Kombucha – Home Made, Probiotic, Fermented, Health-Boosting Joy!

Description

In days gone by I was usually a bit nonplussed when it came to kombucha. I didn’t believe I liked the flavor, as well as I was sceptical of the claimed health and fitness benefits. But now I’ve found out more about it, and discovered how simple and fun it is to make at home, I’m definitely a kombucha convert – http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchresults.aspx?q=kombucha%20convert!
Kombucha is a fermented beverage created from tea. It’s created using a’ kombucha mother’, also called a’ kombucha scoby’ (or sometimes’ the tea beast’!) that is a gelatinous colony of bacteria as well as yeast. The mother is included with a pot of sweet black tea, and over the period of a couple of days to a few weeks the bacteria as well as yeast feed off of the very high sugar, and produce a range of nutritional requirements that fortify the tea.

Health Benefits
Kombucha is credited with anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Like virtually all ferments, it is a’ living’ substance, containing healthful’ friendly bacteria’, which can be crucial for immunity, digestion, and nutrient absorption. What’s more, it contains vitamins and amino acids. In early China it was called the’ tea of immortality’.

using & Brewing Kombucha
The only difficulty to start with is getting hold of any komucha mother. You could try to ask around your local health food shops , or look on eBay where to buy probiotic capsules (just click the following internet site – http://afinandoemociones.com.ar/index.php/component/k2/itemlist/user/517910) there are usually some for sale.

A kombucha mother is usually reused indefinitely. Each new batch is started with about a cupful of older kombucha saved out of the earlier batch, plus some new (cooled) sweetly flavored black tea. One or two teabags along with a couple of sugar to a tiny saucepan of water seems about right, but the quantities are extremely variable.
The very best vessel for brewing the kombucha of yours is said to become a bowl with a large surface area, though I find it easier in a major jar. Cover with a cloth to keep out flies or perhaps dust but don’t seal sealed as this will cause a stress build up.