How to Make Kombucha the Easy Way + Make Waffles and More With it
Channel: Kodama Life
Date: 2018-06-19

Kombucha is a healthy probiotic tea drink that you can easily make at home. I show you how to use it to make sour dough pancakes, waffles, cider from fruit juice... Even if taking care of plants, making yogurt, or making bread is too complicated for you, kombucha is so simple that you pretty much can't go wrong.

If you're impatient and just want the quick basic instructions, here they are:
- How to make Kombucha easy and lazy: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1753JfokH43Wz0TYkwPiyFkDhR0uJw9kZ

- How to make Kombucha paste: waffles, pancakes, crèpes, clafoutis: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s5kzMKw-BL5Jf-X3BgDiUJw-DA2kDqZ0

And here are some extra websites with good info:
Wikipedia (though not everything on this page is 100% accurate): 
Analysis of the kombucha ferment: https://www.happyherbalist.com/analysis-of-a-kombucha-ferment/
Study on the composition of kombucha: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290641
Kombucha myths vs. truths: https://www.phoenixhelix.com/2013/03/25/kombucha-myths-vs-truths/
Kombucha sour dough starter (and things pickled in kombucha): http://www.picklemetoo.com/2013/01/11/kombucha-sourdough-starter/
Kombucha continuous brewing method: https://www.happyherbalist.com/how-to-continuous-brew-kombucha-tea-1/
Non-traditional uses of kombucha: https://dontmesswithmama.com/8-alternative-uses-for-kombucha/
How to use vinegar for laundry: https://www.wikihow.com/Add-Vinegar-to-Laundry

Kombucha-Kefir hybrid?
Most interestingly, “a recent Beijing, China study found that Kombucha Tea (Acetobacter) fermented simultaneously with Milk Kefir Grains (Lactobacillus  species) greatly increases the cancer fighting ability than either fermented separated.
Lactobacillus balances, and smoothes the taste. Lactic Acid is smoother and has a pleasant mouth feel as opposed to Acetic Acid (vinegar). Though this bacteria competes with both the yeast and the Gluncobacter for nutrients. Lactobacillus is the primary fermenter in vegetables, milk ferments, water ferments such as Japanese Water Crystals and Ginger Beer Plant.  note: Certain species of Lactobacillus will produce some alcohol with or without oxygen. Therefore, if you want to keep your alcohol levels at the minimum avoid lactobacillus."


I am experimenting with with this kombucha-milk kefir hybrid. What's nice is that the hybrid acts like a kombucha (makes a disk which floats on top etc).

So if you experiment with kombucha in any way, find cool things etc, please tell us in the comments below. Cheers!

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