Simple Kombucha

Name: Simple Kombucha
Yield: 2.5-litre/4½-pint Jar
Ingredients: 250 ml/9 fl oz previous batch of kombucha – or 30 ml/2 tbsp of raw apple cider vinegar if it is your first batch; 15 g/1 tbsp loose tea or 5 teabags; 250 g/9 oz organic white granulated sugar; 2 litres/3½ pints filtered water; 1 kombucha scoby

Preparation info

2.5 litre
Jar

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fermentation

By Asa Simonsson

Published 2019

About

This method is for a simple, natural kombucha which is not flavoured with anything. Use this as a base for the other recipes in the chapter.

Ingredients

2 litres/3½ pints filtered water
15 g/1

Drinks
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat up your measured filtered water in a pan to a good brewing temperature. As explained previously, this temperature depends on what tea you are using. Take the pan off the heat and add the tea, then leave to steep for 15 minutes. The basic proportions are 2 litres/3½ pints of water to 15