Kombucha Tea from Laurel Farms and Betsy Pryor. How to make your own Kombucha-Tea. In US measurement it is mostly used this basic recipe: Make tea using 5 black or green tea bags, 1 cup of white sugar, and 3 quarts of water. Procedure for the preparation of Kombucha It's best if you begin first with two litres (2 quarts). When your Kombucha culture has grown big enough and has reproduced itself, you can produce larger quantities of the beverage. 1. - Make tea in the ordinary way. Per litre (quart ) of water, infuse 2 teaspoonfuls (about 5 g = 0.2 oz) of black or green tea in freshly boiled water.
You may also use tea bags. 2. - Strain off the tea leaves through a sieve, or remove the tea bags from the water, as the case may be. 3. - Add about 70 - 100 g (2 - 3 oz) of white sugar per litre (quart) of water into the filtered infusion before it has cooled. 4. - Let the sugared tea cool down to a temperature not higher than 20° - 25° Centigrade = about 68° - 77° Fahrenheit (lukewarm). 7. - Place the live Kombucha culture in the liquid. 10 11 12 13 Important point to be noted. Kombucha Kamp. Kombucha: Recipes & General Instructions. Anyone looking for an interesting (and fun) homeschool project that makes a great (in my opinion) energizing drink, try making Kombucha.
Here is a link to the "Mother" site for Kombucha info: My wife hates this stuff, but I love it. It has actually been years since I made any since we have lived in a small house for so long, and it helps to have at least a little spare space... but here is my great "pitch" story: When I was in college living alone and taking more hours that was rational, I would go to class at about 7am and usually had classes till noon at least three days a week. I would go home to eat a quick burrito or something, and by the time I got back for an afternoon class I was ready to sleep! It is a strong diuretic, however, and I had to remember to drink more water, but that was probably a good thing too.
Unfortunately I don't have any spare starters around, so those of you that want to try it will have to buy or borrow one somewhere else... --gabe. Kombucha Variations: Teas & Flavors That Do & Don't Work. Here's our favorite recipe, which I think tastes a billion times better than any Kombucha I've bought from the healthfood store. It's really good, and we have non-healthy friends coming by to ask if they can buy it - just for the taste. Make 1 gallon of black tea. I use Lipton, - 5-6 small bags. For flavor, add one fistfull of chopped fresh ginger root, OR a few herbal teabags of your favorite blend. We like berryzinger from Celestial Seasonings. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. Remove teabags - ginger chunks can be left in the brew for two weeks.
Add one cup of sugar to the gallon and stir. Fill with pure water to where the jar begins to curve, about 3 inches from the top. Wait until barely lukewarm and add your "mother/baby". Cover with coffee filter and rubber band to secure, or string. Place in closet or some dark, still place for 14 days. Take out mother and new baby. Strain through thin cloth Store in fridge or pour into glass bottles and cap. Repeat for a new batch (now you have two starters!) How to Make Kombucha Tea (with video)