Description
A refreshing fermented drink made with cranberries, tea, and sugar. It’s tangy, slightly sweet, and packed with probiotics.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tea bags (black or green)
- 1 cup cranberry juice (unsweetened)
- 1 SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast)
- 1/2 cup starter kombucha (from a previous batch)
Instructions
- Boil water and steep tea bags for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove tea bags and dissolve sugar in the hot tea.
- Let the tea cool to room temperature.
- Add cranberry juice, starter kombucha, and SCOBY to a clean glass jar.
- Pour the cooled tea into the jar.
- Cover with a breathable cloth and secure with a rubber band.
- Ferment at room temperature for 7-10 days.
- Taste for desired sweetness and fizziness.
- Bottle and refrigerate to stop fermentation.
Notes
- Use filtered water for best results.
- Keep the jar away from direct sunlight.
- Check for mold daily—discard if any appears.
- Adjust fermentation time for stronger or milder flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Fermentation
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
