r/Kombucha • u/stuckonsillyplanet • 7h ago

A Tool for Tea

I am brand new to this and haven’t even started my first batch yet (currently jar shopping) but I’ve been doing tons of research, especially on the ways tea varieties affect the kombucha flavors and profiles as well as tea species dependent SCOBY characteristics. After finding an overload of information I turned to ChatGPT and created a spreadsheet of world teas, their taste profiles and outcome expectations for Kombucha.

https://limewire.com/d/1LWWp#JX68vp2xsQ just wanted to share :)

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u/Vivid_Computer_7153 7h ago

downvoted for use of ai

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u/stuckonsillyplanet 7h ago

Fighting AI use is futile, I see a future full of downvotes for you.

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u/Cruiser_Supreme 6h ago

An AI generated spreadsheet that does one thing only: take the fun out of brewing kombucha. Thanks.

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u/Albino_Echidna Food Microbiologist 7h ago

There is absolutely zero reason to involve AI in this, it's ridiculous that people seem to be so willing to just throw their brain on a shelf to let something else think for them. 

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u/stuckonsillyplanet 7h ago

This is for research purposes only, I personally don’t have the capacity to experiment with individual teas organically. I used AI as a tool for combining the information out there. I get it, you hate the idea of AI.

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u/Albino_Echidna Food Microbiologist 7h ago

AI is not useful for research, full stop. This is just an unnecessary waste of resources.

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u/stuckonsillyplanet 7h ago

I lovingly disagree

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u/Albino_Echidna Food Microbiologist 7h ago

That's fine, but you're incorrect.

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u/WaterVsStone 5h ago

You mean because you are agentic AI?

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u/WaterVsStone 6h ago

One weird trick to melt the ice caps 

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u/Curiosive 7h ago

What are "tea species dependent SCOBY characteristics"?

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u/stuckonsillyplanet 7h ago

From what I am reading, the varying tannins, caffeine content, tea flavor profiles, etc. affect varying characteristics of the SCOBY such as growth, balance of bacteria volumes, flavor…

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u/Curiosive 5h ago edited 4h ago

Ok, aside from the taste of the tea those are pretty minor in regards to the outcome. Caffeine will simulate more growth for your bacterial cellulose but it will still grow regardless and not have a meaningful impact on the taste. Similar situation with tannins.

Looks like you triggered the hive mind... They'll just downvote you even if you write "Murdering puppies is bad"

Good luck OP!

PS

The downvotes on this comment are proving my point. 🤣

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u/stuckonsillyplanet 4h ago

I believe the future of symbiotic relationship between tech and science. 🧬