Below are step by step kombucha tea (K-tea) directions

For 1 Quart of Kombucha Tea 

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2-4 tea bags
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup starter tea
• 1 quart pure water
• 1 kombucha scoby

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Rinse everything that comes in contact with the kombucha tea or culture with Distilled white vinegar

Before starting have all supplies you will need ready.

1. Wash your hands & rinse w/distilled white vinegar.Treat K-tea like any other food product.
2. How to make the sweet tea~Boil water in stainless steal or glass pot,not aluminum. Bring desired amount of water to a boil, stir in sugar & let the sugar water boil for 5 min,stir.
3. When the 5 min are up, remove sugar water from burner & add tea bags,stir.Steep tea 10/20 min remove tea bags.Let the sweet tea cool to room temp. (A culture placed in hot sweet tea will die)
4.  Pour the cooled sweet tea into a clear glass jar.
5. Add the culture & the starter tea to the jar of sweet tea.Put a clean breathable cover on jar.securing the cover with a rubber band.
6. Now you wait. let tea ferment in a dark room temp spot between 68-86 degrees. A dark cupboard works great.Let tea sit undisturbed, DO NOT STIR IT.
7. Start tasting after 5-7 days,let it ferment until your desired taste. The longer you ferment, the more acidic it gets. Usually best around 8-10 days, although it can take up to 14-21 days.
8. At the end of the fermentation period you will have the original culture & a new culture,Wash your hands as in step 1 remove the cultures from the K-tea w/hands,
9. Save enough unstrained starter tea for each culture.To restart just repeat steps (2)-(6)Start 2 jars or store cultures in fridge w/starter tea
10. Now strain the K-tea into a clean Jar.
11. Keep K-tea in the fridge, you can start drinking the K-tea immediately.As the tea sits in the fridge it continues to"work"you may have to strain the slime strings again before drinking. Your body will tell you how much you need a day.

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(These step by step directions here are condensed, The ones I mail are a little more in depth,and include How to make a pint, 1/2 gallon & a gallon of K-tea, Plus each step goes into more detail on the printed pages I send my buyers)

I Print the step by step directions along with Additional info and FAQ sheets,and include them with all my Kombucha orders 4 pages total,This info includes Do's and don'ts of making K-tea and storage for the life of your culture. Plus I am happy to help with any questions.

I sell Organic Kombucha cultures, Bulk Kombuchas & Kombucha extras in my eBay store Stichingtime Great Finds Along with Milk & water Kefir

I also have set up a picture & info page in My eBay store to help you ferment Kombucha Tea