So I brewed up some Bucha last week and its been in glass jars for 7 days now. The mushroom is forming, looks gross and its really annoying because the scent is attracting a plethora of fruit flies. After some googling I found that they can live off the gas that is evaporating from the containers. I'll never get rid of these fucks. I even put the containers in the oven and they got in there.
Oh well. Here are some pictures (and the recipe) of what's been done. I will take photos of the mushroom a bit later.
You need 1 gallon of purified or filtered water, 1.5 cups of sugar, and about 6-8 bags of black tea. Bring water to boil, add sugar, stir and add tea bags, turn heat source off.
Let steep for 10 minutes
Add mixture to large glass 1 gallon container and bring to room temperature. This takes a while. I added an ice water mix to the pot I boiled it in and set the tea mixture inside it, one at a time until it cooled.
Once the tea has cooled to room temperature, add a bottle of the 100% raw unprocessed GT's Kombucha. I used a Multi Green and a Gingerade. I used the already made stuff because I didn't have a Kombucha mother and I didn't want to buy one online when I could make one myself. Cover the top with a paper towel or cloth and seal around with a rubber band, this allows the tea to breath, as the bacteria will need oxygen to survive and breed. Store in an area that isn't in direct sunlight, I had it on the bottom of my kitchen cart then moved it over to the oven.
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