Kombucha Tea

Name: Kombucha Tea
Ingredients: 3 1/2 quarts water; 1 cup sugar (regular granulated sugar works best); 8 bags black tea, green tea, or a mix (or 2 tablespoons loose tea); 2 cups starter tea from last batch of kombucha or store-bought kombucha (unpasteurized, neutral-flavored); 1 scoby per fermentation jar, homemade or purchased online; Optional flavoring extras for bottling: 1 to 2 cups chopped fruit, 2 to 3 cups fruit juice, 1 to 2 tablespoons flavored tea (like hibiscus or Earl Grey), 1/4 cup honey, 2 to 4 tablespoons fresh herbs or spices; Equipment; Stock pot; 1-gallon glass jar or two 2-quart glass jars; Tightly woven cloth (like clean napkins or tea towels), coffee filters, or paper towels, to cover the jar; Bottles: Six 16-oz glass bottles with plastic lids, 6 swing-top bottles, or clean soda bottles; Small funnel

Kombucha Tea was pinched from <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-173858" target="_blank">www.thekitchn.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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3 1/2 quarts water

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1 cup sugar (regular granulated sugar works best)

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8 bags black tea, green tea, or a mix (or 2 tablespoons loose tea)

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2 cups starter tea from last batch of kombucha or store-bought kombucha (unpasteurized, neutral-flavored)

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1 scoby per fermentation jar, homemade or purchased online

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Optional flavoring extras for bottling: 1 to 2 cups chopped fruit, 2 to 3 cups fruit juice, 1 to 2 tablespoons flavored tea (like hibiscus or Earl Grey), 1/4 cup honey, 2 to 4 tablespoons fresh herbs or spices

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Equipment

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Stock pot

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1-gallon glass jar or two 2-quart glass jars

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Tightly woven cloth (like clean napkins or tea towels), coffee filters, or paper towels, to cover the jar

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Bottles: Six 16-oz glass bottles with plastic lids, 6 swing-top bottles, or clean soda bottles

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Small funnel

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