Create refreshing, healthier drinks, from kombucha to herbal sodas and
more, in your own kitchen.
Since the relatively recent introduction of kombucha onto North American
supermarket shelves, this healthy sparkling beverage has exploded in
popularity. But can it be brewed at home, with the same tasty, healthy
results?
With this straightforward, accessible, and highly visual how-to guide,
author Andrea Potter does away with specialist jargon and expensive or
hard-to-find equipment, showing how sparkling homebrews from kombucha to
water kefir are definitely possible for just about anyone to make, and
have fun doing it. Coverage includes:
- Basic fermentation science
- Controlling fizz, acidity, and alcohol content
- Secondary fermentation and adding flavours to the brew
- Wild-fermented sodas, using a ginger bug (a wild yeast culture)
- Recipes for kombucha's honey-fed relative, Jun, as well as for water
kefir.
Answering key questions including where does all that sugar go?, do I
need to get a sitter for it when I go on holiday?, and does this SCOBY
look normal?, and including a comprehensive troubleshooting guide to
help you keep brewing confidently and consistently, DIY Kombucha is
ideal for foodies, urban and rural homesteaders, and health-motivated
people - it's an essential addition to your DIY toolkit!