What should the Kombucha tea taste like?
A Each person has their own idea as to when their Kombucha tea is ready, depending on personal taste. Try to stay ‘in tune’ with your fermenting Kombucha so that you learn to make it well and achieve the flavour you prefer. Do not be put off because you have so far only been able to produce a sour-tasting drink. When brewed correctly, Kombucha tea can be absolutely delicious. But to achieve this, you need to understand what is happening in the whole process, and how and what you are doing to affect the taste. Some people enjoy and make their Kombucha to taste like a sharp cider compared to others who achieve a more delicate, light Mosel wine flavour. We prefer the special combination of using Japanese green tea with dried elderflowers to produce a fresh, light taste, but with the familiar ‘zing’ to it at full fermentation time. Though each batch is different, Kombucha usually has little bubbles of carbonic acid in it and can be slightly effervescent. It is all a question of personal ch
