This video describes how to make kombucha tea. Kombucha tea is a folk remedy and traditional tea in some eastern cultures. It is made from a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) or kombucha mushroom which uses sugar in black tea to go through a fermentation process.
Kombucha is carbonated and slightly acidic. It tastes great, and does have probiotic organisms in the brew. It can be costly in the health food stores, but making it yourself costs very little.
Care should be taken with the cleanliness of the materials used to prepare the kombucha.
Kombucha is carbonated and slightly acidic. It tastes great, and does have probiotic organisms in the brew. It can be costly in the health food stores, but making it yourself costs very little.
Care should be taken with the cleanliness of the materials used to prepare the kombucha.
Ingredients to make 1 gallon of kombucha tea:
8 bags organic black tea
1 gallon filtered water
3 or more cups of kombucha starter liquid (acidic tea)
1 or more kombucha mushroom
That’s it! Preparation is really very simple. Make tea, add sugar, add kombucha tea and mushroom and let sit for at least one week. Save mushrooms in refrigerator to make more. Give away ‘baby” mushrooms to friends so they can make kombucha too.