Homemade Apple Ginger Kombucha
Liven up your homemade kombucha by adding apple cider and fresh ginger to your home brew for a tasty probiotic beverage.
Servings: 6 (16-ounce) Bottles
Calories: 60kcal
Ingredients
- 1 gallon home-brewed kombucha
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger peeled and finely grated
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 Dried apple rings * one apple ring per bottle
Instructions
- In a large sterilized pitcher, combine the plain kombucha, grated ginger, apple juice, and cinnamon. Mix to combine.
- Sterilize 8 flip-cap or screw top glass bottles by running them through the dishwasher.
- Rip or chop up the dried apples and place 1 ring’s worth in each bottle.
- Pour the kombucha from the pitcher into the bottles, leaving room at the top, because gasses will form during secondary fermentation.
- Seal the bottles and place them in a warm, dark room (bedroom closet works awesome) for 2 to 3 days in order to let the kombucha go through secondary fermentation.
- Place the bottles in the refrigerator. The kombucha will continue to ferment in the refrigerator, but it will slow down.
- When ready to drink, carefully open the bottles. Pressure forms during secondary fermentation, so point the bottle away from everyone.
- A small SCOBY will have formed during secondary fermentation, and there is also ginger pulp and apple rings in the kombucha. For best results, use a fine strainer to strain all of this out prior to drinking.
Notes
If you need a SCOBY for brewing kombucha, you can find a great one here.
If your kombucha is very strong prior to secondary fermentation, brew 3 cups worth of black tea (or apple-cinnamon flavored tea) and add ¼ cup of sugar. Let this tea cool and add it to the above ingredients in order to dilute it slightly. Kombucha that is too strong is not good for you.
*Get the dried apples that don’t have preservatives – you can find these at a natural food store.
*Get the dried apples that don’t have preservatives – you can find these at a natural food store.
Nutrition
Serving: 16ounces | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Sugar: 10g