Realisation 101.01

My email replies are now slower than my snail mail ones were. Oh.

Scoby wasn't sure he got the right end of the stick when they said "bring a plate!"

 

A mediocre attempt at humour. Hope it made you smile :)

Scoby aka "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast" on a plate with a rubber band. Each week I take some of the liquid the the Scoby lives in and replace it with sweet tea. In exchange for tea and sugar they give me a rich drink that replenishes my gut flora and tastes amazing (aka kombucha). 

The by product of this wonderful symbiosis is that each week the scoby grows too and eventually starts eating so much the tea turns to vinegar too quickly so a cull is required. You could say she's a mother of an eater! With a very long heritage of successful breeders. I've found the vinegar is great in dressings as as a hair rinse, makes my hair all soft and lovely. Remarkable! 

This photo is a couple of culls from my jars as well as a small bottle that didn't get air tight on the second (usually anaerobic ferment) and made it's own teeny scoby. Flopped out onto a plate ready for the compost or the neighbours chooks I noticed a face. 

The rubber band was around as it holds material over the jar mouth during the first (aerobic) ferment in the cupboard.