Green Tea Kombucha Recipe
This recipe yields 1 gallon of Kombucha
Equipment
- 1-gallon brewing jar/vessel
- Pot or kettle
- Spoon
- Cloth cover
- Rubber band
Materials
- 8-10 piece green tea bags
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cup starter tea
- 15 cup water
Instructions
- Step 1. Bring the water to aboil. After it boils, turn off the heat.
- Step 2. Add sugar and stir untilthe sugar has fully dissolved.
- Step 3. Steep the green tea bagsin the boiled water and sugar mixture for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Step 4. Remove the green teabags and allow the sweet tea mixture to cool down to room temperature (68℉).
- Step 5. When the sweet tea mixture reaches room temperature, transfer it to the brewing jar.
- Step 6. Add Kombucha starter tea
- Step 7. Place the SCOBY in the mixture
- Step 8. Allowthe Kombucha to ferment for 7 to 10 days and more depending on your preferredtaste. Essentially, the longer the brew, the more potent the taste becomes. Ifthe taste is already to your liking, you can start drinking it. You may alsoopt to transfer the Kombucha to bottles and allow it to undergo secondfermentation for flavoring and carbonation. If you want to learn more aboutsecond fermentation, you may check our complete guide here.