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Sweet black tea being fermented for ten days
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Home brewed Kombucha

This home made kombucha recipe is very simple and preparation is quick. With this recipe you can try any flavours you wish to experiment, from fuits to herbs.
Prep Time1 hour
Total Time10 days

Equipment

  • 2L Jar
  • 1 cloth
  • 1 elastic
  • 3 500ml round glass bottles for carbonated drinks

Ingredients

  • 5-6 Cups Water
  • 3-4 tea bags
  • 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Cup Starter tea
  • 1/4 cups fruit juice of your choice

Instructions

Kombucha

  • Boil half of the water in a pot and add the tea bags and sugar in to the pot. Mix until the sugar has completely dissolved into the tea and let the tea steep for 8-10 minutes.
  • After let it cool down a little. pour the other half of the water to the 2L and after the sweetened tea has cooled down a little pour it into the glass jar. Remember always to pour the cold water into the jar first so the sudden temperature change won't crack your jar.
  • When the tea in the jar is about room temperature pour in your starter tea and pellicle (scoby). Make sure the tea is not too hot, otherwise it will kill all the bacteria you have in your starter tea and the kombucha won't fermentate. Cover the jar with cloth and secure it with the elastic.
  • Set the jar away from direct sunlight and let the tea fermentate. Approximately around day 5 start tasting your tea. When the tea has slight tanginess and not too sweet the first fermentation is ready.

Second fermentation (optional)

  • Prepare the 500ml bottles with fruit juice in the bottom.
  • Remove the pellicle from the jar and the new pellicle that has formed on top of the tea. Mix the tea properly to get all the yeast from the bottom of the jar and remove 2 cups of the tea aside for your new batch of kombucha.
  • Pour tea to the bottles until the neck of the bottle and close tightly the lid. let it fermentate for about 3 days in room temperature and after that place in the fridge. After it's chilled open the bottle and check if the carbonation is enough. I normally do the second fermentation for 3 days and it's perfect for my taste. However if you feel like the carbonation is not enough place the bottle in the room temperature for few more days