Recipe: Black Tea Kombucha - FarmSteady

April 12, 2021 FarmSteady

Recipe: Black Tea Kombucha

Making your own kombucha tea at home is easy. And a simple Black Tea Kombucha using our Kombucha Making Kit is about as easy as it gets. In a nutshell, to make kombucha, you first brew a big batch of sweet tea with sugar and (in this case) black tea. After your tea cools to room temperature, add your SCOBY and let it ferment for a 7-10 days.

What’s a SCOBY, you might be asking? We’ll admit that it’s weird, but it’s the key to brewing kombucha. And it actually does most of the work. SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast, and it ferments your tea into kombucha. It looks like a little jellyfish (you read that right). It’s a little slimy and rubbery with strands that hang down when it’s floating.

So how does homemade Black Tea Kombucha taste? Well, to start, it has hints of black tea. It’s a little tart and can be a little fizzy. It’s also the perfect base for adding fruits, spices, and other flavors you might like in your kombucha.

Recipe: Black Tea Kombucha

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Category

Drinks

Servings

8

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

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FarmSteady

Making your own kombucha tea at home is easy. And a simple Black Tea Kombucha is about as easy as it gets. With hints of black tea, it’s a little tart and can be a little fizzy. It’s also the perfect base for adding fruits, spices, and other flavors you might like in your kombucha.

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Ingredients

Equipment

Kombucha Kit

Ingredients

4 bags black tea
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup kombucha starter
1 SCOBY
water

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Directions

Bring one quart of water to a boil. Remove from heat, add sugar. and stir until dissolved. Add black tea and allow to steep while it cools.
Let cool to room temperature. Transfer to half gallon fermentation jar and top with cool water. Add kombucha starter. Place SCOBY in jar, cover with cloth, and secure. Let it ferment for 7-10 days out of direct sunlight. Note: your SCOBY may not float but will create a new SCOBY layer at the surface over the course of fermentation. We also find that a new SCOBY takes closer to 10 days to ferment.
When your kombucha has reached your desired levels of tartness it’s ready to drink. Remove SCOBY from kombucha, then transfer liquid to a clean jar. If you want to get started on another batch of kombucha, reserve 1/2 cup kombucha (this will be your starter) and the SCOBY and repeat.
Your kombucha is ready to drink! We drink most of our kombucha straight, over ice. But if you prefer it fizzy you need to bottle your kombucha.
To carbonate: bottle your kombucha (we like swing-top bottles), and allow to sit for 1-2 more days at room temperature before opening and drinking. Enjoy!

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Comments

FarmSteady - December 7, 2023
@Judie Legg So glad you like this! You can pick up a Kombucha Making Kit right here: https://farmsteady.com/products/kombucha-making-kit

Judie Legg - December 7, 2023
I loved this, wish you could tell us how much the starter kit is. where to get it from?

Elena - March 7, 2023
I love your simplicity thank you so much

JoAnn Kopchick - March 7, 2023
Sounds great

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