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.
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.
Pour the sweet tea mixture into your clean brew jar and top off with cool filtered water, leaving enough room to add your starter tea and SCOBY (about 3-4 inches from the top). Gently pour 2 cups of starter kombucha, into the brew jar and take a pH reading. To prevent mold growth...
The SCOBY used to make kombucha looks like a dead sea creature and has uses besides making tea. It is a mass of cellulose fiber, which makes it pliable. Some in the past have found that if dried, the mat that results can be used to make a kind of fabric. The research team had pre...
Here are some websites that can send the liquid starter tea and SCOBY right to your front door. I would stay away from freeze-dried cultures, which many have not had success with. HOMEMADE KOMBUCHA RECIPE, Cultures for Health. How to Make Kombucha At Home, The House and Homestead. Komb...
2 cups starter tea (store-bought kombucha or your own kombucha from a previous batch) 1 SCOBY Instructions: 1. Pour the water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add the tea and steep it until the pot and its conten...
Kombucha is made with tea, sugar and often fruit. It also requires a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) to ferment and tends to be a bit sweeter. Both drinks are essentially “alive” since they contain active bacteria that support digestion. One advantage that kvass has is tha...
“Prepared kombucha”:For the “prepared kombucha” either use store-bought, unflavored kombucha or a few cups of homemade kombucha saved from your last batch. (Flavored kombuchas can cause mold growth on the scoby, but I have heard from people who've successfully used ginger kombucha and cit...
”) In my opinion, Kefir soda pop tastes like a cross between kombucha and a really mild wine cooler–“mild” as in less sweet, and less alcohol taste, too, obviously. It has a nice fizz, and while it’s no where near as sweet as regular pop, it’s sweet enough that my kids ...
Smoothies made with Kombucha, “Kombucha Ice Cubes” or small pieces of Kombucha SCOBY ground up help improve the probiotic profile of the drinker’s gut without them even knowing it! Combine2-4oz of KT with your favorite fruits/veggies. Blend with ice & enjoy. ...