{"id":17755,"date":"2021-04-26T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T01:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/?p=17755"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T02:27:41","slug":"beginners-guide-to-making-kombucha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/nutrition\/beginners-guide-to-making-kombucha\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginners Guide to Making Kombucha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-147239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/homemade-kombucha.jpg\" alt=\"homemade kombucha\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/homemade-kombucha.jpg 720w, https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/homemade-kombucha-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/homemade-kombucha-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/about-180nutrition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angela:<\/a> No doubt about it, kombucha can be a healthier alternative to sugar-loaded fizzy drinks. I was gifted a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SCOBY\">scoby<\/a> (looks like a slimy giant mushroom) a few months ago to start brewing my own kombucha. I was super excited. I had no idea it would be so easy. I picked up my scoby ready to start and carried it home like a prize cow\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>What is Kombucha?<\/h2>\n<p>What is Kombucha I hear you say! It\u2019s a fizzy and fermented cold tea historically brewed in China, Russia and Germany. It\u2019s made by feeding a scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) sugar and caffeine which produces a fermented tea drink. The drink contains B vitamins and loads of bacteria and yeast which promotes good gut health by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24290641\">balancing gut flora<\/a>. It\u2019s easy to make and has a refreshing taste, a bit like ginger beer (slightly sweet and vinegary).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it Good for You?<\/h3>\n<p>There are many claims about the magical health benefits of kombucha but if you want to learn more about the scientific findings here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/8-benefits-of-kombucha-tea#section1\">8 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Kombucha Tea<\/a>\u00a0which indicate that Kombucha &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offers a potential source of probiotics<\/li>\n<li>May provide the benefits of green tea<\/li>\n<li>Contains antioxidants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The 8 Simple Steps to Making Kombucha<\/h2>\n<p><strong>These instructions are for a 4 litre jar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash your hands (be sure there is no soap left on your hands)<\/li>\n<li>Take the scoby out of the jar and place in a bowl, cover with a few cups of the liquid<\/li>\n<li>With the rest of the liquid strain into glass jars\/bottles, you can leave out of the fridge in airtight containers to become fizzier if you want, I usually leave out for one-to-two days for this reason<\/li>\n<li>Sterilise the jar and make sure you rinse all the soap off<\/li>\n<li>Place the jar into the sink (just in case it breaks with the boiling hot water), fill up the jar with boiling hot water leave enough room for the scoby and the liquid<\/li>\n<li>Add 9 tea bags (normal black tea) and 3\/4 cup sugar give it a good stir<\/li>\n<li>After about 5- 10 mins take out the bags and once COOL or room temp place the scoby and liquid back in and cover with a breathable cloth<\/li>\n<li>Leave for 7 days and repeat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once brewed, you can add things like lemon and ginger to taste, but I like it as is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to be aware of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your scoby becomes mouldy then you should throw it away.<\/li>\n<li>The stringy dark strands are waste from the fermentation process.<\/li>\n<li>If you see globules they are new scobies trying to form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Kombucha can be a healthier alternative to fizzy drinks and is cheap and easy to make. If you are struggling to give up fizzy drinks give it ago. You can <a href=\"\/\/shop.goodbrew.com.au\/kombucha-brew-starter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy scoby\u2019s on the internet<\/a>, be gifted one or even cultivate one from a store bought bottle of kombucha.<\/p>\n<p>Or ask a friend already brewing for a \u201cbaby\u201d scoby.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about Kombucha you can watch our interview with Hannah Crumb (AKA The Kombucha Mamma) in our article titled\u00a0&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/180-tv\/hannah-crum-interview\/\">Hannah Crum \u2013 Everything You Need to Know About Kombucha<\/a>&#8216; Enjoy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela: No doubt about it, kombucha can be a healthier alternative to sugar-loaded fizzy drinks. I was gifted a scoby (looks like a slimy giant mushroom) a few months ago to start brewing my own kombucha. I was super excited. I had no idea it would be so easy. I picked up my scoby ready <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/180nutrition.com.au\/nutrition\/beginners-guide-to-making-kombucha\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13436,"featured_media":147239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[244],"tags":[232,467,2716,2380,2979,2980,2364,646,3266,3267,2832,3268,2276,3269,1481],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beginners Guide to Making Kombucha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kombucha is a fantastic alternative to sugar loaded fizzy drinks for the whole family. 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