in the comfort of your home. Once you’ve read through Lewin’s advice, you’ll have the confidence you need to get started. But you’ll still need a few other—relatively simple and inexpensive—kitchen tools before you can dive in. Here are the 10 essential items you need to get brewing.In order to measure out the exact amounts of sugar, herbs, spices, water, and other ingredients that you’ll be adding to your recipe, use a precise digital scale.
“Brewing” is an essential part of making kombucha. One of the first steps is, of course, brewing tea—preferably black, oolong, or green tea. Yes, you could always boil water in a pot, but this electric kettle makes the whole process go by in a flash .You’re going to need a jar in which to brew your kombucha. A 2-gallon jar like this one helps “maintain the balance between the bacteria and the yeast,” write Lewin and Guajardo.
Mason jars are a simple, inexpensive way to store your kombucha for easy drinking once it’s been brewed. They might be plain, but mason jars are good at maintaining kombucha’s fizz. If you want to cut down on mess, you can also brew smaller portions of kombucha in mason jars.To get the sour ferment common to kombucha, you’ll need to dispense with that airtight lid and use something a little more breathable. A coffee filter is the perfect DIY solution.