· WHY Drink?
· Drinking Kombucha promotes good health and helps millions of people with its excellent detoxifying and immune-enhancing qualities. There are no known negative reactions from drinking kombu tea, except for improper brewing methods.
Its origins are lost in history, but in the earliest records two thousand years ago it was known as ‘the elixir of long life’.
· Kombucha is not just a health tonic; it is a complete therapy.
· Kombucha has proved itself to be a quite remarkable therapeutic drink, made from sweetened tea into which a Kombucha culture (a symbiosis of bacteria and yeasts) is placed. It can taste similar to apple cider or a refreshing light wine, depending on the fermentation time and type of tea used.
· There are at least six million Kombucha brewers world-wide.
· Doctors, consultants, and practitioners are now recommending Kombucha to their patients.
· Another perk for people like me is that it helps me get the cultures or Probiotics I would get in yogurt, since I am veg and don't eat yogurt this is a win for me!!
· uMMM i'LL TAKE IT!
· Yes please!!!!!
· Not all these below are my personal experiences but pretty cool and some funny none the less!!!
- 1. Great beverage
- 2. Sense of well-being
- 3. Helps to relieve congestion in airways
- 4. Thicker hair (whoopee!)
- 5. Energy boost
- 6. Straightened my hair out!
- 7. Helps osteo arthritis
- 8. Great conversation piece! :)
- 9. Licked Calcifying tendonitis
- 10. Helps with asthma
- 11. Has brought me into contact with some very caring people.
- 12. Stress buster
- 13.Very calming
- 14. Increase sex drive
- 15. Regulates Intestines.
- 16. Cured Candida Overgrowth.
- 17. Aides digestion - especially on top of diary.
- 18. Addictive taste.
- 19. Eliminates or reduces heat rash.
- 20. Improved circulation/controlled venous stasis in shins
- 21. Clears and Improves skin
- 22. Makes a good hair rinse
- 23. Redundant 'Momma's make good brass cleaners!
- 24. Helped take the "scales" from a friends Skin disorder
- 25. Makes a wonderful, soothing foot soak.
- 26. Shrinking of large fatty tumor.
- 27. Flattening and fading old age carotene patches on the face.
- 28. Stops severe menstrual cramps
- 29. Makes a wonderful facial.
- 30. Made a dude much more mobile with his gout.
- 31. Oncoming headlights do not bother me as much.
- 32. Reduces / stabilizes blood pressure.
- 33. Prevents and helps heal bladder infections
- 34. Eases carpal tunnel syndrome
- 35. Heals boils and staph infections on skin.
- 36. Prevents oral canker sores
- 37. Prevents eczema and psoriasis
- 38. Household Cleaner: cuts grease, cleans stoves, bathroom tiles, windows, copper
- 39. Hair and nails grow faster
- 40. I can see the pupils of my eyes again without glasses.
- 41. More energy
- 42. Clears nail fungus
- 43. Improves the sense of well being for people with liver Cancer
- 44. Helps an older woman feel and look younger
- 45. Helps Arthritis sufferers
- 46. Cleanses toxins from the system
- 47. Soothes burns and sunburn
- 48. Takes the sting and swelling away from Bee Stings
- 49. Good underarm B O
- 50. For some people; eliminates desire for alchohol, & helping to relax
- 51. Smashes flus and colds
- 52. Significant progress healing chapped lips from topical application of KT
- 53. Kombucha Colony makes a great poultice
- 54. Removes rust
- 55. Returns grey hair to it's natural color for some people
- 56. Improved eyesight
That all said here is my story. About a little over 3 years ago I had a friend named Shani tell me about the Synergy Kombucha. She said that drinking them made her kick her coffee habit and she never felt better. So after doing a tad of research about kombucha and the brand I decided to give it ago... I had just had my first baby and I could use a good ole kick in the pants. Well to my satisfaction that is what Kombucha did for me. I only drank about 2 a week for awhile due to the cost. Those bad boys are expensive.. $2.99 a pop to me was kind of a splurge because I am a cheap O!! I am also an everything in moderation kind of girl now days so I kind of backed off the brand for a minute because the drinks were being recalled for high alcohol content. When they came back on the market I drank it from time to time.... And then one magic day a very good friend and fellow earthy momma of mine turned me on to making it myself and now I am in it to win it!! Thanks Anna.... She already had the Scoby or Mother as they like to call it and brought me her in her first batch of goodness. She taught me how to do it and sent me off into the kombucha making world.. (You must be so proud of me) ;)... Since then I have been happily making my own and spending a whole lot less!!!
Here are a few sites I have found for purchasing your mother to start you off~
Homemade Kombucha
Making your own kombucha is a snap. The whole process takes less than an hour, and at the end, you have a whole gallon of your own tart, fizzy fermented drink to enjoy when ever you want, at a cost that is less than you would pay for one small bottle at a health food store.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Filtered Water
- Organic tea bags – must be black or green tea (not flavored herb tea)
- White granulated sugar
- A scoby mushroom (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast) plus finished kombucha tea to serve as a starter. Note: If you don't have a SCOBY, here's a webpage
http://www.foodrenegade.com/how-to-grow-a-kombucha-scoby/ that tells you how to make one of your own. (You can also buy one, but they are expensive.)
Equipment You’ll Need:
- One gallon glass jar (I use a SunTea jar)
- Coffee filters or paper towels and rubber band for covering the brewing container
- Food grade funnel
- Bottles and bottle stoppers (old wine bottles work well, as do Zyliss bottles stoppers)
- stainless steel pot
The amounts of ingredients depend on the quantity of kombucha you want to make. The general recipe calls for 1 quart of water, 2 tea bags, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup starter. A one gallon brewing container will easily hold a 3-quart batch plus a cup of starter liquid.
Steps to Make Kombucha
- First, make sure that everything that will come into contact with your brew is scrupulously clean.
- In a stainless steel pot, boil desired quantity of water for 10 minutes.
- Pour the boiling water into your brewing container, add tea bags, and let steep for 20 to 30 minutes or longer (strong tea is best for kombucha).
- Remove bags and add sugar. Stir to dissolve completely. Let mixture cool to 70-degree range. Please be sure to respect this temperature!
- When the liquid is cool, add SCOBY and starter liquid. Place a coffee filter or paper towel over the top of the container and rubber-band tightly.
- Ferment at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 8 - 12 days. I usually drape a kitchen towel over the entire jar and let it sit on the counter. Over time, the top surface of the tea will appear glassy, then jellylike with white patches, then it will become thicker and increasingly opaque.
This is your baby SCOBY forming. Your brew is ready when it tastes pleasantly tart and fizzy (like a carbonated apple cider). If you’re able to check the pH, it should be around 3.
- Pour the finished tea into bottles and seal. Try to get an airtight seal; otherwise, the tea may become vinegary too quickly. Note: Save the SCOBYs and some starter to use for your next batch.
- Let the sealed bottles sit at room temperature for two or three days to build up carbonation, then move them to the refrigerator. CAUTION: Don’t keep these filled bottles at room temperature for more than a week to avoid building up too much pressure, and ending up with exploded bottle all over your kitchen.
What should you do with your old SCOBY?
Include it along with the baby in your next batch, give it away, or compost it. You can also store extra SCOBYs in a glass container in some finished kombucha tea at room temperature. These can be used as backups or a lovely gift to a friend. Cover the container with a coffee filter. A new SCOBY will form over the top. You may occasionally want to draw off some liquid and replace it with an equal amount of sweetened tea.
May sound intense I realize but after doing it a few times it becomes super fast and easy and so rewarding!!
I add some organic %100 fruit juice to mine when I drink, I find it makes a taste a tad better ;)!!!
I usually will pour myself 1 cup kombucha and 1/2 cup juice over ice a couple times a day!
Enjoy
Tread lightly!!
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