Quick Homemade Kombucha Tea

Quick Homemade Kombucha Tea

  • 1 gallon water (not tap water)
  • 8 Earl Grey tea bags (caffeinated)
  • 1/2 cup kombucha (unflavored, unpasteurized)
  • 1 SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast)
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  1. Fill gallon jug with water.
  2. Pour into large pot.
  3. Over medium-high heat, bring water to boil.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Add tea and sugar.
  6. Stir to dissolve sugar and steep with lid off.
  7. Water should cool to room temperature.
  8. When water has cooled, transfer to clean gallon jar.
  9. Add kombucha starter and stir.
  10. Add SCOBY carefully.
  11. Cover with cheesecloth and secure with rubber band.
  12. Keep in a bit of a warmer spot. If it is too cool, the fermentation process will be slowed down.
  13. Allow kombucha to sit for 2 weeks.
  14. Taste it and decide on your desired taste.
  15. Taste and strength will change with fermentation.
  16. Pour kombucha out top of jar to drink.
  17. Save SCOBY and enough liquid from bottom as starter tea for next batch.
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