Watermelon is a naturally healthy, refreshing and sweet fruit that is best enjoyed during summer. It is commonly eaten on its own or used as an ingredient to salads and cocktails. It is also a popular flavoring for Kombucha which is a health boosting beverage. Adding watermelon to Kombucha gives it a subtle sweetness that perfectly goes with its pleasant tartness. Apart from enhancing the taste, watermelon also helps upgrade the health benefits of plain Kombucha.
In this watermelon Kombucha Recipe, we feature the goodness of watermelon combined with the nourishing benefits of Kombucha. This drink is pleasantly tart with subtle sweetness that is perfect to refresh and re-energize whenever you need a little pick me up.
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Health Benefits
Watermelon
Watermelon is one of the most refreshing fruits on Earth. It contains various nutrients like Vitamin A and C, potassium, magnesium, and fiber. It helps you stay hydrated during a hot summer day and is also known to show potential anticancer effects. Furthermore, it may help improve heart health, reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, prevent macular degeneration, and improve skin health. Watermelon may relieve muscle soreness and improve digestion as well because of its fiber and water content.
How To Make Watermelon Kombucha
Watermelon Kombucha is relatively easy to make and only requires watermelon and Kombucha that has finished first fermentation.
Kombucha is a fermented drink that undergoes two fermentation processes namely first fermentation (F1) and second fermentation (F2). The first fermentation is done to convert the sweet tea into Kombucha with the use of Kombucha culture or SCOBY. After the first fermentation process, the second fermentation follows. Second fermentation is meant for flavoring and carbonating Kombucha. If you haven’t done second fermentation before, you may refer to our complete detailed guide here.
Watermelon Kombucha Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Homebrewing kit This is for 1st fermentation
- 1 Heating mat This is for 1st fermentation
- 1 Boochsleeve This is for 1st fermentation
- 1 Bottlebrush kit To clean your bottles
- 6 6 Bottles (16 oz.) or 2 Growlers (½ gallon)
- 1 Funnel For the 2nd fermentation process
- 1 Mesh strain colander For the 2nd fermentation process
- 1 PBW cleaner To clean your bottles
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 1 gal Kombucha
- 1/4 Watermelon ($0.24 to $0.25 per lb.)
Instructions
- Clean your bottlesDilute your PBW cleaner as directed on the product label. Scrubyour bottles with your cleaner using the bottle brush kit. Rinse and dry yourbottles properly before adding any ingredients.
- Prepare your ingredients Scoop out the flesh of the watermelon and add the watermelon fleshin your blender. Blend it until it turns to a puree. Using a sieve, filter yourpuree to get the pure watermelon juice. With ¼ of a watermelon, you should beable to get about 1 ½ to 2 cups of watermelon juice. Divide your watermelonjuice to six portions and get ready to bottle.
- Add your watermelon juice into the bottleAdd one portion (¼ cup) of your watermelon juice for each bottle.Feel free to add or lessen the amount of flavorings depending on your preferredtaste.
- Fill your bottle with Kombucha liquid Position the funnel on the mouth of your bottle and pour in yourKombucha liquid slowly to avoid spills. You may use a mesh strain colander tofilter out the excess yeast before pouring in your Kombucha to the bottles.Remember to leave about ½ to 1 inch of headspace on your bottles to ensure goodcarbonation buildup. Give your Kombucha bottle a slight shake to mix theingredients.
- Ferment Close your bottles shut to prevent the carbon dioxide fromescaping. Place your second fermentation bottles in a fermentation station withroom temperature that is between 60℉ to 85℉. If you are having trouble with keeping thetemperature warm, you may use a heating mat. Ferment your Kombucha for 3to 14 days depending on the carbonation and your preferred taste.
- Store your finished Kombucha in the refrigerator Once your bottled Kombucha tastes perfectly sweet and tart foryou, transfer them to your refrigerator to inhibit fermentation and preservethe taste.
- Serve and enjoy Your bottled Kombucha is very likely to have residues. If theseresidues bother you, you may filter your Kombucha before serving.
How to level up the taste
Blending the watermelon is the best way to get the flavor from your watermelon. If the watermelon is not sweet enough for you, you may add about ⅛ cup of sugar. The sugar will boost the yeast activity in the Kombucha resulting in a much sweeter and stronger taste.
You can also level up the taste of watermelon Kombucha by adding fresh mint leaves. Simply blend your watermelon with mint or add one to two mint leaves for each bottle. The mint leaves will give the Kombucha a more refreshing flavor.
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