Vitamin Profile:

• Dairy-Free
• Egg Free
• Gluten-Free
• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free

Vitamin Information

Substances

• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 plain black tea luggage
• 1 kombucha scoby (see Tip)
• 1 cup starter kombucha (see Tip)

Instructions

• Step 1

  Carry water to a boil in a big pot. As soon as boiling, take away from warmth and stir in sugar, then add tea luggage.

• Step 2

  Enable the tea to chill to room temperature, 2 to three hours. Take away the tea luggage, then pour the tea right into a 1-gallon glass jar. Gently pour scoby and starter kombucha into the jar.

• Step 3

  Cowl the jar with a paper towel or clear tea towel and affix it with a rubber band. Place the jar in a heat (the best temperature is 75 levels F), darkish location till it’s tangy and fruity, about 8 days. Keep away from cool places, which might result in mildew. Be aware: Throughout fermenting, the scoby could float on prime or sink to the underside and, after a couple of days, a brand new scoby layer will type.

• Step 4

  After 8 days, style the kombucha for doneness. If it tastes sweeter than you like, enable the kombucha to ferment for an additional day or two. If obligatory, proceed tasting for as much as 14 days till the specified taste is reached.

• Step 5

  When the kombucha is finished, take away the scoby and place it in sealable container with 1 cup of the kombucha to retailer. (Retailer it, refrigerated, for as much as 2 weeks till you are able to make the following batch of kombucha. If, over time, the scoby grows a number of layers thick, take away a layer and discard it, or share it with a good friend.)

• Step 6

  Pour the kombucha by way of a fine-mesh strainer right into a pitcher or massive measuring cup(s) to filter out any sediment. Utilizing a funnel, pour the kombucha into sealable glass bottles.

• Step 7

  Shut the bottles and return them to the nice and cozy, darkish storage location till carbonated, 1 to 2 weeks.

Suggestions

Tip: Kombucha scoby is extensively obtainable on-line. Starter kombucha is solely kombucha from a earlier batch. If that is your first time making kombucha, starter kombucha will likely be included together with your bought scoby.

Tools: 1-gallon glass jar, paper towel or clear tea towel, rubber band, funnel, fine-mesh strainer, sealable glass bottles

To make forward: Refrigerate kombucha for as much as 2 weeks.

Vitamin Info

Serving Dimension: 1 cup Per Serving: 68 energy; carbohydrates 17.5g; sugars 7g; calcium 9.6mg; magnesium 3.2mg; potassium 16mg; sodium 9.6mg; added sugar 7g. Exchanges:

1 different carbohydrate