How To Make Kombucha Tea

There are many mystical names given to this beverage. A few examples are:
Fountain of youth elixir, Immortal health elixir, Champagne of life, Living health drink

Kombucha tea is fermented and sweetened black or green tea. The tea is often referred to as mushroom tea but that isn't correct. Yeast and bacterial cultures are used in the brewing process and while the culture on the surface of the fermenting beverage looks a lot like a mushroom it actually isn't.

Kombucha tea is mushroom tea.
Kombucha is not a mushroom, so Kombucha tea isn't a mushroom tea. Actually it has nothing to do with mushrooms. It's just a popular way of naming.

It is unsafe to brew your own Kombucha tea.
Every kind of food you prepare has a risk of being contaminated. Of course one must be careful with preparing Kombucha tea. Especially because it is a fermented product but it certainly is not unsafe to brew Kombucha tea yourself.

Drinking Kombucha tea will change the Ph value of your blood.
Non sense. KT is about as sour as orange juice if fermented the appropiate amount of time. With a longer fermentation process the liquid will get more sour. But then one still has to drink huge amounts in order to change the ph value of ones blood.

Home made Kombucha tea has to be prepared in a clean and proper manner in order to
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Why Kombucha tea is so popular: 10 Noticeable Benefits of Kombucha Tea

+ Prevents Acid Reflux

+ Assists With Natural Weight Loss

+ Aids in Digestion of Heavy Meals

+ Strengthens Hair, Restores Hair

+ Works energizing

+ Reduces Severity of Hangovers

+ Helps With Sleep

+ Relives Constipation

+ Post Work Out Recovery Drink (Cardiovascular and Resistance Training)

+ Better Skin Complexion, Tighter Skin Tone
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There are reports Kombucha tea cured cancer and other diseases but until today no medical or scientific prove has confirmed these assertions.

When searching for how to make Kombucha tea and which ingredients are needed one always stumbles upon the term; Scoby. What is scoby actually?

Scoby is an acronym for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast. A difficult name for the mushroom or culture as it is called that is needed to brew your own Kombucha.

The Kombucha scoby (culture) looks like a white or beige rubber pancake. The scoby is placed in the jar with the tea and sugar where the ingredients turn into a mix of vitamins, enzymes, organic acids and minerals.

There are not so many brands who offer the real unpasteurized Kombucha Tea with the great health benefits. The link below shows a product that is the real thing and is sold online.