Homemade kombucha
- Mama Mathis
- Jan 31, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 12, 2024
Let me start out by saying we have been making this homemade kombucha for years! It is so easy, it’s so good, has health benefits, and it is so inexpensive to make rather than buying for $4 dollars a bottle at the store.
So what do you need to get started making homemade kombucha?
A “mother” or "Scoby" see the Amazon link below this list to buy yours
One store-bought bottle of kombucha *only need this once to start yours
A large glass container
Organic green tea bags
Sugar
Filtered water
A large pot
Seven to Eight Mason jars.
A fruit juice flavor to your liking
OK, so what is the mother? Hit this link on Google to buy yours. Basically, it is the living organism that eats the sugar in your green tea and ferments your tea into kombucha. You only need to buy this once and then it gets reused over and over.
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Once you have all these ingredients, here is a breakdown of the step-by-step on how to make kombucha. Let me tell you when I make mine, it only takes a few minutes to get things ready and then walk away. The only reason this could be seen as time consuming is because you need to first off, boil the water to make the tea , allow time for it to cool and then allow four or five days once you have bottled your kombucha in order for it to ferment into the tasty goodness, you will end up drinking. Ok so heres the process:
Step one
Place filtered water into your large pot. Add 2 cups of sugar. I like to use raw brown sugar, but plain white sugar is absolutely fine. I then add 10 green teabags. Place on the stove and allow this to come to a boil. Once it has boiled simply cover and let it sit until it is completely cool. I usually do this in the evening and allow my tea to cool overnight.
Step two
Once you have your green tea cooled, it is time to add your mother or Scoby. Take your clean large glass jar and fill your green tea remembering to remove the used teabags. Add your mother (scoby), Next, add one cup of sugar and 1 cup of a store bought kombucha. *** The only time you will need to add store bought komucha is your first time you make it. After that, you just save a little bit of kombucha in the glass jar to use for your next batch. See the photo below***. Then cover the top of the jar with a paper towel and secure with an oversized rubber band. Place your jar on a shelf or in a cool, dry place where I can sit for 4 to 5 days while the magic happens
Step three
Now that you have waited for the kombucha to ferment, it’s time to put it into serving size mason jars. I like to use the wide mouth ones but what ever you want is fine. Make sure you pre-wash and sterilize your jars. It is easiest to pour your big glass container into a pitcher to easily pour into your jars. Add your kombucha to each jar and add about a quarter of a cup of fruit juice to flavor your kombucha. Put your lid back on your jar, securely and place on a shelf or a cool dry area for a few days until you are ready to use.
That’s it!
It’s easier to look at the photos to understand the process. I have bought actual bottles online and have found that mason jars are actually my favorite way to make kombucha. Why? Because those pretty and cute bottles are so hard to clean. We go through probably three mason jars of kombucha every day in our home and in order to clean the jars it is so easy to simply take off the lid and put it through the dishwasher.
When it comes to flavoring, a few of our favorites are guava juice, cherry juice, and grape juice.
You really don’t need very much juice so when I make a batch of kombucha, one store-bought bottle of juice will make eight batches of mason jar kombucha.
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So there you have it. Easy peasy homemade kombucha. It's good to drink, good for your gut health and so inexpensive! I used to buy those expensive bottles and I know how much it adds up. Make your own.
You can do it! I might have been there and I do know that.
Xo,
Mama
