Lemon Ginger KOMBUCHA | Homemade & Nutritious

Hi Friends! My name is Maya. Welcome to my channel: Delightful Souvenirs
"We turn little moments into delightful souvenirs of a life well lived."
Today's delightful souvenirs in the kitchen is... tada! The ever famous health drink KOMBUCHA made simply and cheaply in the comfort of your own kitchen. And for added health benefits, we are flavouring our Kombucha with lemon and ginger. Health for guts galore! Yehey!
This lemon ginger kombucha is made with our very own homemade SCOBY as well - here's the LINK if you'd like to make it yourself. It's so easy! The hardest part is waiting.
Because of the COVID-19 quarantine and lock-downs, i find myself the rare opportunity of having more time than usual. I ventured on cooking and baking like most these days. A friend introduced me to ginger beer and I got hooked. That experience emboldened me to try making Kombucha. I discovered that SCOBY is needed to make the healthy KOMBUCHA. But I could not find SCOBY anywhere. I saw a dried SCOBY online but the reviews weren't very good.
In comes the amazing cooking and fermenting gurus on KZbin. I think KZbin is amazing for learning new things. I did some research and I dived in head first. Kidding... I had some materials on hand already as have been contemplating this for a while. Just needed the time and the courage to make it and if ever, to fail and try again. So, here we are. The good news is - it's not that hard at all, the hardest part is having patience to wait. I checked my SCOBY almost daily to see the changes that happened in my KOMBUCHA jar. It was an amazing experience.
So if you are contemplating making your own SCOBY and KOMBUCHA, please, go ahead and give SCOBY a try, it's not difficult. Just make sure that all your equipment/materials and your hands are very very clean. We want the bacteria to thrive - but only the good bacteria.
Life of a KOMBUCHA
Stage 1 - Making the SCOBY (2 weeks to 1 month)
Stage 2 - First Brew (6-10 days)
Stage 3 - Carbonation (Second Brew 3-10 days)
Stage 4 - Time to Enjoy! - Chill in the fridge and serve.
Here are the INGREDIENTS for making our SCOBY
(Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast)
7 cups clean water
4 tea bags - BLACK TEA
1/2 sugar - WHITE granulated sugar
2 cups raw, organic kombucha (unpastuerized)
PROCEDURE
How to Make the SCOBY at home:
Boil water and allow to continue to boil a few minutes before removing from heat.
Add in the black tea bags and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar.
Remove the black tea bags.
Allow tea to steep until the liquid comes to room temperature.
Please make sure that the tea has cooled completely and add in the raw, organic kombucha.
Transfer into a 4 L jar and cover with a tightly woven cloth. Secure with a string or an elastic band.
Let the KOMBUCHA rest in a warm dark place for 2-4 weeks.
The Scoby will begin forming at 1 week.
In about two weeks, the Kombucha could be tested to drink and the scoby be used to brew another batch of kombucha. But for the sake of growing a full, mature SCOBY, I decided to let it grow for a full month.
KOMBUCHA ( • How to Make Kombucha a... )
First Brew Procedure
Boil 14 cups of clean water
Steep in 8 tea bags (this time, you can choose which tea you'd like, example: green tea)
Add 1 cup of sugar (you may also try a different kind of sweetener)
2 cups of starter (previously brewed kombucha or raw and organic store bought kombucha)
1 SCOBY
Please check out my next video and we will go in detail in making our KOMBUCHA first brew.
LINK: • How to Make Kombucha a...
KOMBUCHA
Second Brew:
With super clean hands, remove the SCOBY from the Kombucha jar (this is optional if you have a Drink Jar with a spout to drain the liquid with).
Reserve 2 cups of the brew to serve as starter for the next Kombucha Batch.
Transfer the Kombucha into your Kombucha bottles (brewing bottles). Leave about 2 inches of empty space at the top.
Add flavourings. Example: grated ginger and lemon juice. Add a little bit more sweetener if desired. Other types of sweetener besides sugar can be used such as agave syrup or honey.
Keep at room temperature, in a dark place for 3-10 days to carbonate.
Chill before serving.
Pro Tip: Use a plastic water bottle as gauge for the Kombucha carbonation. While the others are brewing in glass bottles, the plastic bottle with become full and hard once the kombucha has fully carbonated. This is a signal to burp the Kombucha bottles or time to serve. This will prevent bottle explosions caused by too much carbonation.
Thank you for watching my video!
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[@maiahharrison3034]

Another great project from our Kitchen. Well done!

[@juliaisabelle6233]

Grabe! Well done... you seem to have enjoyed making this drink very much. I'm glad that you were successful. I haven't really tried this drink yet, i haven't seen it at all here in the Philippines. I'm really curious now.

[@wovenhugs5558]

Very interesting project. Quarantine did you well.

[@patokngayonchannel9616]

Very good for the health

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Indeed!

[@jadepartible7974]

Wow naman! This is great! I have never thought of making these kinds of drinks at home, kudos for being adventurous in the kitchen and making good news of your quarantine time. PS, may I have a SCOBY please?

[@casemiropartalaneto3424]

I am taking from Brazil. I came here Just to learn how to favor kombucha but found onde of the most astonishing vídeos about gratitude. The way you remembered little things and related tô each person that help you was Just amazing and didátic. I am frateful to your vídeo and The amazing way you teach in a deeper way about gratitude.

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Oooh such beautiful words to say. Thank you so much. You are very encouraging. I hope that your kindness return to you in many ways. 🥰

[@alexpadley3986]

ASMR & Kombucha - can’t ask for much more

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Thank you. I’m glad you liked it.

[@patriciasmith9039]

Have a SCOBY on my fridge...I’ve made several batches...delicious...but will try lemon and ginger...great video....delightful...

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Sounds great! That's a good idea, keeping the SBOBY in the fridge. I should go and make a new batch of Kombucha soon. Would be great refreshing drink after gardening. I'm sure you will enjoy the lemon ginger, it's my favourite (thinking about the added benefits of the ginger). I hope you have a blessed day.

[@LornaD_CottageNecessities]

I’ll try this. I haven’t made flavored yet. Yum!

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

I hope you do, it’s really good. And there’s that extra punch of “healthy” because of the ginger and lemon. 🥰

[@dlfoster2593]

You were saying you hoped this video helped at least one needful person. Well, I'm your validater! 26 years ago I had cancer show up in a lymph node in my groin area. That led to surgery, exploration, and for caution a bout of radiation to the area. The cancer never has been heard of since (thank God Almighty), but I have battled with a messed up digestive system. It becomes tiresome - to say the least - to keep looking for a way to return to a "normal" processing system. I have been diligent in trying to solve my problem as a subsequent surgery left me with a paralyzed right foot, so becoming faster to the restroom was not in my ability. I recently tried a store made Lemon-Ginger Kombucha and found its prebiotic qualities quickly and dependably have taken care of my overactive system. I pray you do not really understand the depth of relief I am experiencing. I am thrilled to have found your video that is teaching me how to provide this life changing drink for managing my symptoms. Unless you were in the same boat with me, you wouldn't truly understand how much this means. If no other person is grateful (and I am sure that is NOT the case) be advised you have changed one mother of (5)s life for the better and we are ALL very grateful for your teaching. Thank you seems inadequate but I do so from the bottom of my heart. ❤

[@fludrbywest3886]

Where do you get scobies ?

[@angelinasingson825]

Lemon and ginger is my favorite flavor to drink So Im pretty sure I will love this! The first fermentation doesn’t take too long I thought it will take three weeks or more.

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

You will love lemon and ginger! It tasted so delicious. Try it with green tea as well instead of black. It’s my favourite flavour now.

[@lllc1762]

No sugar on second fermentation?

[@tanyanelson3167]

Can you tell me in your bottles about how much lemon juice you added? Thank you so much for the tutorial, I am new to Kombucha making and really want to try lemon ginger.

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Hello Tanya! When I did this project I had 6 lemons available at home and I used them all; added the juice to 7 cups of kombucha. The 2nd time I made this, I blended 2 whole organic lemons with the rind (blended with lots of ginger and squeezed to extract juice) and juiced 10 more. Total of 12 lemons for 8 cups of tea. Both times, I found the kombucha to be delicious and the level of acidity was still great. I did add a little bit more of sweetener the 2nd time though. It all depends on how much you want to add in. You can add about 1/3 juice extracts to 2/3 kombucha.

[@tanyanelson3167]

@@DelightfulSouvenirs thank you so much

[@angelinasingson825]

So the ginger and lemon are needed for the second batch

[@DelightfulSouvenirs]

Only if that’s the flavour your going for. I tried with mango and strawberries as well and it was also very good. I like the lemon ginger for more gut benefits.