Wondering how jun kombucha is made? Well, it’s simple. It’s just like making classic kombucha, but instead of black tea and sugar, you will use honey, green tea, and a jun kombucha SCOBY. To get started, you’ll need a few basic ingredients and supplies. Let’s jump in; we’ll show you how to brew jun kombucha from start to finish!
Jun Kombucha Tea – “The Champagne of Kombucha”
Have you heard of jun kombucha and want to try making it at home? With just a few ingredients, you can start brewing and have an endless supply of Jun tea flowing from your kitchen. It’s easy! Let’s learn how…
Jun kombucha, often referred to as Jun Tea (or simply Jun) is fermented sweet tea. The tea, as opposed to classic kombucha, is sweetened with honey and is typically brewed with green tea (though it can successfully be fermented with a variety of teas). Jun’s flavor is slightly sweet, pleasantly tart and contains less of a vinegary bite than traditional kombucha. This light and bright flavor profile lead to it getting nicknamed the “champagne of kombucha.”
Brewing jun kombucha is almost always a two-step process. Brewing jun kombucha is only a one-step process for those who prefer an unflavored flat jun kombucha. Otherwise the steps consist of a primary fermentation and secondary fermentation. The primary fermentation is when you make kombucha, and the secondary fermentation is when you take the kombucha and bottle, flavor and carbonate.
To start brewing jun kombucha, you’ll need a few supplies:
Supplies Needed:
1
30
minutes7-21 days
Use this recipe to execute your Jun Kombucha Primary Fermentation to perfection!
12-14 cups Filtered Water
6 bags Green Tea OR 6 tsp of loose-leaf green tea
1 cup Honey
1 Fermentaholics Jun kombucha SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) – pellicle with 12 fluid ounces of jun starter tea
1 gallon Kombucha Brewing Jar, Small Pot, Breathable Kombucha Cloth Cover, And A Rubber Band.
1 Funnel
1 Thermometer Or Adhesive Temperature Strip
1-3 pH Strips
1-7 Kombucha Bottles – Pressure Holding, Airtight Bottles For The Secondary Fermentation, And Storing Your Finished Brew.
Bring two cups of water to a boil, then remove the pot from heat.
Steep the tea for 5-10 minutes.
Allow tea to cool slightly (If you add the honey in while it’s too hot, it can scorch the microbes that you want to preserve, too cool and it will be hard to fully dissolve).
Pour sweetened tea into the glass brew jar and fill with filtered water, leaving enough room to add the culture and some head space (about 4u0022).
The addition of the water should bring the tea mixture to about room temperature. Just make sure it’s ≥85°F or cool to the touch before moving on.
Add your Jun Kombucha SCOBY (Scoby pellicle with 12 fluid ounces of mature jun starter tea).
Cover the jar and leave it to ferment between 75-85°F. Start tasting after day 5 to assess the progress. If it is still too sweet, allow it to continue fermenting, as the full fermentation can take up to 21 days, depending on temperature and desired flavor preference.
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