Homebrewed Kombucha
Kombucha is so expensive when you buy it at the stores. Try making it yourself for a fraction of the price!
Ingredients
- 12 cups water boiled
- 3-4 tablespoons of tea black or green tea or 4-5 tea bags
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups of kombucha starter tea
- Optional: Scoby
Instructions
Overview
First ferment:
- Make sweet tea
- Prepare your container
- Combine sweet tea with your starter tea (and scoby)
- Place a cheesecloth on top of your container
- let it rest for 1.5 - 2 weeks
Second ferment:
- This makes it carbonated and you can flavour your kombucha.
- You will use glass bottles that can withstand pressurization
- fruits or flavouring of your choice
- let it rest for 2-4 days (burp every 1-2 days)
- Refrigerate and enjoy