What is Kombucha?
Kombucha a fermented tea drink made by fermenting tea with a solid culture or "mushroom" shown to the left. Raw kombucha tea with no juice additives tastes like cider on the vinegary side. Kombucha can also can be quite effervescent.
Kombucha originated in Russia and the Ukraine during the late 19th century.
Kombucha is bursting with life, containing organic acids, active enzymes, amino acids, and polyphenols including acetic acid (anti-microbial in nature), butyric acid, gluconic acid, glucuronic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, usnic acid, and B-vitamins.
Many people have reported experiencing a whole range of beneficial effects from drinking kombucha. Decreased fatigue, improved skin appearance, enhanced digestion, detoxification, healthier hair and nails, and amelioration of a range of pain symptoms. People who have had cancer have also said they think kombucha helped their bodies heal. The maker of Synergy Kombucha states on the bottle that the founder's mother survived breast cancer because of kombucha.
Kombucha originated in Russia and the Ukraine during the late 19th century.
Kombucha is bursting with life, containing organic acids, active enzymes, amino acids, and polyphenols including acetic acid (anti-microbial in nature), butyric acid, gluconic acid, glucuronic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, usnic acid, and B-vitamins.
Many people have reported experiencing a whole range of beneficial effects from drinking kombucha. Decreased fatigue, improved skin appearance, enhanced digestion, detoxification, healthier hair and nails, and amelioration of a range of pain symptoms. People who have had cancer have also said they think kombucha helped their bodies heal. The maker of Synergy Kombucha states on the bottle that the founder's mother survived breast cancer because of kombucha.
How Easy is it to Grow Your Own Kombucha?
If you can boil water you should be able to grow your own kombucha. It's a fairly easy process with minimal input. All you need are a few black or green tea bags, a couple jugs of distilled water or spring water, (which I get right up the road) organic sugar a large glass bowl that can hold at least 4 quarts of water (got my 10L one from Costco), and a clean dish cloth.
| Container Size |
Tea
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Sugar
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Water
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Starter Tea or Vinegar
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One quart
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1½ teaspoon loose tea or 2 tea bags
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¼ cup
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2-3 cups
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½ cup
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½ Gallon
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1 tablespoon loose tea or 4 tea bags
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½ cup
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6-7 cups
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1 cup
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Gallon
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2 tablespoons loose tea or 8 tea bags
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1 cup
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13-14 cups
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2 cups
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To make flavoured Kombucha I put 1 cup of organic juice in my 1 litre bottles, fill them up to the top and store them in a air tight bottle in the cupboard for another 4-7 days. I got beautiful bottles with those hinge tops from a beer making store in Calgary. After the 4 days put them in the fridge. They will have a lot of bubbles...my Kombucha is like Champagne. One of my favourites is peach.
Since kombucha "mushrooms" double each time you make a new batch of tea you might find yourself with more than you know what to do with after a few weeks. This is a good time to start giving them away to people or composting them in your garden. So If anyone wants a mushroom just let me know...mine is growing like crazy!!!
Enjoy
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