Brew kombucha
Sweet tea, a jar and a rubbery culture called a SCOBY: give it a week on the counter and it turns into tangy kombucha you can flavor and fizz. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first batch.
Space neededA shelf out of the sun
First projectOne quart in about a week
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forTea lovers, small kitchens
The video that hooks everyone
A beginner's guide to fermentation: making kombucha
A hand lifts the rubbery SCOBY out of a big glass jar of brewed tea, and the video teaches kombucha as a beginner's way into fermentation. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It's mostly a glass jar, plain tea and sugar.
Starter kit
01Glass jar, 1 quart and 1 gallonGlass only. Metal and glazed pottery can react with the acid.
02A SCOBY with starter liquidThe live culture. Buy one or get one from a friend who brews.
03Plain black or green teaBags or loose. No oils, flavors or herbal blends.
04White sugarFood for the culture. It eats most of it.
05Tight-weave cloth or coffee filtersCovers the jar. Lets air in, keeps fruit flies out.
06Rubber bandsHold the cover tight.
07Pot for brewing teaAny clean pot or kettle.
08Measuring cups and spoonsSugar, tea and starter are measured.
09Straws or a small cupFor tasting as it ferments.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Adding the SCOBY to hot teaHeat kills the culture. Wait until the tea is at room temperature, even if it takes hours.
- 2Skipping the starter liquidIt makes the tea acidic from day one, which keeps mold away. Every batch needs it.
- 3Sealing the jarThe first ferment needs air. Use a cloth and a rubber band, never a tight lid.
