How do I make my own kombucha? - see details before answer.?!
Answers: I would like to make my own kombucha. I have a few bottles of Synergy (GT brand) kombucha, and I am wondering if I can reause the floating growth in it and just keep making more kombucha. How would I do that, and safely, in my own home?
I think that Synergy has probably been pasteurized, which would kill the culture. Ebay has a lot of people selling kombucha starters (cultures/mushrooms) very inexpensively. They ship the kombucha culture with "starter tea". You add the mushroom and the starter tea to a sterile jar, add pure water and sugar, and let it ferment. It's really pretty easy. Let it ferment to your own personal taste. Good luck, and namaste!
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Wells....first you need a microbrewery kit, a pair of tweezers, surgical gloves, cotton, Pikachu, Bulbasaur and a pair of Onyx.
If you only have a couple of the items, don't even bother. You'll only conjure up Satan. You gotta have everything, and then do a seance, and ask Sammy Davis Jr. for trhe rest of the details.
I have used the synergy kombucha beverage too and I love it!! I do not know whether you can use that growth as a starter though! There is another similar beverage called "bread drink" which is also a fabulous fermented beverage with many health benefits. I buy it from an Internet site and I love it! I have also seen ads for the sale of kombucha starter but like you, am concerned over their methods of preparation. The synergy drink is quite expensive where I live., $3.69 is the lowest price!! I will look at your Question to see if anyone else answering has a better suggestion!