How To Make A Turmeric Bug
Hey there, I'm VenomnymouS. I like to play kitchen scientist and here's another one of my experiments.
I made a turmeric bug.
So if you don't know what I mean by bug. What I'm referring to is a culture of beneficial bacteria, much like a scoby in a kombucha or the starter for making sourdough.
A couple weeks ago I posted a 'how to' on making a Gingerbug. The turmeric bug follows the exact same process.
Let's go over that now!
Ingredients
- 2 fresh or frozen organic turmeric roots
- 1/2 cup of organic white sugar (I use unrefined)
- 2 cups of filtered water
- 1 quart sized mason jar
Here's what to do
Add all your ingredients into the mason jar.
Stir until all the sugar is dissolved
Cover the neck of the jar with a breathable material (this coffee filter works great!). Place the mixture in a warm place out of direct sunlight.
Once a day add in 1 tablespoon of grated turmeric and 1 tablespoon of white sugar and stir.
You'll know the culture is active when you see bubbles forming on the surface and a plume of fizziness after stirring in the additional grated turmeric and sugar.
My bug was ready by day 3, but I waited an extra day for good measure. However a bug could take as long as 8 days to activate.
Couple notes:
- Turmeric root stains, so you might want to wear gloves when grating it. Be sure to use you least favorite kitchen utensils.
- Be sure to stir the the mixture with a non-metallic utensil ( hurts the culture).
- If you see mold on the surface of your mixture. I've heard you can scrap the top layer off and continue. But if the mold persists, you should dump the mixture and start from scratch.
- Be sure to keep your turmeric bug away from your kombucha brew or sauerkraut or whatever else you got going on like that. They can end up cross contaminating.
To keep you turmeric bug going and growing, feed it daily. Just a teaspoon of grated ginger root, a teaspoon of white sugar and a teaspoon of filtered water.
If you don't plan to use the starter often you can store it in the fridge and feed it a tablespoon of turmeric and sugar once a week.
To reactivate your turmeric bug after it's time in the fridge. Simply set it out and allow it to reach room temperature before you continue the forementioned process of care.
That's it! You're all set to make the Turmeric bug!
Thanks for reading!
P.S. If you start your bug now, it will be ready by the time I release my follow up post. "How to brew a Turmeric bug soda"
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Brillian love the look of this. I use and make turmeric milk it really helps my bad back and gives you an overall good lift. It also has anti cancer properties. Great post.
Thank you. I had a blast making this post and a few other similar ones.
Going to keep a close eye on your kitchen antics exciting stuff.
I do not have access to tumeric root. What do you think about ginger bug with added tumeric? Same beneficial results?
Fabulous post! Just bought ginger to make a new starter! Great minds think alike!!!
I think that should work. When I was researching on making a turmeric bug I read somewhere, someone saying they made a turmeric bug just using the powder. It wasn't what I was looking for so I didn't read into it any further.
Hey thanks, I really enjoy making these types of posts.
Thank you! Never would have thought about tumeric!
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