What is Kombucha? Kombucha is a fermented drink made from green tea, cane sugar and a live culture called a Kombucha ‘SCOBY’ (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast). This colony grows on top of the beverage as it ferments, making Kombucha a very unique and tasty drink! These naturally...
As our Kombucha is raw and unpasteurised, at times a new ‘SCOBY’ (culture) will form in the bottle after the bottling process. This is completely natural and is due to the drink containing live bacteria. This is the part that gives Kombucha its unique flavour and appeal. It’s perfect...
It’s thought that kombucha was originally brewed in Asia some several hundred years ago. The drink is made by adding a scoby (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) into brewed sweet tea and leaving it to ferment. The fermentation process encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria from ...
There are two different ways you can brew your kombucha:Continuous BrewandBatch Brew Method.I prefer to use Continuos brew method because it is gentler on the scoby, and it actually develops more strands of probiotics and antioxidants than batch brew because the kombucha brews for more than one...
SCOBY Chew Toy If you want to get really creative,some dogs enjoy a chewie treat made from a dehydratedSCOBY. Simply dry out an old SCOBY that you were ready to retire anyway, then smear it in peanut butter or some other delicious substance and watch the dog go nuts on it. The texture...
“We have to do the fermentation process twice and one batch normally takes two weeks to complete. The basic process during the first round is brewing the sweetened tea, scoby and starter tea and leaving it to ferment for seven to 10 days. Next, we add fruits and herbs and let it ferme...
Tweet Share Share on X Kombucha Tea – History and Health Benefits Kombucha is a unique, fermented tea that has been used for millennia to lower blood pressure, improve digestion, and boost the immune system. It is alkaline-forming, simple to brew, and extremely inexpensive. ...
SCOBY DISC This concoction is said to have originated in Manchuria around 225 BC, and used predominantly in the areas of Northern China, Russia and Eastern Europe, The brew is reported to have been imported to Japan by the Physician Kombu in 414 AD, and maybe that’s where the term Kombu...
If you just want to try ready-made kombucha it's available in most health stores these days. If you want to make your own, you can buy a starter culture ('scoby') online. Happy Kombucha is a good company to buy them from.
Kombucha is made by adding a live symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast known as a ‘scoby’ to a mixture of tea (usually black or green) and sugar. The whole lot is left to ferment for around 10 days, resulting in a tangy effervescent liquid rich in probiotics – the golden childre...