Raspberry Green Tea Kombucha

Raspberry Green Tea Kombucha (OG)

Brewer: Jesse

1st Fermentation 12

Tea: 2.4 oz. 

Temperature: 172°F

Steep: 4:30

2nd Fermentation 12/17- 12/23 

Batch 1 

5 mint leaves

1/2 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: mint- NOT GOOD. 

Batch 2

1.5 tsp. jasmine flowers

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: flowery, doesn't pair well with raspberry

Batch 3

2 Tbs. meyer lemon, juice

2 tsp. ginger, grated

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: Meyer lemon, went ok with the raspberry. See notes on adding citrus to this tea.

Batch 4

1 tsp. hibiscus flowers

2.5 ginger, grated

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: NO GOOD

Batch 5

1/2 c. mango, atafulo chopped

2 tsp. ginger

flavor notes: mango, raspberry, and ginger do not pair well together. 

Batch 6 

4 blackberries

5 mint leaves

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: mint does not go well with blackberries and raspberry flavors

Batch 7

1 lime wedge, left in jar

1/2 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: bitter citrus, not good

Notes

Highs: Favorite was Batch 3, if you had to pick one as a favorite...

Lows: Least favorite was Batch 1

- The worst second fermentation I've done in a long time. I dumped batches 1 and 7 because they were offensive. 

*Raspberry green is awesome by itself, bottled a second time with a little sugar to create more effervescence. The only flavor I'd add is a lime (maybe a lemon) wedge to the glass right before drinking. I still shudder remembering testing them. 

**To make matters worse, a great lesson was to not brush your teeth with Arm & Hammer baking soda toothpaste and proceed to taste test your vinegar kombucha. If you're wondering what I mean head to youtube and type in "baking soda and vinegar". The auto-fill is a plethora of words including, but not limited to: volcano, bomb, rocket, experiment, fail, and drain cleaner. It really gives you a poor idea of where your kombucha is at.