Kombucha Tea: Healthy, Homemade, Delicious!

 Here's a toast to everyone's good health in Year 2021!  Kombucha is a probiotic drink; and good health begins in the gut, right? Cheers!!

During Christmas, we were given a jug of homemade Kombucha tea, with freshly-baked sourdough bread.  PLUS, starter ingredients to make our very own of the same. Wow, a gift that keeps on giving 😃😋😀

Homemade Kombucha

Ingredients

• Kombucha Starter Liquid

• Kombucha Scoby

• A lot of honey 

• Green Tea (other tea might work, but green tea works the best)

Make about 2 liters of green tea, add the honey and once cooled down, simply pour it in the jar 🙂

(2 liters = 8.45 cups)

First Fermentation

1. Fill your pot with 2 liters of FILTERED water.

2. Bring the pot of water to a boil and remove from heat.  Add the green tea and add the honey when it has cooled down a bit.  Make sure that your tea tastes VERY sweet. If you cannot clearly taste the honey, add more honey

3. Once water has cooled down, transfer it to your Kombucha starter-liquid large jar.

4. Cover the large jar with a kitchen towel and rubber band. Keep in a slightly warm spot.

5. Let the liquid sit in the large jar for 3-6 days. Start tasting it after a few days, and then every few days until it’s to your desired taste

Second Fermentation

1. Put your Kombucha into bottles until 75% full.

2. Add chopped fruits to your liking (berries, etc)

3. Open the bottles everyday (or “burp” the Kombucha) 

4. Enjoy after 3-4 days of waiting. You may also pour into individual cups.

KOMBUCHA

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