How to Brew Kombucha

Brewing kombucha is fairly simple, the hardest thing in my opinion is letting it ferment long enough.

Things You Will Need

  • 1 (preferably organic) Scoby
    -scoby is also known as kombucha starter it is what ferments your tea
    I reccomend this

  • 1 (preferably organic) cup starter tea
    -starter tea is a strong kombucha that is added at the beggining of
    the brewing procces to balance pH

  • 2 tbsp (preferably organic)black tea of you choice
    -no earl grey or teas with added oils

  • 1/2 cup per bottle of preffered fruitor fruit juice
    -you can add multiple fruits, or even add
    herbals such as mint and lemongrass

  • 1.5 cups of (preferably organic) white sugar

  • 1 gallon filtered or distilled water

  • 4 cups of ice cubes

  • 1 gallon wide mouth glass jar with thin cloth (not cheesecloth) and rubber band
    -I reccomend these there is 2 jars included for expansion of your brewing adventures later on
    there is also a cotton filter to place on top during brewing process included

  • 6-16oz brewing bottles
    -I reccomend these

  • funnel that fits into top of brewing bottles

    • Brewing Instructions

    1. Wash jars with mild soap and hot water.

    2. Brew 8 cups of extremely strong tea

    3. incorparate sugar into boiling tea, mix till disolved

    4. pour tea into 1 gallon wide mouth jar

    5. add ice and 4 cups of water to tea

    6. wait for tea to reach room temperature

    7. add starter tea and scoby to the jar

    8. cover jar with thin cloth and rubber brand
      -do not screw on plastic lid, the scoby needs
      to breath while brewing

    9. allow fermentation for 7-8 days beore bottling

    Bottling Instructions

    allowing kombucha to ferment in a sealed bottle creates carbonation
    and is called the second ferment

    1. Wash bottles with mild soap and hot water

    2. add 1/2 cup fruit of choice and herbals to bottles
      -it may help to rub herbals to release oils before adding them to the bottle

    3. pour kombucha into bottles using funnel
      -leave 1- 1 1/2 inches of air the top of bottle

    4. allow fermentation to occur for 3+ days to corbonate your kombuch

    5. Enjoy!

    Second Ferment time data

    Fruit used Second ferment time carbonation yieled
    Blueberries 48 hours very little to no carbonation
    Blueberries 72 hours light carbonation
    Blueberries 96 hours high carbonation
    cherries 48 hours light caronation
    cherries 72 hours high carbonation