How-To Make Kombucha 

"knowing somebody that has it" Better call my scoby dealer

if you buy a bottle of kombucha from the store you can just pour a quarter of the bottle in to your cooled sweet tea and after a week or so a scoby will develop and you will have kombucha.

You find the scoby right between the schkleem and the fleeb

"you can get it by knowing someone that has it" super helpful stuff here

How to make kombucha: Get tea Find scoby Put scoby in tea Wait

I love this part "that hippies like and that companies make a lot of money off"

Instead of just putting the scoby in your room temperature sweet tea, add also a cup of the kombucha from the previous batch. It'll kick start the fermentation and keep the scoby strong and healthy.

when adding a scoby to a new batch of brewed tea you must add a portion of starter liquid (already brewed kombucha) in with the scoby so that it ups the acidity levels which helps fight off unwanted bacteria. Always make sure your utensils and hands are sterilized when reaching into your brew. Bacteria on your hands can seriously mess things up which is why I recommend trying not to handle the scoby too much. Scoby's like to be undisturbed, and in a dark, warm place. If you live in colder climates you will have to use some sort of heater or nothing will happen as the scoby will go dormant.

I know this video is old BUT, there a few things in here that are miss leading. You can use green tea for kombucha, or a blend of green and black. But don’t use flavored or altered teas. And you MUST add already brewed kombucha (starter) to your tea. The “SCOBY” she is referring to is more of a bi product of the actually SCOBY and most of the bacteria and yeast are in the liquid not the SCOBY mat that is produced. You can technically brew with just starter and sweet tea, no SCOBY mat since the life force is in the liquid. Hope this helps you on your kombucha journey!

Recently i started making tepache, a Mexican drink made with fermenting pineapple skins, sugar and spices. I find it easier to make and the taste and carbonation are great too. And no need to find a scoby dealer

My school has a class called Smart textiles and in the class we learn how to take scoby and turn it into plant leather and can use it for weaving, knitting, sewing, dyeing etc.

Whoa, the skoby looks like a raw chicken thigh 😨

but where did the first scoby come from

host: zoinks, scoby theres a g-g-ghost!!! scoby: ruh-oh!

My first batch made me feel so accomplished. 🎉 When I make mine now, I sweeten it after I drain the leaves. I then add flavor after the desired fermentation.

After a week of fermenting, I personally use 1lt glass bottles. I pour in 800ml of the Kombucha along with 200ml of Apple/Blackcurrent juice (with no preservatives) to give it more flavour. I leave those bottles in a dark, warm place for another week before storing them in the fridge. So I recommend adding juice to your own Kombucha. If you do, it was to contain no preservatives or anything artificial.

I love how upfront she is about her skepticism of the bold health claims and awareness of typical consumers and commercialization of the product; I'm not sure exactly what the word is I'm looking for, but it like made me trust the video a lot more.

My mom would make this all the time when i was 3 or so. She was amazing at it! It tasted delicious but because of moving she ended up stopping a few years later. Still addicted to kombucha to this day

You can make your own SCOBY by dumping a plain bottle of Kombucha in your pre-made cooled vat of sweetened tea. You will have baby scobies in a couple of weeks.

(shudder) Looks like a placenta, but oh, it's only giant sliver of cultured living bacteria.

I have a new pet now, which has expanded into may twins quite fast. But since all came from the same papa, I call all of them Scoby Doo.

I named my scoby Felicia.... is that weird?

Thank you for this information. I just had knee replacement surgery and took 5 days of antibiotics afterward. Everything is going great, but I know I need fermented foods to get my microbiome back in balance. I'm going to make cambucha today. I've already made simple sourkrout. I'm amazed at how perfect nature is and I'm grateful for the wealth of info to be found here on the internet.

Thanks for showing how it's done. I'm excited to try this at home

It's funny Konbucha is something totally different drink in Japan. That one is called Koucha Kinoko 紅茶キノコ

Munchies is the shit because there's no bullshit trailers

Great video! Lisa was a great hostess. The presentation was clear, the story was relatable, and the video as a whole as fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing more content of this caliber!

Quality video good job Munchies

well wtf take me to the second stage of fermentation

what came first, the scoby or the kombucha?

REALLY hoping that the second stage video comes out as well!

Great video! You're awesome! I like how you explain it.

I have battled depression for 25 years. If only I knew about Kombucha. It really does work.

You're such a nice person Lisa!

I like your easy approach. You make it seem uncomplicated.

Thank you so much for sharing your tips! I'm going to give it a try using honey!

lol it's very popular in Russia. every granny knows how to make it

"YOU LIKE KOMBUCHA I *LIKE* KOMBUCHA WOOOOOO WOOOOO"

I ordered a scoby it is something that i have been wanting for a long time so i am excited

Thanks for the info Lisa, we are now producing and promoting Kombucha!!!

i want sambuca

This is one of that things thats is every russian child afraid of

great video and love jasmine tea kombucha and you don't need black tea to make kombucha. I use coconut necter or brown rice syrup for making kombucha

Thanks Lisa Lov, you're awesome

"So...the scoby you can get by knowing somebody who has it." Gee, thanks for the helpful advise. :)

Thanks for doing this recipe. I really need to find someone with a scoby now

i thought it had vinegar as an ingredient when i first tasted it lol it's so distinct 😄😄 great video!

I'm amazed, kombucha is so yummy! Thanks

I drink kombucha and I never knew it is basically the excretions from an organism that looks like it's from Planet X. That said, it tastes nice so I'll keep on! 😄👍🏼

THE KOMBUCHA MUSHROOM PEOPLE SITTING AROUND ALL DAY

That's so cool! I didn't know Kombucha was made that way !

Saw two wild scoby yesterday while fishing. They are fast man 👨

4:35 it's ready when it's doubled in size.

She's so nice

Thank you for uploading this video. I am a new kombucha fan.

Thanks for the tips! Love the video❤

Kombucha makes me poop like immediately.

Remember that Jessie episode... Where the scoby tortured luke?

Best demo I've seen in a while.

compliments to your articulation. thanks

WHERE CAN YOU GET THAT ROUND GLASS BOTTLE

I can't wait to make this never!

you can grow your own scoby, make sweet tea and add store bought kombucha, leave it for a few weeks. you also don't need black tea, you can use green tea as wel, or smtn else

Hey what sugar would you recommend or does it transform so much it doesn't matter if it's refined or not?

Scooby doo

you have the grossest looking SCOBY I've ever seen xD

I love taking kombucha. There is a shop selling the drink in Malindi- kenya. they use honey as a sweetener

Hi thank you for this tutorial. It’s very complete but the only question I have is how to flavor it with juice and do the second fermentation? Can you please explain this or make a video part 2?

"cures "cancer. Oh you silly hippies.

how long does a skoby last? does it ever go bad? I can't wait to make my own kombucha now!

Hello! First of all, thank you for your helpful video. I have a question, maybe you or someone can help me. I made kombucha tea and let it sit for 10 days. After I unveiled the jar the color of the tea wasn't so yellow as yours. Mine was a light brown. Where do you think I messed up? Is it too much black tea? Is it too much sugar? I should let it sit for 14 days? Thank you.

A great video. Thank you, lovely lady.

Cool, but that is one janked up scoby

Soooo, it's ALIVE!?

where did you get your beaker looking tea steeper? its beautiful and id love to get one!

Dear Munchies Thank you for this info. May I please ask you about the sugar, I see you using white sugar. Can I use brown sugar or what the people used for this before white sugar? Is their something else to use, like maple syrup? or raw cane juice? Please let me know thank you.

What a qt

Scoby bryant

Is 2nd fermentation necessary? Or can we drink it after its been fermenting two wks? This is my first time. Tomorrow will be two wks since I put the scoby in my tea. Can I drink this tomorrow (after I take the scoby out and put it in more tea).? Or do have have to ferment is again for a couple of more days before I drink it? I know that for the second fermentation we can add flavor. But can I simply add stevia and drink this tomorrow?

you can find scobys at some homebrew stores and amazon

matty.

the kombucha mushroom people

Interesting. I start out the same, measuring out 4 cups of water, bringing it to a boil, adding and dissolving the 1 cup sugar, steeping 8 bags of tea. Then - we differ. I pour my strained tea into a 1 gallon glass jar, add cold, filtered water to about 3/4 full, then I plop in the baby scoby that grew on top of the mother scoby, add in 1 cup of plain, fermented tea from either my Scoby Hotel, or from the batch I previously brewed. Cover and let ferment for about 12 to 15 days. Then I bottle it with 2 Tbsp Mango Juice (I like the Naked brand here in the U.S.). And it ferments on a heating mat for about 8 more days before going into the fridge. Delicious! Have not had a cold since I started drinking it.

Aren't you suppose to use some of the old kumbucha to pour into the new mix as a starter tea?

But what we really wanna know is, can we eat the SCOBY!

So glad I came across this! When I was growing up, I remember something similar was introduced in our community for everyone to benefit. When a small piece of the yeast substance was placed into a large bowl, it would grow and fill up the bowl. It had to feed on water and sugar. Here's my question: Does anyone have an idea about what that was? Please let me know. Thanks

Hello. We're doing with green tea with less quantity. We used 800ml water, 80gm sugar and 8gm green tea. We used the GTS Kombucha drink (green tea flavoured), to make. We used 50ml of Kombucha drink. So how many days we should keep it outside? And how many do you think it'll take the scoby to grow? Any tips? Thanks, in advance!

When you become part of the kombucha mushroom people you'll sit around all day

Kombucha mushroom people

BTW, the fizziness it's more of an effervescence (tiny bubbles) not a carbonation.

Thanks - always wanted to know what it was. I see it everywhere lol

what is a skobi meh got to 2 min of talking about skobi .... without knowing what it was.. cmon

Lov is not a Chinese but a very common traditional Cambodian/Laotian last name. Embrace your own heritage with some pride instead of being ashamed of it.

Where did you get those bottles from. It will be helpful if you add that too in your description

Where can I get a tea brewing glass like THAT??? I want one so bad now

That shit looks like a placenta. I'm out.

i thought it was a piece of meat

How long does the scoby last ? do u recyle the scoby in new tea each time to make an new batch ?

Hello, how would you do the second one to flavor? Would you simply add the kombucha and then the juice, the scoby? And let sit again? Thank you.

Bro all you need is one bad bacteria (ecoli) and I think Kombucha becomes the best colon cleanse