Basic Kombucha

This Basic Kombucha uses water, granulated sugar, and black teabags to create a simple fermented tea drink that you can adjust to your taste over time.

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Cook
2 hours
Inactive
10 days
Total
10 days, 2 hours
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Ingredients

Serves/makes 4

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Bring water to almost boil (do not boil it)

  2. 2.

    Dissolve sugar into the water

  3. 3.

    Take water off of heat and add in the teabags and brew for 4 minutes

  4. 4.

    After 4 minutes, take the teabags out but do not squeeze them as it will leave a bitter taste to the tea.

  5. 5.

    wait for the tea to cool down to room temperature

  6. 6.

    Add two cups of your prior starter (or a bottle of GT's original), the scoby, and your tea into a clean 1 gallon jar

  7. 7.

    Let sit covered with a tea towel (NOT cheesecloth as gnats can get through it) for 5+ days, tasting every day for how acidic you like it.