The Big Book of Kombucha: Brewing, Flavoring, and Enjoying the Health Benefits of Fermented Tea

by Hannah Crum, Alex LaGory, Sandor Ellix Katz (Foreword by)

Overview

Brew your own kombucha at home! With more than 400 recipes, including 268 unique flavor combinations, you can get all the health benefits from this fermented drink — for a fraction of the store-bought price.

This complete guide, from the proprietors of Kombucha Kamp, shows you how to do it from start to finish, with illustrated step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips. The book also includes information on the many gut health benefits of kombucha, fascinating details of the drink’s history, and recipes for delicious foods and drinks you can make with kombucha (including some irresistible cocktails!).

Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612124339
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory created Kombucha Kamp (www.kombuchakamp.com) to provide the highest quality brewing supplies, information, and support. Known as “The Kombucha Mamma,” Crum speaks at consumer and corporate events nationwide. LaGory is a writer and producer who, with Crum, mentors homebrewers and serves as commercial brewing consultant. The couple co-founded Kombucha Brewers International in Los Angeles, where they reside.

Table of Contents

A Note from GT Dave
Foreword by Sandor Ellix Katz
Preface: Our Komucha Journey
 
Part 1: Getting Started
1 Fermentation: Nature’s Nutritional Gift
2 Why Kombucha Tea?
3 It All Starts with the SCOBY
4 The Other Ingredients: Tea, Sugar, Water
5 Brewing Equipment and Supplies
 
Part 2: Just Brew It!
6 The Batch Brew Method
7 The Continuous Brew Method
8 In the Bottle: Conditioning, Filtering, and Flavoring Your Tea
9 Advanced Techniques for Flavoring, Brewing, and Carbonation
10 Troubleshooting
 
Part 3: It’s More than a Health Drink
11 Flavor Inspirations
12 Smoothies, Sodas, and Spritzers
13 Kick Back with a “Kocktail”
 
Part 4: Cooking with Kombucha
14 Pantry Staples
15 Snacks, Salads, Sides, and Sweets
16 Consuming Your Cultures
17 Beyond the Beverage: Other Uses for Kombucha
 
Part 5: The Storey of Kombucha
18 The History and Science of Kombucha, Condensed
19 Craft-Brewed Kombucha: Taking It out of the Kitchen
 
Appendix 1: What’s in Kombucha
Appendix 2: Highlights of Kombucha Benefits Research
Appendix 3: Brew Minder Logs
Acknowledgments
Index

Editorial Reviews

This is the one go-to resource for all things kombucha.”
— Andrew Zimmern, James Beard Award–winning author and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods 

“Refreshingly easy to read and full of interesting tidbits tucked among all the practical and scientific information. If you've got questions, this has all the answers.”
— Terry Wahls, MD, author of The Wahls Protocol

“Equally appropriate for health advocates, tinkerers, and historians. This is a must-have for every homebrewer!”
— Russ Crandall, New York Times best-selling author of Paleo Takeout and The Ancestral Table

“Deep-rooted insight into the history, science, and how-to of this ancient brew ... a critical addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in good food.”
— Jennifer McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen

“The definitive guide to all things related to brewing, savoring, and cooking with kombucha. You’ll find all your kombucha queries answered.”
— Michelle Tam, New York Times best-selling author of Nom Nom Paleo: Food For Humans

“An in-depth guide to all things kombucha and an incredibly enjoyable read. I don’t keep many cookbooks in my collection but this one will absolutely be a mainstay in my library.”
— Katie from WellnessMama.com

“The comprehensive guide to all things kombucha.”
— Bon Appétit 

“On top of walking you through the kombucha fermentation process, The Big Book also includes a whopping 286 flavor combinations along with the history of the drink, information on health benefits, and much more. So it's your call: keep spending $4 a bottle on the stuff, or buy a paperback book and a couple gallon jugs and get brewing.”
— Epicurious  

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