How to Make Kombucha
Kombucha is a very healthy fermented sweet tea.
Servings: 1 Gallon
Equipment
- 1 gallon glass container
- 1 measuring cups
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 8 bags organic black tea
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups starter tea , or acv or bottle of store bought kombucha
Instructions
- Boil around 10 cups of water (exact amount is not necessary at this point).1 gallon water
- Add 8 tea bags and sugar and stir until dissolved and tea is strong. Allow to cool to room temperature (important).8 bags organic black tea, 1 cup granulated sugar
- Add room temperature sweet tea to 1 gallon jug with 2 cups starter kombucha and SCOBY.2 cups starter tea
- Cover with a thin cloth so air can reach kombucha.
- Allow to ferment for 7-30 days. Taste after 7 days and ferment to your liking (The longer, the more probiotics. But if no one can drink it because it's like vinegar, then it's not worth fermenting that long.)
- Bottle, leaving 2 in head space so bottles don't build carbonation and break, and refrigerate. If you'd like to build more carbonation, leave sealed on counter top for 2-3 days before refrigerating.