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Homemade Kombucha

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Homemade Kombucha

A probiotic-rich fermented tea that supports digestion and gut balance.

~10 mintotal~197 kcalper serving~0g protein~53g carbs~0g fat

Estimated. Worked out from the ingredients using the UK food composition tables, so treat it as a guide rather than a measurement. A typical recipe lands within about a quarter of the true figure. Makes about 1.

Ingredients

  • 1 SCOBY
  • 1 cup starter tea (from previous batch)
  • 4 cups water
  • ¼ cup organic sugar
  • 2 black or green tea bags

Cooking Steps

  1. Boil water and dissolve sugar.

  2. Add tea bags and steep for 10 minutes.

  3. Allow tea to cool completely.

  4. Pour into a glass jar and add starter tea.

  5. Gently place SCOBY on top.

  6. Cover with cloth and ferment 7–10 days.

  7. Remove SCOBY and bottle kombucha.

Storing & Freezing

Refrigerate bottled kombucha up to 2 weeks. SCOBY can be reused indefinitely.

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