The Big Book of Kombucha

Brew for Health
Kombucha! It’s the fermented tea that’s fun to say and good to drink, plus it promotes a healthy gut. Expert brewers Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory reveal how easy, inexpensive, and safe it is to make your own delicious kombucha, with instructions for batch and continuous brewing. They share hundreds of flavoring ideas and recipes for using kombucha and SCOBYs. With history, health benefits, and the science behind this ancient beverage, this book is a must-have whether you’re a beginner or long-time kombucha lover!
 
Includes: in-depth brewing techniques, 268 flavor combinations, recipes for cooking with kombucha, plus smoothies, cocktails, and more

A Note from GT Dave
Foreword by Sandor Ellix Katz
Preface: Our Komucha Journey
 
Part 1: Getting Started
1 Fermentation: Nature’s Nutritional Gift
2 Why Kombucha Tea?
3 It All Starts with the SCOBY
4 The Other Ingredients: Tea, Sugar, Water
5 Brewing Equipment and Supplies
 
Part 2: Just Brew It!
6 The Batch Brew Method
7 The Continuous Brew Method
8 In the Bottle: Conditioning, Filtering, and Flavoring Your Tea
9 Advanced Techniques for Flavoring, Brewing, and Carbonation
10 Troubleshooting
 
Part 3: It’s More than a Health Drink
11 Flavor Inspirations
12 Smoothies, Sodas, and Spritzers
13 Kick Back with a “Kocktail”
 
Part 4: Cooking with Kombucha
14 Pantry Staples
15 Snacks, Salads, Sides, and Sweets
16 Consuming Your Cultures
17 Beyond the Beverage: Other Uses for Kombucha
 
Part 5: The Storey of Kombucha
18 The History and Science of Kombucha, Condensed
19 Craft-Brewed Kombucha: Taking It out of the Kitchen
 
Appendix 1: What’s in Kombucha
Appendix 2: Highlights of Kombucha Benefits Research
Appendix 3: Brew Minder Logs
Acknowledgments
Index