Kombucha, What is it?

If you don't know what Kombucha is, your probably not alone. I think that unless you are the super hippie/natural foods/new age/organic tip line you have no idea what it is. Or you have seen it at Whole Foods and then saw the floaties in it and thought "Hell NO".

Hey, I used to agree with that statement. The first Kombucha I tried was a Synergy mango drink, and it was so effervescent and vinegary tasting that I couldn't drink, and I love vinegar on everything! I mixed it with half a bottle of Pellegrino and finished it, as to not waste money, it was like $4! Thats a lot for 16oz. After a while I tried another flavor, then another, then I found myself buying a couple every Friday, then some to keep in my fridge throughout the week.

So what the hell is it? Kombucha is a fermented tea drink that has been used for centuries for medicinal healing. According to GT's brand he starting cultivating it when his mother was battling breast cancer and it helped her a lot. Kombucha is chock full of amino acids, enzymes and probiotics. Early research reports of the drink are listing benefits for stomach, digestive, and intestinal disorders. There are also claims that it helps with cancer therapy, obesity, treating arthritis, constipation, impotence, and kidney stones. I found that information here.

I can't personally say those claims are true, however, I enjoy drinking it, but unfortunately its an expensive habit. I don't like spending that much money on a puny little 16oz. I do believe in the drink and I'm all about probiotics, especially since when I get sick it always seems to be stomach ailments. So what to do now?

Home brew.