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Basic Kombucha Recipe

I use a gallon jar as my brewing vessel so this recipe is for a gallon of kombucha.  Subtract or add ingredients to fit your brewing vessel size.

Author mycasualhomestead.com

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Organic Sugar
  • 6 tsp Green or Black Tea/ 1 bag tea = 1 tsp of loose leaf
  • 1 SCOBY
  • 1 Cup Starter Liquid
  • 14 Cups Purified Cold Water

Instructions

  1. Boil 4 cups of water and add tea and steep for 15 minutes.

  2. Remove tea/bag and add the sugar, make sure it is dissolved completely.

  3. Add sweetened tea to brewing vessel.


  4. Add 10 cups of purified COLD water to the brewing vessel. 


  5. Make sure temperature is lukewarm, hot water will harm the SCOBY. add the starter liquid and SCOBY. The SCOBY should hover around the top but don't worry if it sinks.


  6. Cover with a cloth and secure with a rubber band. Do not use cheesecloth the weave is too loose and fruit flies can enter your kombucha.

  7. Set in a warm location out of direct sunlight and leave undisturbed for 7-10 days.

  8. After 7-10 days, taste test your kombucha until it reaches your desired taste, if it is too sweet, it needs a few more days.  

  9. At this time you can do a second fermenting to add carbonation or you can drink it as is. Brew another batch of sweet tea and add 1 cup of kombucha or starter liquid and add the SCOBY and repeat!!!