High-End Kombucha
I’m in Vancouver for the Joint Statistical Meetings. The local Whole Foods sells a small bottle of kombucha for $22. It’s in a refrigerator in the health section, next to flaxseed oil. I asked an employee how this kombucha was different than the kombucha sold in the drinks section. More potent, she said. The next time I give someone homemade kombucha I’ll say that it sells for $22 in Canada.
Kombucha, let me repeat, is extremely easy to make. Tea + sugar + store-bought kombucha + three weeks.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Thanks for the reminder that I’ve got to get my next batch of kombucha going.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Making kombucha is fun, because you get to experiment with various permutations. I’ve made kombucha with raspberry leaf tea and with yerba mate tea. I’ve done second-fermentations with fruit juice (this makes it more carbonated, if you seal it in air-tight bottles). Not all experiments turn out well — the version with brown sugar didn’t taste so good.
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I’m really glad I make my own. You can’t find it in the stores now (around Austin TX anyway). Apparently the alcohol content can go above .5% when it ferments in the bottle.