By Nea Brown


To many the name Kombucha sounds a bit weird and is unknown by many. But with all this many people continue to enjoy this hot and fizzy drink which has a rather tangy taste. Traditional Kombucha recipe involves the fermentation process in the making of this mystic concoction comprising of yeast and active bacteria. In other parts of the world the drink is commonly referred to as mushroom tea despite the fact that it contains no mushrooms.

Many people are today enjoying it with many doing away with conventional drinks such as yogurt due to the health benefits associated with taking of it. The drink has turned heads around while receiving international recognition. It has also been given the thumbs up by most medical practitioners globally. What started off years back in China in the Tsin Dynasty has revolutionized the way people take their beverages.

As stated above this drink has lots of benefits associated with taking of this drink and you can prepare it within the comfort of your own home. In the subsequent paragraphs you will delve into the recipe and how to prepare it with a basic step-by-step break down for simpler understanding and execution.

The procedure of brewing this drink is equally easy also. Basically, you do so by placing the culture in the sweetened tea of your selection so as to pave way for fermentation process to commence. According to statistics lots of people prefer black tea but you may opt to choose any other i. E., green, white and yerba. It has also been observed that by blending the various kinds of tea, you will be able to attain a drink with different types of balanced taste and smell.

You also need a kettle, a sieve, some spoons and clean dry towels. Start off by pouring the Kombucha (which you can get from the supermarket) and sweetened tea into a glass jar. You may also opt to blend a mixture of different kinds of tea as this offers you a variant taste and smell. Glass is preferred due to its nature as being clear and you cannot contaminate it easily.

The next step is to sieve out the tea leaves from the mix using a clean sieve or tea bags in the event you choose to use them. Thirdly, add between 70 to 100 grams of sugar for every liter of water into the mixture you have just strained quickly before it cools down. Stir the resultant mixture until the sugar dissolves.

Let the mixture cool then latter on pour it into a glass. In the event that its your first time to brew it, add the liquid you had first derived containing the culture. Place this mixture with the live Kombucha into the container. Cover the lid of the container tightly so as to protect it from any contamination.

There are countless advantages associated with the taking of this drink. With the help of this Kombucha recipe it will be more easy for you to prepare this drink in your home kitchen. A word of caution though is that if you are diabetic try and seek advice from your doctor before commencing the taking of this wonderful drink.




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