{"id":5174,"date":"2018-11-16T08:08:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T08:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/?p=5174"},"modified":"2018-11-16T08:08:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T08:08:03","slug":"make-gut-loving-kombucha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/make-gut-loving-kombucha\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Own Gut Loving Kombucha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/make-gut-loving-kombucha\/preparing-kombucha-tea\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5196\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5196 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AdobeStock_208713034.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AdobeStock_208713034.jpeg 5616w, http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AdobeStock_208713034-300x186.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AdobeStock_208713034-768x476.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AdobeStock_208713034-1024x635.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Vive we absolutely adore Kombucha! Not only is it super refreshing (especially this time of year) &amp; delicious but its contains a wide variety of gut loving bacteria &amp; enzymes which assist in the maintenance of a healthy digestive tract.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 cup Organic Raw Sugar**<\/li>\n<li>5-8 Organic Black Tea Bags (green tea or half green\/half black also works &#8211; black tea simply imparts a much stronger\/richer flavour)<\/li>\n<li>1 x Kombucha SCOBY (Starter Culture of Bacteria &amp; Yeast)<\/li>\n<li>3 litres Filtered Water**<\/li>\n<li>1 cup starter liquid from previous batch or store bought plain un-flavoured Kombucha &#8211; <em>Buchi Mama works perfectly!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>1 Large Sterilized Glass Jar or Ceramic Kombucha Fermenting Crock (unfortunately you can&#8217;t ferment in any old ceramic vessel, the Kombucha Crocks from Durand have a glass glaze making them perfect for kombucha making &amp; look stunning siting on your kitchen bench)<\/li>\n<li>Organic muslin cloth &amp; rubber band or string<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method &#8211; Let the Fermentation Begin!<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large pot on the stove add 3 litres of water &amp; sugar, simmer until the sugar has dissolved completely. Take off the heat &amp; add the tea bags &amp; allow to brew for 30-60 minutes (depending on how strong you like your kombucha).<\/li>\n<li>Remove tea bags from liquid &amp; allow to cool to room temperature. <strong>Do not add hot liquid into jar with SCOBY, this will destroy some of the beneficial properties!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Add cooled liquid into a sterilized glass jar with SCOBY &amp; starter liquid. Cover with the muslin cloth &amp; secure with rubber band or string.<\/li>\n<li>Leave in a warm dry area away from direct sunlight (in the pantry is perfect). Leave for a minimum of 7 &#8211; 10 days (try not to disturb during this time as this may introduce some unwanted bacteria into your wonderful brew).<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll notice during this initial week another small SCOBY will begin to form, this is completely normal. At the 7 day mark you can begin to start tasting, it should start to develop a tart\/sour vinegar-like flavour. This occurs as the SCOBY eats the sugar.<\/li>\n<li>When the sour flavour is well-developed or too your liking your kombucha is ready to go. Strain out 3\/4 of the liquid, leaving approx. 1\/4 for the next batch. And start again from step 1 to continue brewing.<\/li>\n<li>At this stage you can also separate your new SCOBY &amp; pass along to another amazing person wanting to also brew there own gut loving kombucha.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>**A quick note about SUGAR | Don&#8217;t be scared of the sugar there actually shouldn&#8217;t be any sugar left after fermentation. The sugar is in fact an essential fuel for the SCOBY in order for it to produce all those amazing bacteria &amp; enzyme kombucha is known for.<strong> You can not brew good quality kombucha without sugar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>** Filtered Water must be used for brewing kombucha. Unfortunately tap water due to its chlorine content doesn&#8217;t allow the fermentation process to take place as effectively. This is due to it&#8217;s natural anti-microbial activity. For kombucha we want the healthy microbes to grow NOT to kill them off.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Can&#8217;t be bother to make your own. That&#8217;s fine too.\u00a0 You can fill up any 500mL or 1L bottle at our Kombucha refill station here in store!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Vive we absolutely adore Kombucha! 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