Wow, your channel has EVERYTHING I wanted to know to start home brewing. And you nail it with the bullets, great style and delivery. Thanks for making all these awesome videos, it’s like an online course and killer references. You need to produce your own line of Booch!😉

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Deano Thank you so much! I’m glad you find it helpful!!

@hotmessjess2762

6 жыл бұрын

Honestly it's amazing, I've watched all your videos within a day. I can't find anything else this comprehensive and information dense. Plus you can see that you are actually experienced so you are easy to trust THANK YOU for making it so easy.

I rarely leave comments on videos, but I feel compelled to thank you for posting this. It was informative and short. You presented so much useful information without all the fluff that other videos force you to sit through. Subscribed! Thanks again!

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Kyle Camargo Thanks so so much Kyle! That was the goal, so I’m glad you found it useful. 😊

I love people who thoroughly know what they are talking about: and hearing you talking about tea, makes me think you're one of them.

Great information, will definitely buy your book.🙏🏾

wow thank you for this, very informative and straight to the point. as a beer home brewer this is what i was looking for, thank you

This was very informative, thanks 😎👍!

your channel is the best channel out there relative to Kombucha business; your videos are very well made; i love the way you explaining things; thanks for making these videos.

I just fermented my first batch with earl gray tea because that was the closest to black tea which I had and the final product is delicious!!

I’m really enjoying your videos. Can’t wait to start my own home brewing.

Super well done. Thanks

Excellent channel, thank you! I just discovered you. We got home our first Scoby today (purchased) so I’m checking out info to do it right. For the second batch I want to try Yerba mate, since it has very little coffein and I like the flavor better (I’m not fond of the idea of adding fruits later). Thank you!!!

I think its incredibly hard not to understand these videos. Great job👍

I absolutely LOVE ❤️ your informative videos. I grew two SCOBYs from GTs (started Jan 31, 2018) and I have SOOO many now after several successful brews. I keep watching your videos even though my KOMBUCHA journey is going well. Do you have a video about Oolong Tea? I bought some organic oolong and want to start using it.

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Tee Jenkins Thank you for watching! I don’t have a video specifically on oolong tea, but as long as it’s a pure oolong tea without any natural/unnatural flavorings, then it should work great for kombucha!

You have a great channel.green tea for jun . I use Irish breakfast,most caffeine for regular kombucha

I just found your channel! Thank you!!! I believe you’re the most informative & trustworthy source I’ve seen. I’m finally finding answers to some basic Qs. I’m currently fermenting my 1st batch🤞🏻. Do you have a video that talks abt caffeine in kombucha. I’ve heard that the caffeine is mostly eaten away as it ferments; then I’ve heard that’s not true. I’m sensitive to caffeine - it affects my sleep, but I like to have kombucha in the evenings b/c my stomach gets upset after eating. I’m hoping kombucha will help reset my gut bacteria after a time of drinking it regularly… but need to know if I can drink it in the evenings or if it maintains all its caffeine. Thank you for your time.

It would be great if you had a video on taste-testing a variety of teas (in the 1st fermentation) with the same flavoring for each bottle (2nd fermentation), and describe the differences you taste!

Thanks!

love your videos. have watched almost all of them now. I havnt heard you explain why you use 2/3 breakfast and 1/3 assam. Why do you prefer the breakfast tea over the assam? Thanks

I love organic green tea for my kombucha

Just found you channel and am really glade I did. As for tea I like Gunpowder tea and like to know if I would use the same amount as loose leaf tea and if you have tried it. Agine great videos

So happy I found you and your great videos!!! I’m new at this and starting my 2nd batch. Where do you buy your Tea?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Shelly Vasquea Hey there! You can find that info here :) www.youbrewkombucha.com/byo-starter-kit

hey, just found out about you channel. thanks for greaat info, one question. Can i use oolong peach black tea????

Hi just wanted to say your channel is the best kombucha channel there is. Everything is well explained in details and I've learned a lot from you, so thank you very much! One quick question, I'm sure you most have said already, I just dont remember. So I've been brewing my first batch as we speak, and is taking quite a few weeks, I guess because the weather is cold and also I moved the vessel, and the first baby scoby sank, than a second one started to form and then I tried to warm the vessel, I guess by moving it the second baby scoby sank as well. So now a 3rd baby scoby is forming on the top, I just dont dare to touch until I see grow a bit more. Is hard to say it will be ready in a week or so, because of the weather. I was just wondering is this normal? Also, I am brewing with green tea, but my next batch i am planning to brew with a black tea, is that ok to use the scoby brewd with green with black tea for the second batch. Much appreciated!

I've been loving your videos! About to start this journey of brewing and I am collecting all the supplies. Wondering what your favorite brand of tea is? Doing my own research, but also trying to collect information from experienced brewers. TIA!

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

I love using Stash loose-leaf tea (I buy in bulk from Amazon) -- I've also been playing around with Positively Tea organic loose-leaf teas and those are amazing as well :)

Thank you so much for your video! I have a quick question: I'm a big fan of Reishi tea and have gone to their trainings. Normal black tea steeping time is about 3-5 minutes. I've read some studies showing that tannin levels are at their peak around 5 minutes and they don't get much better from there. What's the point in steeping for 15 minutes if it's going to create a tea that is less desirable than normal steeping time?

Ive been experimenting with a combination of chaga and black tea and I must say its very tasty!

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@Metaphoria_Music

5 жыл бұрын

That is brilliant :D

I LOVE this channel

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Totally depends on your personal preference -- and it can vary so much across brands and sources of tea that it's just best to experiment and try things out. If you're just starting out, I recommend using a blend with at least half black tea, then gradually decrease the amount of black tea you're using if you want to phase it out. Sometimes scobys can react negatively if you make a big change and they have to adjust rapidly, so I recommend making it easy on them to avoid mold problems down the line. :)

So Darjeeling Black Tea would work out fine? At the moment i use Green Tea bags. How can i safely switch to Black Tea? Love your video's, thank you! 😘

Is it possible to use Matcha green tea powder in the Scoby brew?

Loving your videos. Very informative... I was attempting to start the process for the first time with black tea and I used store bought kombucha for my starter tea and didn't realize it had flavors in it. I have not yet put my SCOBY in there. Should I start a new batch?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Ideally yes -- flavorings can really throw off the yeast-bacteria balance of a scoby and lead to mold problems (whether immediately or down the line). So unflavored is best. But if you already used the flavored kombucha/don't have access to unflavored, it's worth a shot to see if it'll be OK. As long as it acidifies and doesn't have any mold, then it's most likely fine. So as long as it tastes good to you, that's really all that matters.

Before watching this video I did make a small batch with Earl Grey. This was a waste of time, it tasted no different to a simple black tea brew. I agree with this video, keep the brew simple, flavour the bottle.

Can you use dragon Pearl's (yes I know it's loose leaf) but it's a rolled up 1 that expands when wet

hi, I have a starter made of green tea but I wanted to try to make kombucha with black tea, is it possible to mix the green tea starter with the new black tea or is it a problem for the bacteria and yeasts? BTW I love your videos

Please could you tell me if I can put green tea and black tea mixed in the first fermentation?

Can you put bubble tea pearls in during the second fermintation?

Do you have various different black tea flavours brewing in separate kombucha vessels at any one time? Oh and do the used scoby's then all go into a generic scoby hotel or do they get tea flavour based hotels?

Thank you for this awesome info! I was curious though if it’s possible to do kombucha with decaf tea? Caffeine is a no-go for my mom and she didn’t know kombucha was made out of black tea!

@Steeltoothees

4 жыл бұрын

Nani Woolsey you do need to use at least some caffeinated tea, but in the fermenting process the caffeine is mostly eaten.

Hi, I’m loving all of your kombucha videos! Thank you, although I am afraid i found them too late... I’m a week into my first fermentation and bought Earl Grey loose leaf tea by mistake as well as using raw brown sugar! 2 of your no no’s. Will my scoby still be ok? How will I know?

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooWNyNNrd9zVYsY.html :)

Would it be possible to prep the first brew with matcha powder?

What happened to the Lipton loose leaf tea? Can't find it in stores anymore.

Hi love your channel . Would it be possible to use ROOIBOS Tea ?

@rachelh5211

4 жыл бұрын

I realize this is an old comment, but for anyone else with this question, I think she may have mentioned that you can use rooibos tea and a couple other types of tea at 3:50 in the video.

Do you have a video where you talk about using decaf tea? I'm going on my 5th batch, but I like to drink kombucha after dinner and it's been keeping me up all night :) Thanks for the videos!

@caitk8412

4 жыл бұрын

I just watched this video to find out about decaf, I actually can't drink caffeine often and I love kombucha :(

I’ve made the mistake of using earl grey and fruit tea since those were the tea bags I had on hand 🙈 can I still save my scoby?

We started our first kombucha last week and used Earl Gray without giving it much thought. I hope it's okay! We did use a starter kit that had a scoby and some starter tea already in it.

@Audio_Simon

4 жыл бұрын

Bt the way, the packet recommended checking the PH with litmus paper after adding the scoby and adjusting with vinegar if not acidic enough. Do you think that is a valid use case for vinegar?

I don’t like the taste of tea bags. What do you think about Irish breakfast

Hello! I’m from Korea and I love kombucha, so I started to make it myself watching your awesome channel 👍 I was wondering if I can use Pu-erh tea to make kombucha.

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can totally use puerh. I've found that in my experiments with puerh, it made my kombucha taste a bit musty. But there's such a wide range of puerhs out there that you should definitely experiment!

@kimmmykk6612

5 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha Thank you! My kombucha came out so good! It was really fizzy and good! I followed your recipe and I have been brewing Kombucha everyweek. I mixed some green tea with Pu-erh because my Pu-era tea is really fermented and strong .The flavor is really good so I don’t add any fruit juice when I’m bottling my kombucha. Thank you again for your amazing channel and video👍💕

Another great video. I totally agree with your experience adding green tea... I stick to all black. anamaria in ca

Can we use other kind of tea? Like rose petal tea or chrysanthemum or hibiscus rosselle tea?

do you think using dried burdock root would make a successful kombucha

What about Decaffeinated tea?

Is it possible to make/convert a scoby that lives off herbal tea and is stored in “herbucha” pored off from F1’s using herbal tea? Like convert to herbal avoid all “real teas”? Have you heard of this? I want to avoid caffeine and some of the tannins.

Will organic chai tea work for this?

Hi grate video, can you tell me much sugar per gallon please and how much te per the same amount of water Thank you

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

check out my first fermentation video for the recipe: www.youbrewkombucha.com/guide-to-first-fermentation

Doesn't the SCOBY need caffeine? You didn't touch on decaffeinated vs normal. In my brews, I've been using tea bags (half decaffeinated and half normal) and steeping then for 10 minutes. I like it that way. I might try steeping longer. I don't have a source for quality loose-leaf nearby.

Organic English Breakfast Tea it is :))

Can I use decaf black tea?

Hi! I’m just making my first brew and I used green tea with natural grapefruit aroma. Should I take out the scoby and make a new brew with 100% black/ green tea or is it fine if I use an aroma Tea once ? Will the scoby be okay? I only have one

@azerosblank5036

Жыл бұрын

It'll probably be fine if you did it once or twice as long as you aren't consistently using those aromatic tea in your F1.

@alesmr7034

Жыл бұрын

@@azerosblank5036 thank you it turned out well

Have you ever read kombucha book tell found nitrogen if your kombucha with yerba tea?! Please you explaning me about got nitrogen in yerba kombucha if you know it! Maybe I must add too my sweet yerba tea with green tea(it mean my yerba tea + green tea/black tea)!Should I do that?! Making my yerba kombucha not got Nitrogen(maybe gases)?!Please tell me is that true?!(I waiting your answer!)

May I know if it’s okay to use Jasmine tea for 1st fermentation?

@FreeDom-fv8wy

10 ай бұрын

I have and it's beautiful

Is someone have brewed 1st f with Labrador Tea?

can i use concentrated sassafras tea in first formation brewing

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

I've never tried it so I can't speak to it, but in general, I don't recommend flavorings/flavored tea in first fermentation. Flavorings (even natural ones) can degrade and weaken the scoby over time. You can read more details here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/scoby-care-hotel -- under the "How flavorings can harm your scoby" section. :)

If there is no starter tea what is the alternative? Is it safe to use vinegar as a substitute for starter tea to the first fermentation process?

@fabioconsonni3232

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGiGy9VwmZXgkbA.html It's mistake n.1

Would lapsang souchong work for a first fermentation?

@fabioconsonni3232

4 жыл бұрын

hmmmm... I wouldn't do it if I don't have a scoby hotel: lapsang souchong is a smoked tea, and smoking is normally done to kill bacteria

What black tea do you reccomend? All I can find is earl

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

Lacey Mccormick check out the link in the description box of this video - I have all my recommendations there! 😊

Actually the newer studies show us that green tea provide the most nutrients and benefits. black tea is second for kombucha

How would Darjeeling teas do ?

Interesting you suggest black tea. I was using black tea for months and the kombucha had a very unpleasant flavour, and the SCOBY was an unsettling orange colour. But then I switched to 100% green tea and the brew became this light, refreshing drink that was infinitely more enjoyable

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

There are so many types of black and green teas that it really just depends on the tea producer and processing method. Whatever you use is perfect as long as you like the way it tastes. :)

@AdrianJames28

4 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha thanks for replying :) I came across a great Chinese Oolong Tea recently. Might be a great middle-ground that adds the flavour the green tea-only brew is missing, without the unsettling bitterness from the tannins in black tea

Would it be over the top to use premium imported teas or should one stick to a decent everyday tea, still loose leaf? Tea can definitely get more complex and pricey depending on what one is looking for, but would the fancy stuff be a waste for a first fermentation?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

I'd stick to the basic stuff for brewing kombucha. I'm a really big fan of high quality loose-leaf teas in general, but some really high-quality teas can go for upwards of hundreds of dollars a pound. So I prefer to experience the flavor of those teas "pure" on their own. But if you've got the budget for it or the curiosity to give it a go for a batch, I'd love to hear about your experience -- if it makes a big difference in the taste of the final fermented brew. One of these days, I think I'll try one of my pricier teas and compare it against the more affordable (but still good quality) loose-leaf tea I currently use. But I just haven't gotten a chance to yet!

@freedommatters9596

6 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha If you do, definitely post it up. Thanks 😊

@andrewroberts2367

6 жыл бұрын

It's not feasible for me to do it now, but someone could brew a small amount kombucha using high-end tea as a test, just a pint or so.

where do you get your teas?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

junquedujour I get them from Amazon. You can find a link to my fave tea at youbrewkombucha.com/tea and links to my fave brewing products at youbrewkombucha.com/byo-starter-kit

Where do I buy ur leafs

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

I list my leaf sources here www.youbrewkombucha.com/tea

Hi, do you have any experienses with brewing on Rooibush tea?

Decaf tea?

I went to the organic store today and found a variety of black tea choices like darjeeling . Nirgili blue . Malty assam . English breakfast and so many other wierd names i just dont know which is the right one . Sad :(

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

There are lots of varieties of black tea and other types of tea. Assam is a variety -- so is English Breakfast -- it's a blend of black teas including Assam and a few others. You just have to make sure that whatever type or blend you use contains only pure tea leaves and isn't flavored with anything.

Is it possible to use ceylon tea ?

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! as long as it's pure, unflavored tea, go ahead.

Yes, I heard of a brewer using yerba mate, which lacks caffeine doesn't it?.. And another put his tea in room temperature water overnight. I think he said you don't get the caffeine or tanins that way.. So the talk about tanins confuses me.. I have spawned a new scoby out of various concoctions in jasmin tea and honey, and i only ever bought one can of a Captain Kombucha (green tea and honey).. It took months to create a strong combination of strains, so i agree that black tea is easier.. But i think it's because maybe green tea is more antibacterial.

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there -- most yerba mate does have caffeine -- in fact, most people drink it because it supposedly has as much caffeine as coffee. And caffeine does not evaporate or go away over time by sitting in room temp water. So I'm not sure if that person got their info right. In any case, kombucha cultures don't really feed on caffeine, to my understanding. People often refer to it as "caffeine" or "tannins" but in reality, kombucha feeds on the polyphenolic compounds present in certain plants -- pure tea being the best example. But like you mentioned, yerba mate works too. Depending on your culture and your taste preferences (and of course depending on the brand and quality of the tea you're using), that really determines how strong/resilient your kombucha will be. Green tea isn't really "antibacterial" but it can have a cleaner more astringent taste. :)

@edwardlam8277

6 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha Ah ok, thanks for the info.. And i typed wrong, the Captain Kombucha was green tea and sugar.. my strongest scobys are from an experiment i did creating a ginger bug.. i now consistently feed it ginger, honey, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon juice.

my room temp is normally cold, does this need to be kept warm?

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

Check out my video on temperature :) www.youbrewkombucha.com/temperature

If i am making a batch of tea for the first ferment, can i use the same tea bags or loose tea from the batch i just made to make the second batch of tea? Or should i just make one or two big batches with new tea bags every time?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Ione Sally I don’t recommend re-using tea leaves for a second batch since they get much weaker after the first steep. So you don’t want to skimp out on nutrients for your second batch. I definitely relate with not wanting to waste the “used” tea leaves/bags though. If you like, after the first steep, you can re-steep the leaves again, add some sugar and use the liquid (weaker sweet tea) as “food” to feed your scoby hotels. That’s how I cut down on waste too! 😊

@ionesally6695

6 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha Thanks! I have another question. So when I first started Brewing kombucha I made my own scoby. I still have that scoby now and I'm brewing pretty healthy batches. But early on I noticed that my brew would tend to have alot of yeast in it and I was able to taste the yeast which wasnt something I like. So i learned that if I over fed the yeast they would basically go into a food coma. For a while this was good for me. But then I noticed that i didnt have enough yeast to actually have good carbonation so it would take me longer to finish the first and second fermentation. Do you have any tips on increasing the 1st ferment speed, producing more carbonation in the first ferment and how to get a deep tea flavor? Sorry theres alot of questions. I read that by using more tea and more heat that i can increase the yeast production. Thanks!

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there! So yes, if you'd like a more pronounced tea flavor, I recommend increasing the amount of tea you use. That'll give the yeast more food to eat and leave enough for you to still taste that tea in the final outcome -- you can play around with the amounts until it tastes right to you. To speed up the fermentation time, I recommend adding more starter tea from previous batches -- or maintaining a scoby hotel that you stock up with sweet tea + scobys and basically use as a "factory" for super strong starter tea. (Check out my video on scoby hotels for a breakdown of that!). The more starter tea you add, the faster it'll acidify and the faster you can get the fermentation going. Lastly, yes, warm temps do increase fermentation, so that could speed up your fermentation time and increase yeast production as well. But just be careful not to make it too warm (keep it under 85 degrees), or else your scoby could die or you could swing the pendulum in the other direction and have a yeast overgrowth. Hope that helps! :)

@ionesally6695

6 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha thanks! Very helpful

Is decaf black tea acceptable?

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Sure!

The only kind of tea that is fermented in the drying process is pu-erh. I think you might mean to say that other teas are oxidized different amounts.

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

True! Lots of books use the term oxidize/ferment interchangeably but you're right that it's inaccurate.

Hi!! Did you ever try with genmaicha??

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't, and I'm not sure if/how well the scoby can digest the popped rice contained in genmaicha. It'd technically be a "flavored" tea since it has non-tea ingredients added to it (rice). But I'm all for experimentation -- if you try it out, let me know how it works!

@marinaguarnero

5 жыл бұрын

Hi!! I did :) yesterday!! And will let you know how it goes!!! Thanks for your help!!

@happydayz89

5 жыл бұрын

@@marinaguarnero How did it go?

@fabioconsonni3232

4 жыл бұрын

@@happydayz89 ... maybe not so well: no answers after one year

is english rose black tea considered a herbal infusion? This was my only loose leaf black tea

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Schan122 Just based on the name, it seems like it is an herbal infusion. Does it contain actual rose petals or smell/taste like roses? It may still work for kombucha - but I’ve never experimented with it myself. :)

@the_schan

6 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha yeah, there are dried rose buds. Doesnt seem to sweeten the tea, but not sure how the scoby will do

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Schan122 Still worth trying it out esp. if that’s all you have. Lots of brewers experiment with different flavored teas and are fine. Just depends on your cultures and taste preferences. If you run into problems though, it may be because the rose adversely affects the scoby’s health in the long-term. But it’s still worth a shot! Good luck!

@the_schan

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this channel and posting the videos!

What should I do if I have used a flavoured tea in my kombucha and mixed the tea and scoby together in a kombucha hotel? Can someone please help?

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooWNyNNrd9zVYsY.html

@maytan1874

4 жыл бұрын

You Brew Kombucha thank you so much!

Could you use Thai Tea?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Johnson Most Thai teas I’ve come across already come with spices (like cardamom, etc.) and food coloring (to make it orange), so I wouldn’t recommend it. But if you want to experiment with it, you certainly can! Just be on the extra lookout for mold or other issues that may crop up as a result of the additives.

What about decaf black tea. Will that make a difference??

@bellaschuster6076

5 жыл бұрын

yes. the scabby feeds off of caffeine and sugar. do not use decaf.

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

You can give it a try. There are mixed studies on whether or not the scoby feeds on caffeine or whether it feeds on polyphenolic compounds naturally present in the tea leaves, so you may as well give it a shot to see if it works out. :)

Where do you buy your tea?

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

I list all my recommended products/ingredients and where to buy them here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/byo-starter-kit

What about chaga

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

I've never tried it, but chaga isn't true "tea" -- since it's a mushroom/fungus. You could experiment and see if it works out for you though!

I was wondering if you knew anything about the dangers of Kombucha? I'm not taking about mould; I've read articles and watched videos that state kombucha isn't good for us. Some say it actually causes liver problems, stomach acid issues etc. I hate asking this question because I love making kombucha, but I freaked out after finding this out and I'm afraid to continue making it. 😳

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

Stormyweld05 www.youbrewkombucha.com/is-kombucha-good-for-you

So you claim that Black tea is healthiest due to the Tanins in the leaves, Could green tea also include something equally as beneficial for the Scoby(that isn't found in black tea)? The reason I ask is because I have seen tea in bulk online (Including amazon) where company's sell tea especially for Kombucha and they are 50-50 blends( black and green), i also saw a couple youtubers use 50-50 mixtures.

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Artilect v.01 Green tea is great for kombucha as well! Black tea just happens to have the most tannins (polyphenolic compounds) and I’ve personally found that it results in the tastiest tea + most healthy, consistent scobys. But that doesn’t mean that green or other types of tea are unhealthy. They also contain a lot of nutrients that’s great for kombucha! And of course, so many variables like processing and other factors that vary from brand to brand can also affect the quality and health benefits of any particular tea. So I just recommend trying different teas and tea blends, and seeing what works best for you. Many different types of tea work well for kombucha so you got lots of options there! Occasionally, I’ll throw in some gunpowder green tea with my black tea and it works great. Hope that helps!

How much loose leaf tea do you add to a 1 gallon batch?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Nguyen-Ibanez Typically 2-3 tbsp. but it depends on the tea itself. You can check out my full recipe in my first fermentation video or here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/guide-to-first-fermentation 😊

@michaelnguyen-ibanez1667

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! How long do you leave the tea in to brew? I’m guessing it depends on the type of tea too

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

For the type of teas I use, I steep for around 15 minutes. But I basically make a tea concentrate that I water down with cool/room temp water -- that way, I'm not sitting/waiting around for the tea to cool down to a safe enough temp for the scoby + starter. If you check out the link above and my write-up on tea here: www.youbrewkombucha.com/tea , that'll give you a lot more details about my process too. Hope that helps!

Your toughts about yerba mate?

@YouBrewKombucha

6 жыл бұрын

I'm personally not a fan of the taste, but I do know some commercial kombucha brewers who use it in their kombucha with lots of success! You may want to start off with a blend of yerba mate + black tea (in equal ratios), then gradually increase the mate/decrease the black tea with each batch as your scoby gets acclimated to the new food source. Let me know how it goes if you try it. :)

@marcuskw93

6 жыл бұрын

Ty for the answer! I've used yerba mate because is easy to find here in Brazil and is more cheap, but i'll try that out!

You never meationex how much?

Can I

You forgot Pu Erh and Yellow Tea.

your theory on tea is not all factual...If the tea is processed correctly they all have different health benefits that their counterparts dont have...green tea specifically and ooolong tea has more polyphenols

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Bull thanks for your comment! Do you have a science-based source you can share that says green/oolong teas have more polyphenols? Like I said in the video, different types of tea (as long as they’re true camellia sinensis) do have varying levels of polyphenols based on how much they’re oxidized. Black tea is generally the most oxidized tea, therefore it’s generally safe to assume that there’s a good amount of polyphenols in black tea (obviously this’ll vary depending on tea growers, producers and brands). Honestly, the polyphenolic levels across teas don’t vary that much and like I said in the video, all true teas are more than appropriate for brewing kombucha so you can determine what works best for you. But my personal favorite (based on my taste preferences and trial and error with white, green, oolong, black and puer teas) is black tea. So I’m curious which part of that isn’t factual?

@bull5919

5 жыл бұрын

@1:14 you stated that black tea provides the most nutrients..like i said different teas provide different nutrients even though they come from the same leaf....I have learned and taken a lot from your videos by the way..heres one of many scientific test on teas:www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453015000555

@YouBrewKombucha

5 жыл бұрын

Bull Gotcha! So, to clarify, when I said black tea provides the most nutrients, I was specifically talking about providing nutrients to kombucha scobys since that’s what my channel is about. The kombucha culture of bacteria and yeast feeds on polyphenolic compounds. so the more polyphenols, the healthier your scoby will be. This is really an argument against using herbal tisanes (non-camellia sinensis plants) that don’t contain as much polyphenols as tea. I do acknowledge that teas provide different nutrients to people based on how they’re processed. But that’s an entirely different argument. The intention of this video was to give a summary of how tea affects kombucha production, not necessarily how tea affects people. Hope that makes sense.

@fabioconsonni3232

4 жыл бұрын

@@YouBrewKombucha Wow: so deep inside tea knowledge!

Lose the music.

@YouBrewKombucha

4 жыл бұрын

No thanks. No one's making you watch this video though if you find it insufferable. Hugs! Bye!