This document provides instructions for how to make kombucha. It begins by explaining what kombucha is - a fermented tea drink made from sweetened black or green tea, sugar, and a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). It then discusses the microbes that make up the SCOBY and the compounds found in kombucha. The document outlines the claimed health benefits and risks of drinking kombucha, and then provides step-by-step instructions for brewing kombucha using tea, sugar, water, and a SCOBY in a fermentation vessel. It recommends temperatures, covers when flavors can be added, and discusses bottling the finished kombucha.

1. how to make
KOMBUCHA

2. Talking Kombucha
What Is
Kombucha?
Benefits of
Kombucha
How to Make
Kombucha

3. What is Kombucha?

4. Kombucha is an effervescent
fermentation of sweetened tea that
is used as a functional food.

5. Kombucha is brewed with 3
major ingredients.
• Tea
• Sugar
• Water
The sweet tea is then
fermented by a Symbiotic
Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast
Better known as a SCOBY
What Makes Up Kombucha

7. S.C.O.B.Y. – What’s In a SCOBY
Saccharomyces (yeast)
produces alcohol
Acetobacter (bacteria)
produces acetic acid &
gluconic acid & cellulose
Brettanomyces (yeast)
produces acetic acid and alcohol
Pediococcus (bacteria)
produces lactic acid
Lactobacillus (bacteria)
Produces lactic acid
Plus dozens of other beneficial bacteria, enzymes, and
yeast.

8. A Sip of Kombucha Contains
Organic Compounds:
• Acetic acid
• Butyric acid
• B-vitamins
• Ethanol
• Gluconic acid
• Lactic acid
• Malic acid
• Oxalic acid
• Usnic acid
Probiotic Live Cultures:
• Acetobacter
• Brettanomyces
• Pediococcus
• Lactobacillus
• Saccharomyces
• Candida
• Schizosaccharomyces
• Torulaspora
• Zygosaccharomyces

9. History of Kombucha
• Originated in North East China in 221 B.C.
– Chinese called it “Remedy for Immortality”

10. Benefits of Kombucha

11. First, A Warning
The health benefits of Kombucha have not be
researched fully. Many people claim it is a wonder
drink, while others feel it may cause harm.
I fall in the middle. I don’t believe it is harmful
unless ingested in extreme amounts, but I also
don’t believe it is a drink that will cure all disease.

12. What Are Some
Claimed Benefits
Kombucha contains
beneficial bacteria in the
form of Lactobacillus
Acidophilus, as well as dozens
of other probiotic strains. By
ingesting Kombucha, we can
increase the amounts of good
bacteria to maintain a
healthy digestive tract.
Kombucha has been known to
possess anti-viral, anti-
bacterial, and anti-fungal
components which make it an
powerful addition to the
health conscious individual.
•Boosts Energy
•Improves digestion
•Assists with weight loss
•Improves sleep
•Beautifies the skin

13. What Are Some
Claimed Negatives
•Bacterial illness
•Liver damage
•Lead poisoning
•Contains Alcohol (up to 2%)
•Stomach ulcers

14. How to Make Kombucha

15. First You Need a SCOBY
• A SCOBY is easy to grow from a bottle of Raw
Kombucha
• Many internet sites sell Kombucha Kits with a
SCOBY.

16. Making Kombucha – The Tea’s
Good for Kombucha
• Black Tea
• Oolong Tea
• Green Tea
• Red Tea (when mixed)
• White Tea (when mixed)
Bad for Kombucha
• Tea’s with Oils –
Earl Grey, Chai Tea,
Flavored Ceylon
• Herbal Teas

17. Making Kombucha – The Sugar
Good for Kombucha
• Plain Table Sugar
• Evaporated Cane
Crystals
• Pasteurized Honey
Bad for Kombucha
• Sugars that contain
Molasses
– Brown Sugar,
Rapadura, Sucanat,
Turbinado, Raw
Sugar, Molasses.
• Agave
• Corn Syrup

18. Equipment for Kombucha
A Fermentation Vessel

19. Fermentation Tips
• Temperatures can range between 70F and 85F.
Different flavor profiles can be achieved with
temp.
• Use a clean towel on top of opening to allow
oxygen to help ferment, but leave dirt and dust
behind. Secure with rubber band.
• A new SCOBY will form with every brew. Store old
SCOBYs in a SCOBY Hotel. A separate vessel full of
just aging SCOBYs.

20. Adding Flavors and Bottling