PART 1: How to Make Your Own SCOBY If you’re new to brewing kombucha, the very first thing you’ll need to do is create a SCOBY. This symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, or SCOBY, is responsible for turning your sugary tea into an acidic, nutritious beverage. You can skip to ...
To make kefir water: Dissolve 1/2 cup sugar in a little bit of very hot filtered water.(I’ve used organic sugar and organic palm or coconut sugar, but will stick with palm orcoconut sugarfrom now on because I read that the less refined the sugar, the better the carbonation.) Add co...
With kombucha, a fermented tea containing probiotics, growing in popularity it's no wonder everyone suddenly wants to know how to make kombucha at home. We asked experts to explain what is a SCOBY, how to brew kombucha safely and more.
A simple, tasty way to get in probiotics is to drink kombucha, a fermented carbonated beverage made from tea. Learn how to make kombucha with this basic recipe.
Kvass is a traditional fermented beverage that has a similar taste to beer, except it’s healthier because it provides probiotics. It’s actually made from stale, sourdough rye bread or beets, meaning it’s cheap and easy to make.
To make a SCOBY you will need: 4 cups filtered (or boiled and cooled) water 1/3 cup granulated cane sugar 2 bags black tea 1 bottle of store-bought kombucha (Read the label carefully; you need raw kombucha with live, active cultures. I use Synergy brand. Flavored kombucha is fine.) ...
I haven’t tried this, but you can alsogrow your own scoby. Pro tip:Each time you make a batch of kombucha, your scoby grows an offspring. Learnhow to make a scoby hotel, so you can use it to store your extra scobies. Step 2: Make Tea ...
Finally, you can also make your own. To make your own SCOBY from scratch, you will need: 7 cups of clean water One half-cup of white sugar – don’t use honey. (Fun fact: honey can contain botulism bacteria, which grows in yeast.) ...
Learn how to make a from-scratch apple scrap vinegar. Let’s take a look at the difference between real apple cider vinegar and the apple vinegar you can make at home, as well as a recipe for apple scrap vinegar and my best answers to common questions on making vinegar at home. They ...
Can I make ACV from the mother? Yes! You can use the vinegar mother from an existing ACV or a SCOBY as the starter in your next batch of ACV. Or you can give it to a friend to start her own batch of ACV! How do you make apple cider vinegar at home? Follow the tutorial above...