Brew Your Own Booch How to Make Kombucha at Home

Ingredients

• 1 gallon (3.8 liters) of filtered water
• 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar (organic preferred)
• 8 black tea bags (or 2 tablespoons loose leaf black tea)
• 1 cup (240 ml) starter tea from a previous batch of kombucha (or store-bought unflavored kombucha)
• 1 SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) with at least 1/2 cup of liquid from its container
• 1-2 cups fruit juice, fruit purees, chopped fruit, herbs, or spices, per gallon (3.8 liters) of kombucha (optional)