1/2 gallon jar with loose lid or cloth and rubber band to cover mouth of jar
enough water to fill jar
2/3 cup sugar
3 black tea bags
1 SCOBY
long handled spoon (optional)
DO NOT USE HONEY, Green Tea is not recommended
process:
- boil water
- while it is boiling, put sugar and tea bags in jar
- add boiling water to jar
- stir water to make sure sugar dissolves
- cover jar so insects can not get to brewing tea and leave it to cool
- once cool remove tea bags, add SCOBY, recover mouth of jar (want air to get in to jar)
- put jar in warm, dark place for 7 - 10 days
- liquid will change from dark tea to amber and will smell slightly like apple cider vinegar
- SCOBY will have thickened, it has created a "baby" that you decide when to separate from the mother and start another jar of kombucha, give to a friend, throw away, make jewelry out of it, or make into candy
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