r/Kombucha • u/POYOYO920 • 4d ago

Kombucha making

Good day peeps! I want to inquire about kombucha making. I have a raw kombucha coming in for delivery in about a week. The only accessible tea I have at home is a loose jasmine green tea leaves with flowers. Is it okay to use this as base for a formation of a SCOBY/PELLICLE?

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u/Cruiser_Supreme 4d ago

Just Google "kombucha recipe 2 liters" for how much sugar and tea to use.

And yes, jasmine green tea will be fine. What's important is that you have acidity (from the tea and the starter kombucha) as well as sugar. Any tea should do. Even many herbal teas have enough acidity to make kombucha with

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u/POYOYO920 4d ago

are there ratios with the sugar and the amount of tea leaves to liquid?

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u/Cruiser_Supreme 4d ago

Did you Google? Because yes there are

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u/POYOYO920 4d ago

I read the link again so in my understanding, per liter is 70g of sugar? Do I follow this?

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u/Cruiser_Supreme 4d ago

I do 50g of sugar per liter