• Frexican21@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I’m thinking about starting Kombucha soon, if you could share the recipe and any tips or tricks I would greatly appreciate it!!

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      1 year ago

      I would normally refer to Reddit, where I found my base recipe as well… but we are now on lemmy!

      Basically:

      • Make strong black tea, dissolve 70g cane sugar per liter. I think some people use less sugar maybe.
      • when cool, add to scoby from previous batch in large container with access to air through a cloth (prevents insects etc from getting in)
      • ferment for 1-2 weeks depending on temperature and desired tartness. This is F1
      • make syrup with fruits, sugar, water and strain or take some fruit juice
      • add to bottle that can withstand pressure (flip top bottles from Grolsch work well). Fill up with F1 kombucha. I think I use more or less 1:6 ratio of syrup:kombucha. Make sure to fill the bottle almost completely.
      • Ferment for another few days (I did 4 days now) in closed container to build carbonation. This is F2
      • refrigerate and enjoy