Water-Activities & Vegan Academy: Kombucha Workshop in Amsterdam

Duration: 2,5 Hours

Want to learn how to make your own kombucha? You can now learn to make this super-healthy yet delicious drink yourself over at Vegan Academy

The tale of kombucha

It started centuries ago in the mountains of China, where tea masters discovered by chance what happens when you ferment sweet tea with a special culture of bacteria and yeasts. Here lies the origin of kombucha. Kombucha has since been praised for its rich and complex flavour, fresh and slightly effervescent. But there is more to this drink than its flavour alone. During the fermentation process, probiotics are created that aid our digestion and health. And so it is a story of patience and transformation. From tea to something new, from ancient recipe to modern discovery. Each bottle tells the story of time done its work, of nature allowed to take its course.

What does the Kombucha Workshop look like?

Upon entry, we will have some of our own kombucha ready to taste for you. We'll then start the workshop with a slice of theory about making kombucha: about the responsible microbes (known as SCOBY), about the fermentation process, what are the right conditions for the fermentation process, hygiene, troubleshooting, flavouring your kombucha and bottling.

On site, you will brew your own tea base that you will inoculate with the SCOBY (aka the starter liquid). You will take this kombucha base home to ferment into your first batch of kombucha within about 10 days under the right conditions. With this base, you can keep brewing for as long as you want. You will also learn how to put your kombucha on pause if, for example, you go on holiday or have a little less time for brewing. You will then bottle a kombucha we brewed and flavour it with a flavouring of your choice that we have at hand. You take this kombucha home and can drink it after just 2 days.

What will you take home?

• large glass jar with SCOBY and your homemade kombucha base that you will ferment at home

• flavoured and bottled kombucha in swing-top bottle

• recipe reader with instructions on how to make kombucha and 4 different kombucha recipes

What will you have learned afterwards?

• how to easily and safely make your own kombucha
• how to determine when the fermentation process is finished
• in what ways you can add flavour to your kombuchas
• what to consider when bottling your kombucha
• the significance of sugar content and Ph value for your kombucha and how to determine these values
• how to recognise and troubleshoot problems in kombucha making

Are you starting to bubble up yet?

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