36: Getting Started With Homemade Kombucha
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Katie Wells
4.7 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2015
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
I really enjoyed this podcast episode because I got to chat with one of my dear friends, Hannah Crum. Even though I’ve been making Kombucha and Kefir for years, I learned some new tips and tricks for better brewing (and some really cool ideas of ways to use Kombucha!)
Why Homemade Kombucha?
Hannah runs Kombucha Kamp, where she provides information, tutorials and kombucha-brewing equipment. Known as the “Kombucha Mama,” Hannah is largely considered one of the country’s foremost experts in kombucha brewing and fermentation.
If you are already a ‘bucha fan like I am, check out this episode for some new ideas. If you are just starting out with Kombucha, this interview will be a great starting point.
In this Episode, we Talk About
- Why Kombucha is so beneficial
- The difference between it and Kefir or Kvass
- How to brew it
- The difference between batch brewing and continous brewing
- The benefits of homemade kombucha vs. purchasing store bough
- If you really have to use black tea and white sugar
- If Kombucha is safe during pregnancy or not (the answer may surprise you)
- If there is a concern about the fluoride content in Kombucha
- Is it safe to drink or does it harm your enamel
- Unusual uses for Kombucha
- Hannah’s best tips for getting started brewing
Resources We Mention
- Kombucha Kamp (great place to buy SCOBYs and brewing supplies and a great blog)
- Tutorial: How to Brew Homemade Kombucha
- Tutorial: Continous Brew Homemade Kombucha
- Tutorial: How to Brew Water Kefir
- Tutorial: Homemade Kombucha Chia Energy Drink
- Hannah’s Guest Posts: Coconut Milk Kefir and Coconut Water Kefir
- KombuchaKamp.com Educational Series on Kombucha
- KombuchaKamp Hair Tonic recipe
Are you a ‘bucha drinker? What is your favorite flavor?
Thanks for Listening!
Thank you so much for joining me this week. Please leave any comments or feedback in the comments section below.
Katie: Hi, and welcome to the Wellness Mama Podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com. Today, I actually have several interesting facts of the day for you because I couldn’t choose just one. They’re all about bacteria and its unusual role in our lives. Human breast milk contains sugars that are actually
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | I'm Katie from WellnessMama.com. |
| 0:24.6 | Today I actually have several interesting facts that the day for you because I couldn't |
| 0:28.1 | choose just one. |
| 0:29.3 | They're all about bacteria and it's unusual role in our lives. |
| 0:33.2 | Human breast milk contains sugars that are actually intended to feed the intestinal |
| 0:37.1 | bacteria of the baby rather than the baby itself, which is one of the many reasons that |
| 0:42.0 | we are just learning to understand breast milk. |
| 0:44.7 | Other ways that bacteria are used in helpful ways to treat bladder cancer, one of the lesser-known |
| 0:50.2 | methods of treatment is practiced by doctors, is to inject weakened bovine to burculose |
| 0:54.8 | this bacteria into the urethra. |
| 0:57.0 | The subsequent immune reaction destroys the cancer cells. |
| 1:00.0 | This treatment has been shown to be more effective than chemotherapy. |
| 1:03.8 | Other ways that bacteria is helpful, earwax has anti-microbial properties that reduce the |
| 1:09.2 | viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear, which I've always felt interesting |
| 1:13.2 | because I've noticed whenever I use Q-tips too much, it can be my ears too much, I would |
| 1:17.2 | often get an ear infection when I was younger. |
| 1:19.5 | And finally, millions of people don't actually need to use deodorant, especially people |
| 1:23.3 | at East Asian descent because they have a gene called A, B, C, C, 11 that stops them |
| 1:28.4 | from producing sweat that attracts body odor-causing bacteria. |
| 1:32.4 | And ironically, these are people with dry earwax, typically have this particular gene. |
| 1:37.4 | So as you may have guessed, we're going to be talking a lot about bacteria today because |
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