Flavoring Kombucha Recipe: Sparkling Kombucha Party Punch (2024)

FAQs

What can you use to Flavour kombucha? ›

Because kombucha has so much natural acidity, almost anything goes, although a subtler flavor might be overwhelmed by the intensity of the kombucha. Generally, when flavoring with juice, I add about 20% fruit juice when I bottle either beverage.

You do not need to flavor and bottle your kombucha before you drink it. However, if you want to flavor your kombucha and create more carbonation to make it flavored, fizzy beverage, you have to go through a second fermentation process in an airtight bottle.

Many home brewers use a few fresh or frozen fruit slices or chunks in their kombucha. This is a great option if you want more subtle fruit flavor in your kombucha and you want the flavor of the tea itself to shine.

Disulfiram (Antabuse) interacts with KOMBUCHA

Disulfiram decreases the break-down of alcohol. Taking kombucha along with disulfiram can cause a pounding headache, vomiting, flushing, and other unpleasant reactions. Don't drink any alcohol if you are taking disulfiram.

You can use fresh fruit, dried fruit, juice, herbs, spices, or extracts to flavor your kombucha.

Some popular fruit juices used during second fermentation are: Apple juice, grape juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, and pomegranate juice. Again, the sky is the limit! You can even juice fruits on your own and add a custom juice combination to your brew!

In this case, there's no such thing as too much of a good thing and adding fruit and other ingredients to your favorite raw, natural kombucha is always a great idea. The good news is that adding fruit juice to kombucha is not only possible but also a delicious way to take your kombucha to the next level.

I used fresh strawberries and peaches from the farmer's market, pureed them in my Vitamix and added the fruit to my black tea kombucha. Your kids will absolutely love to make kombucha too- note: you can also use frozen berries or any frozen or fresh fruit. Just thaw and puree thoroughly to add to your kombucha mixture.

Kombucha may help with constipation by providing hydration and probiotics that promote gut health. Both may help a person pass stool more easily and regularly. A person may wish to consider talking with a doctor before adding kombucha to their diet, particularly if they want to try it for constipation relief.

Can you drink kombucha everyday? ›

The Centers for Disease Control recommends that four ounces of kombucha can be safely consumed one to three times a day. Overconsumption can lead to headache, nausea, gastrointestinal distress, or ketoacidosis.

To get started, we recommend selecting a flavor profile you typically enjoy. If you're a fan of tropical fruits, try SYNERGY Mystic Mango or SYNERGY Guava Goddess. For those who prefer more tart beverages, try SYNERGY Gingerade or SYNERGY Trilogy.

This is fine if they're getting too large or if you'd like to split them up to move some to a SCOBY hotel/share with a friend. You can't hurt your SCOBY by ripping it or cutting it. Its shape doesn't matter since new ones will always take the shape of the surface of whatever container you place it in.

Flavored kombucha is also a great way to use-up the liquid from canned fruits like peaches, pears, or pineapple. Furthermore, if you enjoy the sweet hot of fresh ginger juice, it is an especially health promoting addition.

To flavor: Flavor kombucha when you bottle, after initial fermentation. Once you remove the kombucha from the SCOBY you may add to it whatever you like, herbal teas, fruit or fruit juice, lemonades etc. The kombucha will begin to process and breakdown the sugar in juices and sweetened lemonades.

Or maybe you prefer to buy your brews straight from the store, taking all of the legwork out of the equation. Either way, here's the thing: honey is a much better option than sugar. That's why we use it in our hard kombucha here at JuneShine, for a whole lot of reasons.

It's a quick and easy way to add flavor and fruit sugar to a second fermentation of water kefir or kombucha. I grab a handful of dried blueberries or apricots and add them straight to the bottle, dicing them up quickly to fit if need be.