
Do you want to learn how to make kombucha tea at home? It's really fun, I promise. I started making kombucha a couple of years ago after I realized how much I was buying! If you are new to fermenting, kombucha is an easy beginner project. It's low maintenance and creates a super healthy brew.
What you Need to Get Started
- A large glass vessel for brewing
- Tea – black or green
- Organic Sugar
- Kombucha scoby and starter
- Small empty kombucha bottles with tight fitting lids (for the second ferment)
- Fruit Juice (for second ferment)
- Plastic mesh strainer (like this one)
To get started making kombucha tea and home you'll want a vessel that holds at least a gallon (mine is 1.5 gallon and works well). Also make sure the cover is either glass or plastic, never metal. Metal should not come in contact with your scoby and it will corrode. I purchased mine at Home Goods but it looks similar to this one.
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