DIY Kombucha : Sparkling Homebrews Made Easy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, Andrea.

Potter,Andrea

Series:

Homegrown City Life

Homegrown City Life ; v.5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fermented beverages.

Fermentation.

Kombucha tea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

The essential DIY book for fermented beverages. The author shows how to make kombucha and other fermented beverages from scratch, with basic equipment and ingredients, accessible terms and lots of visual references. She demystifies kombucha SCOBY, and thoroughly covers how to brew, flavor, control the fizz factor and care for the culture.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Thank You

Preface

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Homebrewed Sparkling Beverages

The Revival of Kombucha and Homemade Fermented Sodas

Science

Water, Sugar, Culture

Water

Sugar

Culture

Equipment

Cleaning the Equipment

That Wobbly Line Between Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic

Carbonation

Too Much Fizz: How to Avoid Overcarbonation

Protect Yourself and Save the Mess

Too Little or No Fizz: Troubleshooting Lack of Bubbles

Chapter 2: Kombucha

What is a SCOBY? Its History and Other Interesting Facts

From Homebrewed to Store Shelves and Back Again

About the Culture

Is My Brew Probiotic?Probiotic is defined by the World

Alcohol

Kombucha Ingredients

Where to Get Your First SCOBY

How Big a SCOBY Do You Need?

Tea

Which Tea Will You Try?

Herbal Kombucha

Primary Fermentation: Teas and Herbs

What Type of Sugar to Use

Kombucha Basic Recipe

Adding Flavor and Carbonation to Your Batch

Method 1: Flavor the Whole Batch

Method 2: Create Different Flavors in Each Bottle

Care for your Mother: The SCOBY Hotel

Maintaining the Hotel

Fermented (Vinegary) Kombucha

What To Do With Extra Scobys

Kombucha and SCOBY Troubleshooting

Kombucha As an Ingredient

Mah's Orange Mint Kombucha Spritz

Coconut Kefir Kombucha Smoothie

Chapter 3: Jun: The Honey-Loving Scoby

Jun Basic Recipe

Chapter 4: Water Kefir

Water Kefir Culture

Where to Get Water Kefir Grains

What to feed Water Kefir

Fermenting Fruit Juices and Adding Syrups

Water Kefir Basic Recipe

Caring for Your Kefir Grains

Remaining Sugar and Alcohol

A Rhythm of Its Own

Coconut Kefir Yogurt recipe

Chapter 5: Wild-Fermented Ginger Beer

Fruit and Herbal Sodas

Ginger Beer or Ginger Ale?.

Why Wild-Fermented?

Making and Caring for a Ginger Bug

Ginger Beer Basic Recipe

Root Beer

Root Beer Recipe

Elderberry Immunity Soda

Turmeric Cardamom Fizz

Beet Cream Soda

Ginger Beer and Ginger Bug Fermented Soda Troubleshooting and FAQ

Chapter 6: Whey-Fermented Drinks

Using Whey as a Starter for Fermented Sodas

How to Obtain Whey

Beet Kvass recipe

Resources

About the Author

A Note About the Publisher

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781550926798

1550926799

9781771422741

1771422742

OCLC:

1055044726