Kombucha

Grape Kombucha Soda

Grape Kombucha

This is a very simple technique that makes an extra tasty batch of kombucha. By adding fruit juice after the ten day fermentation period you get a fizzier drink, which means there is more alcohol. This drink is very much like a grape soda, but good for you!

I have been making kombucha lately with honey, and I have found that over time the mushroom looses it’s potency. I have a batch of regular black tea kombucha getting started this morning because I have a flurry of people requesting kombucha babies (SCOBY) via the www.kombu.de website. Since I have been making it with honey, I need to make up a potent batch before I can spread that good kombucha love.

Honey and Green Tea Kombucha

Honey and Green Tea Kombucha

A special request from Jane Smile to post this recipe! I have started making kombucha with honey because we are currently on the GAPS/SCD diet, which doesn't use refined sugar at all. Basic black tea kombucha recipe here. Makes about 3 quarts (litres) 3 litres (quarts) non-chlorinated water ...

Win a Free Brew Now Kombucha Kit! (twitter contest)

Win a Free Brew Now Kombucha Kit! (twitter contest)

Hannah Crum (otherwise known as LA's Kombucha Mamma) on the occassion of the wonderful article she wrote for helladelicious - Kombucha Recall Madness - The Real Story - has generously offered to provide the Star Prize (a Brew Now Kombucha Kit valued at $35) for our first ever Twitter contest - ...

Kombucha Recall Madness – The Real Story

Kombucha Recall Madness – The Real Story

Limited Time! Twitter Contest! WIN a Free SCOBY Brew Now Kit (provided by LA's Kombucha Mamma and valued at $35- see it here).  All you have to do is follow @helladelicious and @kombuchakamp on twitter by Sunday, August 15th, then Tweet this message: "Win a Brew Now Kombucha Kit from Kombucha Kamp, ...

MOB 104 – Making Kombucha

MOB 104 – Making Kombucha

In the latest addition of Mouth of Babes we learn how to make kombucha, the powerfully detoxing home-brew. It is a good idea to start drinking kombucha before you actually get pregnant. If you are planning to get pregnant, drink it for at least six months before conceiving to help clean your tis ...

Kombucha Marinated Lamb Shanks

Kombucha Marinated Lamb Shanks

I have used yogurt for marinating various meats and it suddenly occurred to me that kombucha would make a good marinade. It did, the meat was so soft, it just melted in our mouths. This recipe is fantastic. The rosemary comes gently through the meat--it is just amazing how well rosemary goes with la ...

Kombucha for Two

Kombucha for Two

I finally realized that even though I spend a lot of time raving on about the wonders of kombucha I haven't posted a basic description for how to make it. Every ten days I follow this routine which provides me and my man with tasty kombucha tea while the next batch ferments on the countertop. Halve ...

Kombucha – Harbinger and Safety Net

Kombucha – Harbinger and Safety Net

Mutual assistance enriches even the poor. - Chinese Proverb A couple years ago I finally had a chance to start making kombucha. My sister had gotten a hold of a kombucha mother/starter (known as a SCOBY - Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) while doing a house call, (she's a nurse). Kombucha ...