Kombucha Tea
Kombucha is a fermented, slightly alcoholic, lightly effervescent, sweetened black or green tea drink commonly consumed for its supposed health benefits.
Ingredients - Serves 8
- Distilled white vinegar - 2 cups
- Kombucha scoby - 1
- Black tea or green tea bags - 8 bags
- White sugar - 1 cup
- Water - 3.5 liters
Let's Get Started
- Boil the water in a large pot. Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in the sugar to dissolve.
- Place the tea bags in the pot and steep until the water has cooled.
- Once the tea is cool, remove the tea bags and stir in the vinegar.
- Pour the mixture into a large glass jar and gently place the Scoby on top. The Scoby might float at the top, bottom, or even sideways. This is okay.
- Cover the jar with a tight-weave towel or coffee filter and secure with a rubber band.
- Allow the kombucha to sit undisturbed at 68-85°F, out of direct sunlight, for 7-30 days, or to taste. The longer the kombucha ferments, the less sweet and more vinegary it will taste.
- Pour kombucha off the top of the jar for consuming. Retain the Scoby and enough liquid from the bottom of the jar to use as starter tea for the next batch.
Dietary Info
- Dish Type: Beverage
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1680 minutes
- Calories: 30
- Fat: 0g
- Carbs: 7g
- Protein: 0g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Sugar: 5g
