I let my kombucha die, anyone feeling generous?

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Be aware that cultures shipped long distances may sit in a cargo hold on the tarmac for hours, cooking away....so if it doesn't work, try again when the weather is reliably cool during shipping....
 

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Ok Occam, everything is set to send tomorrow, however, there is plenty of room in the box.

Do you want any kefir grains or goat milk soap??

That's all I can find of off the top of my head that I could send. Unless you want any specific seeds or dried herbs.

Let me know. Oh, and PM me your address. :p
 

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If Occam doesn't want any kefir I can send some to you. I only have enough for one more person. Otherwise I do have more than enough kombucha.

Medium flat rate boxes are 10.70 to ship in the US.

Have anything you would like to trade for?
 

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I have not learned how to dehydrate kefir, and so far I keep 'prescribing' it to my family and friends, so I don't have any grains to share right now anyway! But once dehydrated, they can go in an envelope and it only cost a regualr (what? .32cents? I have no idea what a stamp cost! Wow) stamp.

I could really use some kombucha too, but I think I will take Free's advice and wait until it cools down. Noobie? Can I hit you up later?
 

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Yeah buddy! Just let me know. Probably late October?
So far I have gotten 6 people hooked on it and my best girlfriend is culturing her own batch. One guy that didn't like it calls it Tarkalean tea :lol:
 

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Blackbird said:
If Occam doesn't want any kefir I can send some to you. I only have enough for one more person. Otherwise I do have more than enough kombucha.

Medium flat rate boxes are 10.70 to ship in the US.

Have anything you would like to trade for?
Ha. I have soaps, but I'm sure you're not interested in that, lol. Do you know what the weight would be? A lot of the time, a small 6x6x7 box is much cheaper than the flat rate boxes. Add 10oz for the weight of the box and newspaper packing, lol. Yes, I've shipped a LOT.
 

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definately check into the postage thing. I can ship a drop spindle whick doesn't weight that much priority mail for 5.15 as long as the package doesn't get over a pound. It hinges greatly on package size.
 

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Yeah, I worry about throwing the balance of the SCOBY off even if the heat doesn't kill it outright.

I got lots of kefir grains by straining my kefir through a special strainer I made by cutting the bottom off a sturdy plastic bottle and drilling small holes in it with a small drill bit. This will catch the tiny forming grains and allow them to grow. I got a huge raft of grains within a few weeks and dehydrated a bunch, then the raft grew again from the couple grains I kept my kefir going with.

This year I have been just spooning my two grains out of the kefir each day so I haven't let them multiply. I may go back to straining to multiply my grains again, but I still have a bunch in the freezer. If anyone still needs some around November, I will ship then.

I always have scoby's.

You can cover shipping, or send me something you have that I can't get or don't have, some little item like seeds or herbs or something specific to your area.
 

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Hmm.. I guess it's smart to consider in the other person's weather too? :p I guess it's not in the 40's and 50's like it is here.

The small flat rate boxes are 4.90 but a jar of kombucha wouldn't fit in that. I could send using a different type of box, but you would have to wait until I can actually find a box small enough, I only have a couple and they are large ones.

Monique.. Who are you wanting herbs and seeds from? Are you asking me?
 
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