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Strawberry Basil Kombucha

Mix up your homemade kombucha by adding a strawberry basil infusion of flavor!

Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 (16-ounce) bottles of kombucha (2 gallons)
Calories: 50 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 gallons homemade kombucha*
  • 2 cups heaping ripe strawberries chopped
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 ounces fresh basil chopped (1 cup)

Instructions

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  1. Brew a batch of homemade kombucha. When it's ready to be bottled for secondary fermentation (after 7 to 10 days of brewing), follow instructions below.
  2. Add the strawberries, sugar, water and basil to a saucepan and bring to a full boil.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, mash the strawberries with a fork and allow mixture to cool to room temperature (to speed up this process, pour the mixture in a bowl and refrigerate).
  4. In a large glass pitcher, combine half of the strawberry-basil mixture (including the pulp) and half of the kombucha. Stir well.
  5. Pour the strawberry-basil kombucha into 16-ounce glass flip cap bottles ¾ of the way up. Distribute the strawberry and basil pulp between the bottles.
  6. Repeat for the remaining half of the kombucha and strawberry-basil mixture.
  7. Seal flip cap bottles and leave in a warm, dark place for 2 to 4 days for secondary fermentation. Refrigerate all of the bottles to chill before drinking (refrigeration also slows the fermentation).
  8. When ready to drink, point the bottle away from your face and carefully open, as gasses will have built and the kombucha will be fizzy.
  9. Using a small fine strainer, strain the kombucha into a glass and discard the pulp.
  10. A kombucha a day keeps the doctor away!

Notes

  • *Brew a 2-gallon batch of kombucha and save some of the liquid (about 1/3 gallon) with your SCOBY for starting your next batch.
  • In order to keep this recipe raw, skip the heating process. Instead, blend 2 cups of water with 2 cups of strawberries, then mix together with chopped basil, sugar, and kombucha prior to bottling.

Nutrition Information

Serving 16ounces Calories 50kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Sugar 11g (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8(16-ounce) bottles of kombucha (2 gallons)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 50

% Daily Value*

Serving 16ounces
Calories 50kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Sugar 11g 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.