Kombucha: Healthy recipes for naturally fermented tea drinks | by Louise Avery

Healthy recipes for naturally fermented tea drinks

Louise Avery, founder of L.A Brewery, reveals her tried-and-tested recipes that use the freshest produce to create delicious home-brewed fermented teas. 

Louise shares information on kombucha, the health benefits of drinking it, the types of tea you can use to flavour it, and the essential equipment you will need to brew your own. 

Try Louise's step-by-step process for brewing your own kombucha, bottling and storing, and controlling the yeast. Recipes are organized by type of base: Fruit, with recipes for Blood Orangeade, Pear and Ginger Tea; Vegetable, including Striped Candy Beets and Lime, and a Virgin Mary. Flower has ideas for Hibiscus Kombucha and a Hoppy Pale Ale, while Herb, Spice, and Tea is where things heat up with Lemongrass Tea and two Turmeric Immune Boosters as well as Jasmine Kombucha and a Lychee Basil Mojito. 

Published by Ryland Peters & Small, £9.99, all images by Clare Winfield © Ryland Peters & Small