KT brewing

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Got this from another list, but it's pretty much how I make mine. Shari

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> 1. The recipe I am using calls for 3 qts. +1 cup distilled water. Boil

> for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup sugar. Boil 5 more minutes. Remove from

> heat and add 5 tea bags. Let steep 20 minutes. Cool. Pour in glass

> jar. Add 1 cup tea and culture. Allow to ferment 7-10 days. Is this

> OK?

>

> Sounds like the perfect recipe to me. You don't necessarily have to use

> distilled

> water either. You can use tap water if you know your water in your area is

> good. I use

> water from the local supermarket that is reverse osmosis that I bottle

> myself.Also you said add a cup of tea and culture. Culture first then the

> fermented tea on top of it

> so that the PH is lowered to prevent mold.Also some use upwards of 10 tea

> bags. but 5 would be enough.

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> 2. My tea tastes somewhat like apple cider. Normal?

> Very normal. Really shouldn't taste really sweet though but not as bad as

> vinegar. Depends on what your palate can take.I would almost say it tastes

> very close to beer (and I hate beer) I have found that if I put my

> finished

> brew into a plastic 2 liter Pepsi bottle and leave it for at least a week

> or

> more (fill to the very top and screw on top) that it gets a terrific zing

> and

> carbonation to it.I put it back in the fridge the day before I start to

> use

> it because otherwise you try to open it and it will foam all over the

> place.I

> am the only one in my family that drinks it so 3 quarts lasts me a while

> to

> consume.

> Sometimes I also just keep it in the fridge in a 3 quart container with a

> screw on top.

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> 3. How much tea is recommended to drink daily?

> If you never have used KT before then a recommended dosage is an ounce or

> two

> to begin with then add another ounce a week. This will give your body a

> chance to become accustomed to it. If for any reason ( rash, nausea, upset

> stomach) then cut back and start with a teaspoon of KT and build up.

> Depending on what ails you,you may need a total of 8 ounces a day up to

> even

> 32 ounces as some of our list members drink.

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> 4. I would like to learn more about the health benefits of Kombucha

> tea. Any books, articles, etc.? There are many books on the subject

> that you may be able to get at your public library or from Amazon or

>

> and Noble.

> The best websites are http://w3.trib.com/~kombu (Bob )

> (Colleen, the originator is now deceased) Lots of KT info and links

>

> http://www.geocites.com/kombucha_au/ktlinks.html (for links to a lot of

> sites)

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