kombucha recipe

This Kombucha Recipe was designed for anyone who wants to brew up to a gallon in their first batch. The steps are specifically arranged to create an easier process for you. Following this Kombucha Recipe also prevents contamination by eliminating the wait for the sweet tea to cool.

Kombucha Recipe 1 Gallon Short-Cut Method

(4 liters) purified

(200 grams) sugar

Kombucha Mother Culture – SCOBY

Fruit, juice, flowers, or other flavorings (optional)

Add hot water & tea bags to pot or brewing vessel.

Steep 7-15 minutes, then remove tea bags.

If the vessel is empty, add 2-3 quarts (2-3 liters) of purified water, then add the hot tea solution. (adding cold water first helps keep the vessel from heating up) - or - if the sweet tea was made in the vessel, then simply add 2-3 quarts (2-3 liters) of purified water.

Check to make sure the sweet tea is body temperature or below. A clean finger is the perfect tool!

Once it is, add SCOBY and starter liquid.

Cover with cloth cover and rubber band or a custom brewer cap.

Say a prayer, send good vibes, commune with your culture (optional but recommended).

Place the container in a warm, ventilated area out of direct sunlight for 7- 21 days (depends on taste). 75-85°F (24-29°C) is the best range, 80°F (27°C) is ideal. It may or may not get fizzy. The SCOBY may rise to the top or sink to the bottom, doesn’t matter, the new culture will always form at the top.

After 7 days, or when you are ready to taste your KT, gently insert a straw beneath the SCOBY and take a sip. If too tart, then reduce your brewing cycle next time. If too sweet, allow to brew for a few more days. Continue to taste every day or so until you reach your optimum flavor preference. Your own Kombucha Recipe may vary.

Set aside your SCOBY(s) and starter liquid (2 cups if possible) for the next batch from the top of the current brew. You may put them in any vessel or a SCOBY Hotel.

Decant & flavor your kombucha (optional).

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water

starter liquid (plain finished kombucha,

white sugar, organic/raw is ideal

Start by brewing 1 gallon of sweet tea: combine the called-for water, tea, and sugar in a pot on the stove (or other container large enough to steep the tea in hot water)

Allow the sweet tea to cool to lukewarm or room temperature. 75-85F is ideal.

Transfer the lukewarm sweet tea to your chosen kombucha brewing vessel.

Add the starter liquid and SCOBY.

Cover the brewing vessel with a cloth towel (not cheesecloth) and set in a warm location out of direct sunlight. Again, 75-85F is ideal. Use a kombucha warming pad or incandescent holiday lights to keep the vessel warm if needed.

Allow the kombucha to ferment for 7-20 days. (This is considered &quot;primary fermentation&quot;). Time depends on strength of SCOBY/brew, temperature, and personal flavor preference. Young SCOBIES will take longer than thick mature ones, and cooler temperatures will take longer than warm conditions. Do a taste-test or pH test to assess doneness.

Once it&#39;s fermented to your liking, add the kombucha to pressure-safe glass brewing bottles. Be sure to reserve a cup or two to start the next batch! Also leave a couple inches of headroom in the bottles if you&#39;d like to add a couple ounces of fruit juice or puree for flavor and secondary fermentation.

Leave the bottled kombucha out at room temperature for another 2 to 10 days -depending on temperature, flavor, and carbonation activity. It&#39;s important to carefully monitor the carbonation during second ferment by routinely burping the bottles.

Please see our guide on secondary fermentation and carbonation for more information - including flavoring ideas and how to achieve excellent carbonation.

Once the kombucha is carbonated to your liking, move it to the refrigerator to halt secondary ferment - and enjoy!

After bottling, make more fresh sweet tea to add back to the crock to start a new batch of kombucha. Allow it to cool slightly, and pour it in! Using the continuous brew method, we simply pour the replacement tea right on top of the SCOBY and remaining kombucha in our crock. Or, you can take out your SCOBY, then add sweet tea, starter liquid, and the SCOBY like we did to start this recipe.

Do I need to feed my scoby, while storing it in the fridge? If so, how?

How long is it safe to leave kombucha on the counter fermenting with fruit before refrigeration? Sometimes I fail to bottle it and refrigerate it if I haven't finished my previous bre.

2 questions:  1. I have homemade apple cider vinegar brewing (currently 3 months old).  It has formed a scoby, really thin but covering the top of a 1 gallon jar.  Can I use this scoby to start a brand new batch of Kombucha?     2.  Put several large scobys  in Kombucha liquid and have been storing in the back of my second refrigerator for almost 2 years.  Do you think they will be okay to start a brand new batch of Kombucha?    Like you, I have made any for awhile but ready to start up again.  God Bless.

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