The best kombucha making kit

It's here. The Holos 'Kombucha Brew Kit' is now available from Holos Kombucha: it's a one stop organic kombucha starter kit with everything you need to get brewing. Here we will break down the story behind the new product and some tips and tricks to get the most out of it at home, from using our organic green tea and create an unlimited amount of your own fermented tea drinks..

Over the last year or so, our customers and friends have asked if we would ever create a kombucha making box so they can try it themselves at home. We've even had family members try and steal a precious SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) so they can get going! So for Christmas 2022 we put together a small run of them as gifts and they sold out within two weeks! We also noticed no one was really doing it to our very high standards and at an affordable price. So here we are making it official, all our brewing secrets are now out there...

What the kit contains:

- Large 3L glass jar, tried and tested by our own brewing team.

- 15g Organic Sencha Green Tea

- 200g kombucha starter liquid (including 4" SCOBY pellicle)

- 150g Organic raw cane sugar, only the best.

- Temperature strip, for sticking onto the glass jar.

- Cloth lid and elastic band, for the finishing touches.

- Detailed instruction booklet with FAQs

 You'll also need from your own kitchen:

- A sieve, the finer the better

- A measuring jug that can handle hot liquid

- A mixing spoon! 

Instructions:

1. Clean all your equipment & surfaces really well

2. Stick your thermometer on the side of your new jar, then add 1L of cold filtered water.

3. In a measuring jug, add 200ml of cold water then 800ml of boiled water (approx 80c).

4. Add the tea to the hot water, make sure it’s fully submerged & brew for 30 minutes.

5. Whilst brewing, dissolve the bag of sugar into the tea mix.

6. After 30mins, using a sieve, strain your sweet tea mix into your new jar & mix well.

7. Add 200g (the whole pouch) of your Holos starter liquid (including the SCOBY) & gently stir.

8. Cover with the cloth lid & elastic band.

9. Place in a warm dry place between 24-29c (eg. on a heat mat).

10. Your kombucha will be ready to drink depending on how you like it, 7 days for a milder kick, 12+ days for something more punchy! Try it to find out your preference. After 15 days you might need to dilute it with more tea, and a real SCOBY will hopefully of formed on top!

How to restart:

When you’ve drunk down to about an inch of kombucha left, stop! You now have your own starter liquid and you’re ready to brew again. Let the remains sit for another week in a really warm place to get as strong as possible. Then, with clean hands, carefully set aside the remaining liquid and the SCOBYs. Clean all your equipment and prepare your ingredients: You'll need high quality organic sugar and organic loose leaf tea (the majority would ideally be a green tea) and remember this time you have your own starter liquid set aside and ready. Just follow the instructions again!

Other tips:

- Once your kombucha is at your desired taste/strength, you have the option to bottle it and put it in the fridge so it stays that way. You can also add flavourings at this stage, such as fresh fruit & herbs, let them infuse overnight for best results. But be warned - leave it too long you may get some pressure build up as it carbonates.

- If it looks mouldy, stay calm, if you can see small white circles forming then this is actually the very start of a SCOBY forming, so don't touch it yet! If the liquid is smelling damp and yucky and the spots are actually green and furry then then I'm afraid you'll have to start again (the brew wasn't warm enough for those vital first 3 nights)

- Check out our videos on instagram and Youtube to learn more!

 

Buy your Holos Kombucha Brew Kit now from the Holos Kombucha website: HERE