Kombucha
Ingredients
- 1 scoby
- 1 Gallon filtered water
- 8 Bags black tea
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Gallon glass or ceramic jar
- 1 paper towel or cheese cloth
- 6 - 8 Flip top bottles or glass jars
Note
You can use a combination of black, green and white tea bags
You can also use loose tea. 1 tsp loose tea = 1 tea bag
Directions
Boil water. Add tea bags and 1 cup sugar and boil for half hour. Let cool for a few hours. | |
Fill glass jar with cooled tea. Add scoby and 1 cup starter kombucha tea | |
Cover with a paper towel, fasten with tie or rubber band and store in a dark, cool place | |
let tea ferment for at least 7 days, tasting and checking in between. When the tea tasted like vinegar it is ready to harvest which will be anywhere between 7 to 14 days | |
Once tea has fermented for required time, gently take the scoby out along with 1 cup of fermented tea and keep aside. You can use this for your new batch. | |
Flavor the tea with flavorings you like as pictured in the post and store in flip top bottles or glass jars. Let stand for 3 to 4 days to get a nice fizz. | |
After 4 days your kombucha is ready to drink. You can refrigerate or keep it out to get extra fizz |