There has not been a dull moment since Britt and I have been reunited under the same roof.
If you missed the memo, her house burned down two weeks ago and she has relocated to a twin size air mattress in my living room. Living the dream here folks. Read about that and other crazy happenings in Danielle and Britt's lives on TwoEvilActors.
Anyway. We have been doing awesome things like making badass music, cuddling with copious cats, and adventuring down Alberta, experiencing all Portland has to offer....
Like beer cozies and sexy ladies
Tasty treats like Salt and Straw Ice Cream
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| Photo courtesy of Salt & Straw's FB |
And of course..... fresh brewed KOMBUCHA on tap at Townshend Tea House
Yes. Those are growlers of Kombucha... 64 fluid ounces of fermented deliciousness.
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| #tarotcards #Lifecolors #soportlandithurts |
Our growlers have left our side, nary a moment since we purchased them. Portlandia, you are missing out on some great ideas here. In fact, I think Britt and I need our own reality tv show. Mr. Shakespeare* himself once said "This shit writes itself" Can't argue with that....
*he probably didn't say that, but Britt wore a shirt that said that... so I'm going with it.
Anyway, whilst the rain beat down upon the earth, Britt and I swigged buch straight from the jug and made insightful revelations about our lives. Let me translate: It was raining, we were stuck inside, so we read tarot cards and drank too much kombucha. **
**we do this when its sunny too...
"Too much kombucha you say? No such thing!" Ah readers... unfortunately there is.... Drink a growler in 48 hours and see what that shit does to you... shit being the operative word. I'll spare the details.
Alas, three days later we were back in Townshend, refilling our growlers.
Please note the crazed look...
For those of you who aren't living an episode of Portlandia, Kombucha is a lightly carbonated or effervescent(bonus points for THAT word), tart, fermented tea drink. Its packed with enzymes, aids in digestion and gut health, and contains glucosamines for joint health. And like lots of other fermented foods, it likes to power-punch that immune system into action.
While it is really fun to drink Kombucha out of a growler, a much more economical approach to buch-swigging, is to brew your own at home.
Its super, super simple, requires zero special equipment-- just the desire to brew and the ability to handle a SCOBY.
SCOBY, not to be confused with Scooby, is a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast. Its this squishy mushroomy thing you put in the sweet tea to make it magically transform into Kombucha.
Sounds yummy right?
| I have no idea who this woman is, but she is holding a SCOBY. |
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| Scooby |
If you can handle the thought of that, then you are well on your way to home-brewing your own Buch!
Congratulations.
If you keep reading below, you'll have the instructions too... WOW. WHAT A DAY FOR YOU!
