Jananas

I discovered Kombucha sometime on our road trip last spring. Its one of those things that’s strange and delicious and strange all at the same time. I like it, but its not something that I come across all the time (plus its expensive!). I did some reading up online and it seems to be pretty easy to make. I decided that once I was home from our Asia adventures that I’d try my hand at making some.

Today was that day! I found some raw/live Kombucha this past weekend and picked it up, hoping that I’d be able to use it to start my own batch using this recipe/set of instructions. I also picked up some a gallon/4L glass jars today from a local wine supply store. I brewed up 3-ishL of tea (mine was yerba mate with some rose petals thrown in for good measure).

Once the tea had cooled down to room temperate (which took more than an hour), I poured it through a strainer and into the jar with the white sugar. I shook it up so that the sugar dissolved. Then I added the bottle of live culture Kombucha that I purchased (which was blueberry flavour, hence the slight pink-ish tinge in the following photo). I covered the top with a clean cloth held down with an elastic.

Its supposed to sit for 8-12 days. I think that ours might take a little longer because the house is generally cooler than is recommended. But hey, we might as well try! I can’t wait to test this out.

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