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kombucha·Kombucha BrewingbyEinar

How do I get started?

Just discovered there is a community around this. Excited to see this and would love to give Kombucha brewing (?) a go.

Do you have any tips / recipes for a beginner like me to get started?

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It's surprisingly easy, just give it a shot and adapt as you learn. I'm on my fifth batch now and they've all turned out great.

When you bottle your first few batches put some in a plastic bottle so you can feel the level of carbonation.

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lemmy.world

I'm also curious. Read some stuff online and it seems fairly easy, but I'm not sure.

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peeteepreply
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It is indeed fairly easy. To get started you just need a scoby from someone or you could buy it online through Amazon or a local marketplace (there is a local community on Facebook in my country that allows users to share scobys).

With respect to recipes, there are many to be found online. Maybe this helps a bit? This is how I do it myself.

  • 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 (~ 4 days) in closed container to build carbonation. This is F2
  • refrigerate and enjoy

Good luck!

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lemmy.world

Thanks! This is very useful. I will try as soon as I have some spare time

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You don't have to buy the scoby from Amazon you can just get any unflavored unpasteurized kombucha from the grocery store like GTS if it is available and pour a good amount into your stater tea when it cools. Just a note the pancake thing a lot of people call a scoby is just a byproduct and is not really needed, the liquid is the important part so make sure you save enough from each batch to start another

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Einarreply

Nice. Thanks.

Can this be done with honey or does that not change the health benefits much?

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That's about 265 grams of sugar per gallon; I like to use 200 g/gal, which comes to about 53 g/L.

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