18003580
gay and he looks jewish

>>18003580
>>18003647
He's straight and is actually Jewish. The non-kosher kind.

>>18001137
It's just a drink that can hydrate you, basta, drink it if you like it but there's no benefit in sight other than hydration.

>>18001152
This multiple boards completely unusable after the ukraine and a huge decrease in quality sitewide. It used to be half reddit now there's almost no difference.

>>18003663
>contains vinegar which can kill bad bacteria in your gut
>contains beneficial bacteria that don't get killed by the vinegar so they can replace the bad bacteria that die and improve your overall gut health
There's a benefit for you.

>>17999814
Kombucha sucks

>>18003685
>vinegar kills "bad gut bacteria" whatever that is
Lol and you need to smoke cigarettes too lol the cyanide in swallowed apple seeds, right?

>>18003685
I'd like a serious study on that, ingesting bacterias could also cause side effects more or less bad for you.

>>18003778
>>18003783
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34698580/
>Fifteen studies were included in this review. The results suggest that kombucha consumption attenuates oxidative stress and inflammation, improves the liver detoxification process, and reduces intestinal dysbiosis. There is evidence that kombucha consumption is beneficial for the control and treatment of obesity and associated comorbidities, as well as for the modulation of the gut microbiota in vivo.

>>18000033
if it's kosher, it better write them off

Just bottled some 70:30 green:black tea with raspberry syrup, ginger, and lemon juice. Shill me on a flavor for my pure black jug that I need to bottle in the next couple of days.

>>18003663
>>18003134
>Probiotics have no health benefits
This board is so fucking stupid sometimes.

Grossness is subjective, and there's nothing inherently wrong with bacteria

>>18003087
That’s an animal bro wtf

>>18004559
>Limited evidence suggests kombucha tea may offer benefits similar to probiotic supplements, including promoting a healthy immune system and preventing constipation. -mayoclinic
>limited evidence
>may offer
just take probiotic pills you stupid faggot

>>18004579
As long as your Kombucha isn't pasteurised it contains a ton of live beneficial bacteria. Probiotic bacteria are found in kombucha and there is plenty of evidence said types of bacteria are good for you, just no studies on kombucha itself. But tea is good for you and the specific bacteria in kombucha are good for you

>>18004579
>don't drink something tasty even if it doesn't have a good chance of aiding digestion

>>18004640
don’t change the goal post

>>18004579
>>18004640
>>18004614
>>18004559
>>18003134
Take the bottle, open it, stick the nozzle in first, and cram Kombucha up your ass to maximize the health benefits and probiotics.

Verification not required.

>>18004579
>probiotic pills
lol, lmao

Why the fuck do you think those are any better? Same "limited evidence" and garbage studies. Worse, they can easily get too hot in transport and that kills all the bacteria. Even if they're alive, they're in some inactive dried state and might not revive well. Manufacturers don't care because people will placebo effect themselves into believing something is happening and supplements are barely regulated.

Probiotic foods are actually more reliable since they at least have to follow a cold chain and the bacteria are active. But live ferments are obviously the best since you can smell/taste whether they're active or not. The only pills that are worth it are shipped direct with cooling

>>18004671
This guy gets it.

If you want real probiotics eat fermented liver, not this faggot shit.

>>18004697
>eat nasty ass liver instead of drinking tasty tea

>>18004702
are you retarded, he’s talking about probiotics not the tasty factor.

>>18004708
why not both

>>18004710
because it “may offer” probiotic benefits, try tasty kefir instead.

>>18004722
I drink kefir also but kefir is exactly the same "may offer benefits". If you don't believe Kombucha works then you shouldn't expect Kefir to

>>18004727
>but kefir is exactly the same "may offer benefits"
somewhat true, but there are still studies saying there are noticeable improvement in digestion
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854945/
Educate yourself

>>18004579
>Take pills instead of getting your nutrition through food and beverage, goy

>>18004741
So you just totally ignored the meta-study posted in: >>18003868

>>17999814
Would vegans eat this? How do they feel about bacteria?

>>18005008
Vegans will eat yeast and other bacteria just like they have no problem cutting up and killing plants to eat. They only avoid harming living things that have cute faces and crying eyes.

>>18004579
>take ze pills goyim
No

So what does it mean when my second fermentation doesn't carbonate? Is my scoby dead?

>>18005149
Did the tea turn sour again? Could just be a poor seal on the container.

>>18005149
At the very least you killed or underfed what you put into the second fermentation bottles.

>>18005149
Don't burp your bottles

>>17999814
I've tried kombucha twice thanks to a local place doing samples.
First kind was nasty shit.
Second kind smelled like cheese but actually tasted alright.
I still don't like it but the second brand wasn't all that terrible. But at that price I'd rather get something like hops tea or the Mexican pineapple drink.

>>18005149
We'll need to know more about your process to help, everyone's just guessing.

>>18006612
I've never had kombucha that wasn't delicious, maybe your taste buds are fried from eating too much sugary hyperpalatable processed foods all the time.

>>18006747
No I just don't like fermented things.
>pineapple thing
Most fermented things.

I put my kombucha in food grade plastic bottles so I can feel the pressure buildup rather than burp or guess with glass bottles.

>>18006741
Bought a scoby and followed one of the many starter recipes online. Let it go one week. Tasted it and it was semi-sweet and sour; an indication that it was done. Put it in some bottles with fruit juice equal to about 15g of sugar. It has now gone overnight and the bottles have no pressure built up. Carbonation does not appear to be taking place. I'm using plastic bottles so its easy to tell if its carbonated or not without burping. By all accounts, it should be an active ferment and its not.

>>18006762
>only likes the far and away highest sugar fermented drink
Yeah, that's kinda my point.

>>18006813
I'd let it go another day and see what happens. Make sure it's in a warm enough place, too, you'll need it to be 70-85F for best results.

>>18006813
I usually let mine sit 2-4 days depending on temp before it has enough carbonation. It also depends if you shook it around before bottling. When I don't do that I get very uneven carbonation between each bottle. I'm guessing the parts that ferment are unevenly placed.

>>18006813
Second ferment takes at least 2 days mate.

>>18004469
>18004469
my favorite is cranberry and lemon juice.

>>18006834
Yup, its because the yeast that settles at the bottom is what causes the carbonation, so if you forget to stir it up it will carbonate unevenly in the bottles.

>>18006813
2nd ferm can take up to a week. No way it will be ready overnight.

>>18004684
>>18004671
>Worse, they can easily get too hot in transport and that kills all the bacteria. Even if they're alive, they're in some inactive dried state and might not revive well.

>https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327276
>New research using roundworms and mice has shown that one probiotic of human origin does not have to be alive to reduce markers of inflammation and promote health.

>https://www.everydayhealth.com/digestive-health/ibs/dead-probiotic-bacteria-might-help-ibs-sufferers-find-relief/
>a new study suggests probiotic bacteria that have been killed by heat may help relieve symptoms of IBS such as stomach pain, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea.

>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191209161321.htm
>Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice.

I could go on but you get the point. Shut the fuck up if you don't know what you're talking about. If you're not fermenting your own food at home then it doesn't matter whether you're buying a bottle or a pill at the store and the only benefit to doing it yourself is having a greater variety of bacteria.

>>18008707
Okay, so certain bacteria can still be beneficial when they're dead, but is there any reason to think they're better dead than alive, or even equal dead and alive? I'd rather get my probiotics live from food anyway.

>>18008754
Live bacteria produce various toxins, an imbalance of intestinal bacteria can cause all sorts of problems (such as various candida species, which are commonly found in kefir and kombucha), and if your digestive system isn't performing as efficiently as it should be (most people's aren't) then probiotic bacteria can start growing in your small intestine rather than your colon which causes a wide variety of issues.

>>18005107
This, it's why some vegetarians will still eat fish

>>18005107
Bacteria don't die when you eat them. The entire point of probiotics is that the bacteria live and reproduce in your body.