volpe/recipes/Kombucha Scoby.md

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Ingredients

• loose leaf black tea 12 teaspoons
• sugar 355g (1.5 cups)
• kombucha scoby ~250g ¹
• spring water 20 cups ²

Tools

• 64 oz mason jar 4
• mason jar bands 4
• sauce pan
• strainer

Steps

• bring 8 cups of water to boil
• add loose leave tea and brew for 4 minutes
• take off heat strain out and add sugar
• divide tea evenly between jars
• split remaining water evenly between jars
• add kombucha scoby evenly to jars
• cover jars with coffee filter and strap down to mouth using jar band or rubber bands
• let ferment for 6 to 14 days at a temperature between 23°C and 28°C tasting every day past day 4 until acid level is high enough ³

#recipe #diet/plant_based #diet/vegetarian

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1. can be substituted with store bought kombucha for first scoby ↩︎

2. tap water works but is slower and has a higher chance of failure due to chlorine/fluoride in water ↩︎

3. sweet to sour balance matches Kombucha Calibrator or ph is below then 4.0 ↩︎