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First Time Brewing Kombucha

At our 2023 market sale our friend set up a Kombucha booth. She was a huge hit with all the customers… including my husband, Jesse. He was consuming so much of it that I thought- maybe I could learn how to brew our own over the winter. At the same time I am doing my research he starts experiencing migraines. A lightbulb moment happens and I realize that kombucha is brewed from a black (or green) tea which is full of caffeine and Jesse is sensitive caffeine. When he consumes too much (caffeine) he gets migraines.

A friend shares with me her technique on how she brews her tea to remove a good part of the caffiene. She also shares her scooby with me. We are off on our kombucha adventure in no time!!

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Adventure it is! We’ve had bottles build too much pressure and pop their tops. I’ve started tea bags on fire. But! I am still very much enjoying this and trying all the flavors to see which is our favorite. Let us know if you have a favorite flavor we should try.