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title: Kombucha Scoby
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draft: true
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## Ingredients
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- [ ] loose leaf black tea 12 teaspoons
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- [ ] sugar 355g (1.5 cups)
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- [ ] kombucha scoby ~250g [^1]
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- [ ] spring water 20 cups [^2]
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## Tools
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- 64 oz mason jar 4
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- mason jar bands 4
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- sauce pan
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- strainer
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## Steps
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- bring 8 cups of water to boil
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- add loose leave tea and brew for 4 minutes
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- take off heat strain out and add sugar
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- divide tea evenly between jars
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- split remaining water evenly between jars
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- add kombucha scoby evenly to jars
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- cover jars with coffee filter and strap down to mouth using jar band or rubber bands
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- 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]
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#recipe #diet/plant_based #diet/vegetarian
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[^1]: can be substituted with store bought kombucha for first scoby
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[^2]: tap water works but is slower and has a higher chance of failure due to chlorine/fluoride in water
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[^3]: sweet to sour balance matches [Kombucha Calibrator](/recipe/kombucha-calibrator/) is under a 4.0 pH
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