What is Kombucha?
Kombucha has been fermented and brewed for over two millennia and has been said to have qualities that detoxify the body and energise the mind. It’s a living beverage that is fermented using a blend of organic white, green or black tea (or blends), organic raw sugar (don’t worry, Kombucha converts this sugar to healthy digestive enzymes that benefit your body), and a Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast (commonly called the SCOBY or Mother). The SCOBY is thick pancake of gelatinous bacteria and yeast that feasts on the tea and sugar converting it into health giving organic acids and creating an effervescent fermented beverage with a slight tang. So it's packed with vitality and goodness and tastes great too! www.buchi.com.au
The next day, Meg caught up with the Kombucha boys at the local markets and bought two kits. Last weekend, she made her first batch; here it is, sitting and fermenting. I am yet to brew mine.
After sitting for 10 days, here's Meg's first two bottles and the SCOBY is now residing in the Scoby Hotel until she makes the next batch. Both these are plain, without flavouring, and taste very good.
1 comment:
I have heard of the wonders of this stuff but never knew what it actually was. I am afraid of making myself sick or worse. I really would like to try this.
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