Kombucha - My Way 

Easy continuous brew for 1 gallon jar.

~Second Fermentation
Remove 4 qts feeder tea into tightly sealing flip top bottle. Fill it almost to the top for the most fizz. But not so much that it bubbles out when you open it - be prepared. The fizz can be intense.

Always leave at least 20% of the kombucha to act as starter tea.

~To each 1 qt serving bottle add:
some honey, about 1 t - 1 T, just dump some in, it really makes crazy fizz and something to flavor it.

Ideas:
~about 1/4 cup apple juice, trader joe's strawberry lemonade, home made lemonade, etc.

~Lemon is the most reliable great taste. Peel thinly, add the peels. Remove the white part then dice the lemon into the bottle. Add the honey.

~Hibiscus syrup is out of this world! And it looks beautiful as well. Add 4 oz syrup

~Make a lemonade or lemon-lime or lime syrup concentrate. Makes an incredible intense "ade":
4 c lemon or lime or mixed juice
8 oz cane sugar
8 oz local raw honey
1 oz homemade stevia
Keep in fridge to add to many batches of kombucha. Add 4 oz per quart.

~Lemon-lime syrup - flavors 6 qts kombucha.
Simmer together:
8 oz cane sugar
8 oz local raw honey
8 oz water
Let cool then add:
juice from approximately
1 lemon
2 limes
1 oz homemade stevia, optional.


~1 qt of Ginger syrup (easy to add and simmering it first gets way more flavor than simply adding sliced ginger to the bottled kombucha)
8 oz water
2 oz fresh ginger roughly peeled and diced fine
Simmer together gently 15-30 minutes or so. Strain into a container.

Stir in 16 oz honey
Juice a lemon into the syrup, including the peel.

Keep in refrigerator. Use also for ginger tea!
I use a 2 gallon spigot beverage server jar to maintain my feeder tea.

~Basic Feeder tea for 1 gal
Heat water to 200*.
Add:
1 oz oolong tea leaves
Steep until cooled to room temp
Remove tea leaves (bag or strain)

Stir in very well:
8 oz sugar
Dissolve well.
Pour into kombucha jar with scoby.

Don't fill the jar too full or it will expand and spill out the top.

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