The Easiest way to Make Kombucha | From First Brew to Bottling, Flavoring, and the Second Ferment
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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If you want to learn the easiest way to brew kombucha the continuous brew system is the one for you! I love kombucha but the way I used to make it was too labor-intensive and I didn't have time for it anymore. Now that I have the continuous brew system I can start making it again!! We show you how to start your first batch of kombucha, bottled, flavor, and do a second ferment on your kombucha!
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So I have been brewing KT for almost a decade and here are some tips/clarifications:
1-distilled water is not necessarily good for your tea-it has valuable minerals removed. Chlorine is definitely BAD for your tea- so either filter your water with a filter that removes chlorine or leave your water out on the counter for 12-24 hours to offgas the chlorine.
2-Do NOT put hot tea into tan existing continuous brew vessel-it will kill the SCOBY. Your tea should be no warmer that body temp/lukewarm. The way you did it was fine, because you added the SCOBY to the cooled liquid, but don't do this to refill the vessel. I also brew a condensed version of the tea and add water to it-great idea. You can add ice cubes to it, but they need to be from chlorine free water.
3-Chickens LOVE SCOBYs! I cut mine apart with kitchen shears so they don't fight over it.
4-Refrigeration slows fermentation but it does not completely stop it.
LOVE your videos. I have spent all weekend watching your videos from when you started. I only have a few left to go. I follow a LOT of UA-camrs and have only done this a few times-which speaks volumes to the quality of your videos. Thank you!!!
Wow thank you so much!! That is very helpful!
Whenever I let my brew get too tart I use it for cleaning vinegar, share it with my dog and chickens or make a scented hair rinse with it. It also still works for starting a new batch. Waste not want not!👵
For anybody looking to get started doing continuous brew without much cost - you can brew in a glass sun tea jar with a spigot (mine were $5 each). And while you DO need starter kombucha, you don’t actually need a SCOBY since it’s just a byproduct of brewing kombucha. Pour a bottle of the plainest kombucha you can find at the grocery store (I use
GT’s “original”) into your vessel. Fill it the rest of the way with your cooled sweet tea. Cover with something that will let it breathe (I like coffee filters so I can write details like what kind of tea I used and the date I started the batch directly on it) and rubber band in place. By the time that first batch is ready it will have grown a SCOBY. As far as bottles, if you drink store bought kombucha, start saving the bottles to reuse, or ask friends to save theirs for you.
Kombucha seems intimidating- like canning, using a pressure cooker, or making fermented vegetables- until you’ve done it enough to realize it’s pretty easy if you follow the basics. =)
Btw- organic jasmine green makes a really nice kombucha.
Garden Tip: SCOBY can be used in the garden! Blend it or cut it up and bury in the soil during the flowering stage. My tomato and pepper plants go cuhrazyyy when I add SCOBY🥰. Super helpful when you’re up to your ears in SCOBY.
Thanks for sharing!!😍
Thanks for the tip!
That is SO COOL! Never thought of that!
NEVER knew that..Thanks for the info
Thanks for the advice.x
Can you reuse the scoby when you make another batch of kombucha?
Wow, you Girlies are great together! Such a clear and focused presentation on a complex brew. It helped me integrate some things about the brew that will improve my process. I have been drinking this brew since the 90’s when it was called Manchurian Tea. I am now 68 yrs. and still don’t have gray hair! It’s truly a gift from Creator God....🙏🏼 Thank you for ALL your great videos- I love them all.
You and your sister are both natural teachers! Well done. 👍👍
You gals are super cute!! As a momma of three I totally was like heck YES when your sister said “ we are drinking this on the patio” and you were caught off gaurd and said “we are drinking this on the patio” lol!! if she is kid free for a few hours she is definitely in need of some good drinks, sunshine and girl time lol!!!
Becky, you have no idea how good your videos are to me! They motivate me to work around the house with that very grounded tone, no crazy songs or perfectionism. As soon as the weather starts to warm again in Brazil, I'll start my own kombucha on this method. :)
Yes! More sister collabs! This was so great and I love yalls dynamic!!
Thanks, Samantha! I'm glad you enjoyed. :)
Becky, I just discovered your channel about 2 weeks ago and definitely have been binge watching. I love your video style! Anyway, I just wanted to say that I’m impressed how well you both do in front of the camera. It feels very professional. Good job, ladies!
You’d be so proud, I just did a bunch of freezer meals just like your other video taught, I’m learning so much from you, and now this video has me wanted to try making kombucha, you and your family are wonderful teachers, I just love your videos!❤️
Months ago I told my husband and son that if they wanted to get me something for Christmas an Excalibur dehydrator would be wonderful. What did I get for Christmas? Yep! I am so excited! Right before Christmas my husband set up a grow light for me on the dining room table. Heck yes! I had gotten "arm-pit" tomatoes off of a volunteer before the frost hit, and the two that survived until he built the light are doing AMAZING! As a new year project for my son and I (we both love kombucha) I ordered a kit and the continuous system. Tomorrow is the day when we will kick it into action. Thank you so much for your informative and entertaining videos. I ended summer doing freezer meals with you. I am a teacher, so it has been so helpful. I saw your video where you talked about making some that were more healthy. I cannot wait to follow you with this! Oh ya, the first homesteader I followed was Homesteading Family with Carolyn and Josh. The homesteader who taught me the most about tomatoes (and we LOVE tomatoes) was Jess from Roots and Refuge. I love the fact that you follow and/or they follow you! You are amongst the best, girlfriend! I am so proud of you! You ROCK!!!
Would love to see a follow up on using the continuous brew and refilling it. I have been loving your videos!
I had no idea about the second ferment ! I’ve been making kombucha for a couple of years now from a scobie my MIL gave me . I have those flip top bottles so I will try this out ! Thanks for the tip !
Becky I love all your videos! I also used to love making combucha but it simply took too much time. Heating the water, waiting till the tea was strong enough, cooling it down... etc. I switched to waterkefir and love it. Just as combucha it is a carbinzed probiotic drink. You basically mix (cold) water with sugar, add the culture and that's it. Within 2 days your brew is finished. You can add fruit and herbs in the first fermentation or in the second. I love mine with lime or grapefrute and star anise. I just slice up the limes or grapefrutes, use two slices in a one liter batch and put the others slices in the fridge. If the ferment is finished after two days (winter 4 days) I refill and take two new slices out of the fridge. Super easy, hardly any work and plenty of fresh waterkefir. Maybe some people like to try :).
I do a continuous brew as well. It’s the best way in my opinion. I bought flip tops specifically for beer and kombucha on Amazon and they work great. I flavor with organic berry juice.
I use organic tea bags for 2F. Blueberry, blackberry, strawberry. So many flavor options!!!
You girls are brilliant, natural teachers! Absolutely LOVED this episode. I’ve always wanted to make kombucha and you guys have just taught me from scratch. Thank you 😍
Becky you are an amazing inspirational woman. Just tried a kombucha drink for first time and i think I am going to be addicted to this method. Only found you by chance when i googled green pesto - which I havent made yet, but I have made your Breakfast oatmeal. This was a great hit for anytime of the day. Thankyou. 😋
Wonderful! I'm so glad you are here Trish!
I used to juice a bunch of ginger, and add the liquid ginger in the second ferment😋
Yum!
Was cool to meet your sister in this video.
Great idea to have the things brought from her house so you could show the full process
You will meet my other sister soon :)
Neat system! I recently started making kombucha again - i think I'm on my 4th batch, just using a couple big jars on the counter. I started by making a starter scoby from store bought kombucha. So far I've used raspberries & blueberries for 2nd ferments. Now i need to try grape juice and ginger! Yum! I don't go through it very quickly so it doesn't take much time... a new batch once every couple weeks just takes maybe 15 minutes not including tea cooling time. Anyway, enjoying your videos!!
For water you can let your city water sit for 24 hours to dechlorinate. I have used fruit tea as a flavoring and it is really good too. I don't bother with carbonation since it takes time to make sure the bottles don't over carbonate and redecorate your house. Be sure you don't add too much fruit puree as it will make a bottle bomb quick.
no idea how this only popped up now, but OMG I'm in "love" with your sister, who simply *must* be a teacher. I'm also making kombucha now, but without the belly band (our home is 74ish) and we've had great success in terms of taste but no mini scobes (yet). Thank you for the belated lesson!
I loved this! I am definitely buying that book and trying to make my own. I would love to see more videos about your different kombucha flavor experiments!
Becky you should try some hibiscus in your second ferment. I love it. You can find it in the bulk section at WinCo. Blueberry, ginger and hibiscus are my favorite flavors. I've never used juice in my second ferment I always use fruit and the kombucha. If you like a lot of bubbles I think you'd like the blueberries.
Your Sister and you are a dynamic dual..Thanks for the video.. I never made kombucha but I buy it which is extremely expensive. Enjoyed the tutorial.. I like all the weird flavors like watermelon & lime, pineapple & thyme, blueberry & basil or blueberry & lavender, cucumber, lemon and mint.
I love raspberry kombucha, I use my nutribullet to puree my berries and add it to my second ferment then bottle it after straining...put pineapple with ur ginger, very yummy
😳 Continuous brew is so much easier than traditional gallon jugs/rotation. 😱 I need to try that!! Oh my goodness, I'm re-inspired to try making kombucha again!
Note for second fermentation: the more sugar the juice/flavoring you're using has, the faster/more carbonation occurs.
Such great tips my one and only time I made Kambucha, I let it go to long and ended up making “hooch”, my head was buzzed after drinking a half of a glass! 😵💫
Haha I have done that lol
So cool to see the process with the crock! We love to flavor ours with pineapple, my toddler thinks it’s soda 😂
My hubby has been asking me to make Kombucha for a while now. Great vid! So helpful.
You will love it!!
I’m a little late to the party…but. I have been doing kombucha for years. I read that the B-vitamins are not developed until around the 21st day ferment. I have left the batch for a few months and got a beautiful red wine vinegar. (Using Black, green & hibiscus’s teas)! The first time was an accident after an extended vacation, but now I do it on purpose!!!
I just tried store bought kombucha for the first time about 2-3 months ago. One was a cranberry and the other a pineapple. I loved them both. But at over $3 a bottle a little expensive. Might have to try making my own eventually.
Great tutorial & sister interactions! I add lemon juice, more sugar & ginger pressed to my 2nd ferment. It has so much zing, similar to ginger ale but not sweet with sugar. It’s our favourite 2nd ferment. Blessings to all🤗💜🇨🇦
Hi Becky could you please provide the method of making the grape and raspberry kombucha? Just the amount of fruit per litre or gallon etc.. Thank you heaps.. Love this video with you and your sister... ❤️ God bless you both
You sisters are better than TV. Sisters power🌷🌷🌷
thank you :)
Bought a scoby, but it was dehydrated. It's now found a nice home, in a warm-ish dark spot on my counter and now we wait for a month to do our first brew. That gives me time to get set up like this! I can't spare my water crock, so I suppose I need to shop. My son has used all my flip tops for mead! Oh Dear! LOL
Waterkefir sounds Dazzling on approach and landing indeed.
Ladies don't forget to pray over your Kambucha tea and home.
Wow! Thank you for doing this video on kombucha! Ive been putting off making it for 2 years, as it really looks Intimidating. You two make it look a lot simpler. Happy to see your sister up there with you❤
Glad to see your sister, you have a great chemistry
Thanks Becky and Sara(h)! I have been wanting to make Kombucha FOREVER and I really needed this encouragement!
Sara! You can do it! It’s so worth it
What an awesome video! I just started making Kombucha this week. Thank you for sharing this info. I am a new subscriber. 💖
💛 kombucha on the patio
Great video! I started to make my own kombucha as well. So far so good and for my second fermentation, I use the dandelion syrup that I make. It really rounds out the flavour nicely. Also dandelion and blueberry taste pretty good together.
An hour ago I ordered 1x 8 litre glass jar with a tap, and a large glass jar for the hotel, and I also ordered an organic scoby, then I see this 😹 I do watch you anyway, I'm looking forward to drinking my first kombucha. Cheers 🍹🍹😺
Are you going to do a video showing how to make kombucha using mason jars? I don't want to invest 300 + dollars until I am sure I will like the end product.
Yes please! I love kombucha but a single mom that $300 system not going to be in my budget.
I have to make a budget kombucha video. $300 is a crazy amount to spend to brew kombucha. I drink 2 liters a day and use gallon mason jars I bought 3 for $20. You don't need any fancy equipment to make quality home brew. The kombucha book is good, I bought it for $10 on Kindle.
@@justins5225 you drink 2L a day?!? WOW #goals. I’m happy if i drink 8oz. It’s so expensive to buy. When you make a video let me know plz. Thank you so much!
The one I followed when I first started brewing. (You brew kombucha) is pretty great. Very basic equipment. My kombucha is special because fruits like passionfruit, guyabano, lychee & melons are abundant and cheap in the Philippines. But fresh grapes, apples, and berries etc also work well. I bottle mine in recycled 750 ml glass coke bottles. Super thick and cheap. Any plastic bottle with a tight lid would do the trick also.😃
I discovered you maybe two weeks ago and I have been binge watching your content.
I noticed that you mentioned a bladder issue. I just wanted to let you know what a friend and I both had horrific recurring UTIs and bladder issues about a year ago and we were regularly drinking kombucha. I know it has incredible health benefits but when she stopped…her problems resolved within a week. So she convinced me to stop drinking kombucha and what do you know…completely healed. I’m not sure what your issues are or if this would help you at all, but I wanted to share just in case. I drink kombucha every once and a while now with no issues. I can’t drink it all the time though anymore
That was amazing to see and I learned so much I personally have never made kombucha number one reason it just sounded way too hard but with you guys showing us how to do it with this method it doesn't seem as intimidating also it was wonderful seeing your sister on your Channel
Hi, I just found your channel a day ago and have binge watched a bunch of your videos. I love your content and your personality. So inspiring.. thanks for sharing your journey with us. 😊
Thanks for being here Nessah!!
At 9:30 makes sure to show she bought a funnel, 20 seconds later she proceeds to fill the bottle NOT using the funnel LOL! Thanks for the video!
You've inspired me to start making kombucha again! Thanks
Thanks ladies! Very helpful!
I learned a ton from this video! Excellent job!
Awesome, thank you!
Mileage may vary with results with oolong tea since the cultivation of it varies to sometimes not having the same oxidation level as black tea. I think this is my first comment but I've watched half your videos! Thanks for giving me some relaxation, I love watching people do the things I love to do.
And also, you don't need to buy distilled water, you can use tap water as long as it's boiled 15 mins (which causes chlorine to evaporate). Using fresh water as a cooling method can be dicey as the boiling process sterilizes the water also. Also, metal should not ever be in contact with kombucha! (she stirred it with a metal spoon)
So great to see two sisters getting along!
I tried to make this once but I want to try making this again good tips
I just Came across your channel. Your work ethic is goals! You have definitely inspired me. Keep posting more please
Thank you!
Aloha from hawaii. I'm obsessed with your channel! I found a video by accident and have been binge watching ever since.
Hey! I'm in Honolulu! Hello neighbor!
im in makakilo (kapolei).Aloha :)
I can't wait to try this. I ordered a starter kit (not same company) but I'm excited.
So excited for you! I wish I was able to tolerate kombucha but the alcohol levels are too high for my system. (I'm so glad cold medicine now comes in pills!!)
Another amazingly well made video Becky!! Sending Anguiano love always ❤Hey sister!!!!
Becky, you need your own TV show
Enjoyed seeing your sister on the video
I just love you ! Your sister is so cute and you two work well together does your sister have a channel as well im looking forward to making my first kombucha im going to make it in the glass gal jar should i put it in a dark place? just wondering thank you for all the info you share love and hugs Susie
Stumbled across your channel (thanks UA-cam algorithm?) and really enjoyed this! So much detail.
Does the continuous brew system mean that leave the scoby and extra plain in the crock? Does that change how you make the next batch? The tea has to be completely cooled right?
Yup! you just leave the SCOBY and any extra liquid that doesn't come out of the spout in the bottom. Each refill tea batch will be the same as the first: the 1 gallon of water - 5 tea bags - 1 cup of sugar ratio. The tea should be cooled as close to room temp or 78F as you can get as too high of heat will kill the SCOBY. Hope this helps! Happy Brewing!
Love this! Ive been watching kombucha recepes videos for awhile! This one is what i like ! Very well explained! Tx! And i love your chanel all the way from labrador city Canada❤️
Escoby needs fructose to ferment anything, so you can use tea, no tea o any tea, as long as you have a source of fructose, that means that you can use only juice, sugar, honey or sugary fruits with the first fermentation because all of them are hi in fructose. The flavor and the fermentation time will varies with each source. I used to do jun kombucha, with green tea and honey, because is less strong.
I haven't made jun before. I would like to try it
Is there anything you can't make love your channel you could learn so much Julia child Martha Stewart now Becky 😊😊
Really interesting to see the kombucha process, I make water kefir using water kefir grains. It’s a very similar process except you don’t add any tea. And it’s a bacteria and not a mushroom I think 🤔 and then I do the second fermentation as well. I’m not sure how different it tastes to kombucha because I’ve only had kefir, but it’s super yummy and easy. 😊
I have tried both and definitely prefer kombucha, peach and pineapple my favorite flavors.
Go girls ..many thanks
Big thanks!
Great video on showing us how to make Kombucha tea!
Great video!!! I also have that Kamboucha book and LOVE it! I recommend that book to anyone wanting to start making Kamboucha at home!
Just ordered the Kombucha book. Study time!!
Yay! Thank you! I will be making this in the late fall! Yummmy!
I love all the tips here from your followers too! What a WONDERFUL group 👍🙂
So glad!
LoL on you guys screaming when the spout was open
Well you got me hubby watching ya..... I can see it now, he's going to be printing recipes off for me to try....lol!
I love that kit, I want to start making kombucha again!
Amazing video Gals we definitely need more of these videos 🌸💕🌸
Thanks so much for this video. I'd given up on growing kombucha after my well-cared for batch died. I should have realized that chlorinated water kills it off, but I didn't. I'll give it another go!
So great to see young ladies involved in canning , fermenting and teaching all this great survival skills. I make water kefir but haven’t yet done kombucha. . Off subject, are you ladies from Italian background or Hispanic?
And I love your wine glasses!
Thank you for sharing this! I’m just starting to research making my own.
I need to learn how to make this 😊
Omg Becky my husband love the kambucha video he also save it because he wants to do it.
You will love making it!!
Thank you for sharing another great video. It’s nice to meet your sister! 💕
I have been very curious what the heck Kombucha was. I heard the word so much but didn’t know what the heck it was. This video really answered my curiosity. Thank your sister.
I have never tasted kombucha but I do know about the health benefits! Now I'm intrigued!
I did find at my local library Nourishing Traditions and Fire Cidar so am looking forward to reading.
Thanks Becky & sistah'!
Thanks for all info. I love watching your channel!!
Becky, I love when you and your sister co-teach and I can't wait to see you together in the years to come. I had no idea how to make kombucha but now I really want to give it a go. Where did you purchase your kombucha vessel?
Watching from Marshfield, MO.
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I just found the link you shared for the system. Thanks!
Great video girls, Becky your whole family is very talented. I have been making kombucha for years and my favorite fruit to add I’d my home made apple juice or home made raspberry juice. We have a VERY large raspberry patch so I make juice with frozen berries in a menu-Luisa. It’s a stove top juice maker that’s great for making juice from fruit. Best part is it separates the seeds so you get only the concentrated juice.
I always love to see what you are cooking Becky in you mass cooking shows.
That is a mehu-liisa. Finnish words!
I have the juicer, as well. Didn't know it had a name. Make grape juice but guess I could do peach and apple from our fruit trees! I'm going to try this drink. I'm a seltzer water drinker, so would probably like it same as Becky! Thx for the great video.
@@barbaratanem4888 where would I find one?
To Candy Holbart. I bought my Mehu Liisa at at a shop in northern Minnesota where I live. I wonder if you googled it you might find it or another like it. It has 3 pots that sit inside each other and the middle one has a hose coming out of it where the juice comes out. Water in the lowest pot juice is made in a he middle and the fruit in the top pot. So far I have made juice with apples, raspberries, strawberries, peach skins ( after canning the fruit), grapes, and rhubarb.
Just to note, not all spring water contains chlorine. I like to use spring water whenever I can because of the natural mineral benefits.
Very educational. I want my Kombucha bubblee
Thanks for the info can you please show the whole process from when it's ready and you start your second brew and how you add the new scoby? Or same scoby?
You use the same scoby :) you only need to add a new one when you start a new brew :)
Ordered the book ,I’m so excited 😆
I found your channel last week. I had major back surgery,lower ,so having to heal awhile. You are so fun to watch. I’ve been canning all my life. Definitely need that stove top juicer! Can’t wait to order it. Good job girls!
I will definitely make my own Kombucha.
Thanks girls..
Our pleasure!