I did brew my own and it was a wonderful surprise. soooooo easy to make once you follow the procedures.. You need Refined WHite sugar (YEah!! I know but the culture uses most of the sugar to "make" the Kombucha Beverage so...)> I use Distilled water, I got my culture from Anahtra Balance and it was a good healthy culture... 7 days later, KT!! It is easy but it takes a while to get the right taste, so fat my satndard for taste is GT Dave Kombucha mine is not close but I am getting there, Try it you will like it..

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5. Mar 14, 2007 5:53 AM

» pythia1 - Ever brewed Kombucha tea?

In response to Ever brewed Kombucha tea? posted by vackermig:
Did you find it difficult or hard to make? Seems bit more complicated than your typical beverages....

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6. Mar 18, 2007 7:21 PM

» Frantzm - Ever brewed Kombucha tea?

In response to Ever brewed Kombucha tea? posted by pythia1:

Hi VEry Long reply, I apologize:

Keep in mind it is a fermented beverage. You prepare a mixture and let it ferment for 5 to 14 days... I am on my 3rd Batch of Kombucha. It is easy to make, very easy... There is no much you do:

You have to first get a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast)... You get it from a person or purchase one. I got mine from Anahata balance. They are very supportive and will answer your questions vie e-mail or Phone calls. http://www.anahatabalance.com/... It comes with a starter tea. You follow the directions they would have sent you but this is how you make a gallon:

1) Boil about half a gallon of distilled water.
2) Add to it 1 1/2 cup of Refined Sugar
3) make sure the sugar is completely dissolved.
4) Put 5 Teabag of good organic Green or Black tea or a combination of 3 green and 2 black organic Tea bags. The better the Tea quality the better the taste of the Kombucha. I use Organic green Tea from a Company called Long Life. Leave the bags for 30 mins or so. Take them off.
5) Mix the remaining half gallon of distilled water to the brewed tea and add the starter tea that came with the SCOBY. If you got your SCOBY from one of the person on the Kombucha exchange list, then use a good active commercial Kombucha such as the GT Dave Original Kombucha, 16 Oz plus the SCOBY will make the gallon of Kombucha Tea. Let the mixture cool to Room temperature, Very important step, else you kill the scobby. I just leave it overnight. Put the whole thing in a (1 Gallon capacity) glass Jar with a large opening. I got mine at Target and I have seen them in Wal Mart and other places, The best container is glass, most other containers react with the SCOBBY.
6) You put the scobby in the glass jar. Cover it with Bounty or Cheesecloth (I use Bounty) put a rubber band around it to keep dust from falling into the tea.
6) you put it in a dark place where the temperature is normal room temperature and away from fumes (Not in the Kitchen!!)... You leave it 7 to 14 days... You leave, undisturbed. Then you put it in a glass container and close it tightly...

It is as foolproof as it sounds.. Simple and incredibly healthy. One more thing. Do not use tap water, it is most likely chlorinated and thatis not good for the SCOBY also keep your hands and all utensils you will use very clean, Use boiled water and vinegar to clean everything when you make the Kombucha tea.. Oh The SCOBY will produce another SCOBY every time you make KT.. You will have more than you need and you can either compost them or pas them to friends...

The best place so far I have found on the Internet are: the Anahata Balance and the www.kombuch.de site, kept by a Kombucha devotee named Gunther Frank. They would give you precise directions on how to brew (ferment) your own KT.

Good Luck

Frantz

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