The Kombucha Shop Organic Kombucha Starter Kit - 1 Gallon Brewing Kit Includes All The Essentials Required for Brewing Kombucha At Home

I’ve always been a huge fan of Kombucha but never even thought to brew my own until recently while watching a documentary on gut health. This kit makes it so easy and instructions were very simple. Loved the ability to test the ph levels for added comfort of knowing if it was working. Everything was of top quality and finished product was delicious. I’m lucky enough to have a backyard garden with raspberries and blueberries so it was a nice added touch for the second fermentation stage and it was very tasty.The booklet that came with it is awesome and has lots of good tips and recipes. Everything is so easy to follow I had no issues on my first brew out of the box. It’s great value given you’ll have a mostly self sustaining kombucha for as long as you’d like.

I bought this kit a couple of months ago, and have to admit that I let it sit for two weeks since I was feeling rather intimidated about trying it out. When I finally decided to open the kit, I was so impressed about how clear the instructions are and how easy it was to make.After our first batch had been brewing for about a week, I was worried about how the scoby was looking, so I sent two photos to The Kombucha Shop. They got back to me right away, and let me know that the darker spots I was worried about are a natural part of the scoby's growth.While the instructions that come with this kit are really helpful (and there's even a little booklet that gives you recipes and explains how/when to bottle your brew), I also bought The Big Book of Kombucha: Brewing, Flavoring, and Enjoying the Health Benefits of Fermented Tea, which has been really helpful.After making our first batch, we moved to a continuous brew (CB) system, and that has been working really well. The supplies we've since bought for our CB system are these, all of which I'd recommend:* Circleware Cranston Huge Glass Beverage Drink Dispenser, 3 gallon, Clear* 1 X Stainless WorksTM Stainless Steel Beverage Dispenser Replacement Spigot(Polished Finish) -- this is stainless steel, so is safe to run the kombucha through* Pratico Kitchen 18oz Leak-Proof Glass Bottles, Juicing Containers, Water / Beverage Bottles - 6-Pack -- these have done a great job of keeping our kombucha carbonated* Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Fair Trade Sugar, 10 Pound* Newman's Own Organic Black Tea - 100 BagsAlthough this seems like a large outlay, it's become so much cheaper than buying bottles at the local market, which range from $3-5 a bottle. It's also a fun process, and we've enjoyed experimenting with different flavors.This is a great kit to get started!

This is a great kit from a really great company. I have made two batches of kombucha with it, both of which turned out very well, and I'm in the process of brewing my third. The kit has everything you need to get started but I would highly recommend checking out the Kombucha Shop's website (http://www.thekombuchashop.com) for more instruction, tips, and ideas for making a great, flavorful kombucha. I really like that they use organic and locally sourced ingredients where possible. I generally let my Kombucha go for about 7-9 days for the first fermentation then another 2-3 days for the second fermentation. This seems to create a brew that is slightly sweeter than most I've had with a good amount of fizz. I've tried peaches, strawberries, raspberries, and several combinations of those ingredients and they have all turned out great. I use fresh fruit when I can but frozen fruit seems to work well too. Here are a few products I've found to be helpful when making and serving the kombucha:-OXO Good Grips 3-Inch Mini Strainer: This is great for filtering out the fruit and particles when serving your kombucha following the secondary fermentation.-Calphalon Nylon Ladle Utensil: I use this for transferring the kombucha from the big gallon jar to the flip top bottles that I use for the secondary fermentation (see below) and this works great because it has notches on either side for more precise pouring of liquids. You could use an auto-siphon but I just find this to be easier and more simple.-CASE OF 12 - 16 oz. EZ Cap Beer Bottles - CLEAR: These are some fantastic flip top bottles that I use for the secondary fermentation process and they are much cheaper than the ones on the Kumbucha Shop website.-OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Funnel and Strainer Set: The smaller size works perfect with the bottles above and makes bottling a snap.-Cuisinart CTG-08-SSK Stainless Steel Skimmer: This is entirely optional because you can just as easily use your hands but it works great for gently fishing the culture out of the kombucha. I know some say not to use metal with kombucha but stainless steel is supposed to pretty safe and it's only in contact with the kombucha for a few seconds so I don't believe it has much of any effect on the kombucha but if you want to be ultra safe, just go with the tried and true method of using your hands.