Want more? Dozens of eBooks, videos, & starter culture expert tips on our website: www.culturesforhealth.com Instructions m R You can make delicious kombucha at home! What You’ll Need Total time: 30+ days _ Active time: 15 minutes + 1 minute daily 1 dehydrated kombucha starter culture (SCOBY) Water free of chlorine and fluoride (bottled spring water) A kombucha starter culture consists of a White or plain organic cane sugar (avoid harsh ) symbiotic colony of and you Plain, unflavored black , loose or in bags (SCOBY). When combined with sweetened can do Distilled white tea and fermented, the resulting kombucha this 1 quart glass jar beverage has a tart zing. filter or tight-weave cloth and rubber band to secure Measuring cups and spoons Activating the SCOBY Thermometer

1. make 2. add the scoby and vinegar 3. culture your kombucha A Combine 2-3 cups hot water and G Allow the mixture to >> >D > Add 1/2 cup vinegar to the cool tea. >> culture 1/4 cup sugar in a jar. Stir to dissolve. undisturbed at 68°-85°F, out of >E > Add the dehydrated SCOBY to the B 11/2 teaspoons loose tea or 2 tea direct sunlight, for 30 days. >> Add tea mixture. bags. Steep at least 10 minutes. Apply vinegar to the cloth daily to help prevent mold growth. sugar 1/4 1/2 c. c. 68°-85°F 2-3 c. 2

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o It’s normal for there to be no visible The starter culture may or may not Don’t no change to the tea or SCOBY. produce a baby SCOBY in your first few baby toss Finished kombucha is rich and vinegary. batches. Either way, it’s normal! it! scoby? Reserve the SCOBY for the next batch. Flip over for troubleshooting tips. 8 © Cultures for Health 2017 - www.culturesforhealth.com 8 Making Kombucha After Activation Once your SCOBY has been activated, you’re ready to make kombucha! Use the ingredient amounts in the chart below and follow these instructions to make kombucha: 1. make sweet tea 2. add scoby & vinegar 3. culture your kombucha A Combine the hot water and G the mixture undisturbed at , out >> >D > Add the vinegar and tea from >> Culture 68°-85°F sugar in a jar. Stir to dissolve. the last batch, as directed by of direct sun, for 7-30 days. Dampen the cover with B the tea and at least the chart below, to the cool tea. vinegar daily to prevent mold. >> Add steep 10 minutes. E > Transfer a SCOBY. sugar > 68°-85°F

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Your kombucha is done when it good! It should be vinegary and less sweet, with a clean but 68°-85°F sour aroma. It’s normal for there to be no visible F > Dampen a cloth or coffee filter change to the tea or SCOBY. Using pH strips isn’t C the tea bags or strain > required, but if you do, the pH should be below 3.6. >> Remove with white vinegar; place it out the loose tea leaves. Cool on the jar and secure it with a H Reserve tea for your next batch. Enjoy your >> the tea to 68°-85°F. rubber band. kombucha, or flavor and bottle it! Bottle, flavor, and carbonate your kombucha!Go online: www.culturesforhealth.com/bottling-kombucha oIngredients Chart Baby SCOBYs Keep your brews to 1-quart batches until a What are baby SCOBYs? baby SCOBY forms (see next section). Then you A cloudy, white layer or film might form on top of your can increase the batch size. Follow this chart for kombucha brew. This is a baby the appropriate batch size and ingredient ratios SCOBY: a new kombucha before and after your SCOBY has its first baby: culture. Congrats! This ingredient ratios means your kombucha before after baby scoby mother SCOBY is batch size quart quart  gallon gallon vigorously healthy and Hot water (cups) 2-3 2-3 6-7 13-14 ready to culture larger sugar (cups) ¼ ¼ ½ 1 batches of tea (see the baby scoby Loose Tea (TSP.)* 1½ 1½ 3 6 chart). You can now make Vinegar (cups) ¼ - - - 2 batches at once or give a INGREDIENTS Tea from previous SCOBY to a friend. It’s also completely normal for a batch of batch (cups) ¼ ½ 1 2 *If using tea bags, use two bags for every 1 tsp. loose tea. kombucha not to form a baby SCOBY. Keep as usual. Baby SCOBY or Mold? If your starter isn’t performing as Baby SCOBYs are weird looking. They may look like mold at expected, don’t throw it away! first, and if you have any doubts, we recommend letting it

Let us Put a tight lid on your culture and grow for a few days until it’s more obvious. Mold is typically

help contact customer support at fuzzy, whereas baby SCOBYs are rubbery. You can always 5 www.culturesforhealth.com7 contact customer support with any questions. Fermented foods often have a We have dozens of recipes, how-to what’s sour but clean aroma and flavor. videos, and articles for beginners Want that smell? Never consume anything that and kombucha pros on our website, more? smells or tastes unpleasant. www.culturesforhealth.com © Cultures for Health 2017 - www.culturesforhealth.com 96100-17013