Kombucha is a fermented tea that packs antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics & prebiotics, B-vitamins, and organic acids and it tastes delicious!
I will be honest and say that I have had to experiment with brewing my own, but I am not giving up. I have tried making a brew from a dehydrated Scoby, to no avail. I recently purchased a Scoby from Natural Grocers and this batch seems perfect. It's sweet & a little tart, just like I like it! Fermenting is truly trial and error, but so worth the effort.
Ingredients:
1 Scoby (purchased or collected from a store bought bottle of Kombuch, or ask a friend who brews their own for a Scoby.)
1/4 cup of Scoby Juice (this should come with your Scoby) If you are using a Scoby from a bottle of store bought Kombucha save some of the brew)
1 Gallon of Filtered Water
1 Cup of Organic Pure Cane Sugar
8 Organic Black Tea Bags
Process:
This is what worked for me: I simply purchased a Scoby from Natural Grocers, boiled a gallon of filtered water, added 1 cup of sugar until dissolved, added 8 organic black tea bags and let simmer for 10 minutes. I then let the mixture cool completely in my 3 gallon jar and put my new scoby and the liquid it came with (about 1/4 cup) in the jar with the tea. Make sure your tea is completely cooled to avoid damaging your scoby. I placed my brew in a warm place that is out of direct sunlight for about 8 days. On day 8, I tasted my brew to ensure that it was the sweetness and tartness that I like and poured the tea into fermenting bottles that I had filled 1/4 full with my favorite organic fruit juice. Leave a little room at the top of your fermenting jars. I will keep the brew in the fermenting jars, out of direct sunlight, for a few days to add a little fizz and then I will ENJOY! I then placed "Scoby" and 1/4 cup of its previous brew in a clean bowl while I prepared another batch of tea. For a continuous brew: start your tea making process over and when cooled just add your Scoby and 1/4 of the previous brew and check it in 8 days or so.
Happy Brewing! Happy Gut!