Fizzy Kombucha Tea Recipe
Kombucha tea is a fermented, fizzy, sweetened tea. It tastes like a sweetened black tea, but it transforms into a tangy, effervescent beverage after fermentation.
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups Water
- 1 cup Sugar table sugar or brown sugar
- 5-6 tbsp Green tea or caffeinated tea or black tea
- 2 cups Unflavored kombucha
- 1 Scoby
- 1-2 cups Chopped fruits
- 2-3 tsp Herbs or spices
- 1-2 cups Fruit juice
Instructions
- In a pan, take cold water and add sugar. As soon as the water starts to boil, let it boil for a couple of minutes.
- Take it off the flame, add green or caffeinated tea, and stir. Make sure that the sugar and tea are diluted completely.
- Let it steep for 15-20 minutes and then check the temperature of the tea. Add kombucha as soon as the tea is cool or lukewarm, and pour the tea into a wide-mouth glass container. You can add a half cup of water here and mix well.
- Now add SCOBY, cover the container with a double-layered muslin cloth, and secure it with a rubber band.
- After 7 days of fermentation process, take the jar, pour the tea into another container, and discard the kombucha or SCOBY at the bottom. (you can use this for preparing another batch)
- After a week of fermentation, you can have this drink fresh. Here you can add fresh herbs or spices, fruit juice and chopped fruits to add flavour to the tea.
Notes
- Use the double-layered cloth, secure it properly, and place the jar in a warm and clean place.
- You can add fruits of your choice, and ginger can also be added to increase its health benefits.
- Avoid using metal utensils while preparing this drink, and make sure that you ferment this drink in a glass container.
- Put the jar away from direct sunlight and place it in a place that has normal room temperature.