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White Trash Kombucha

White Trash Kombucha
Are you ready to enjoy the bounteous health benefits offered by kombucha, but are unwilling to put in any effort? Are you repelled by most homebrewed kombucha's lack of preservatives and consumerism? Do you yearn to produce kombucha from something that came out of a plastic jug?

Dear sir or madam, the answer to all these problems (and more!), lies within a kombucha fermented from that Crucial-Unit-endorsed elixir of life, Turkey Hill Lemon Iced Tea.
 
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Step 1Ingredients

Ingredients
Many kombucha recipes require purchasing expensive, exotic teas, ones that do not come in can or bottle form, but in a mysterious and perhaps unscrupulous "leaf" form. Once procured, these tea "leaves" must be brewed for precise amounts of time, in precise amounts of water -- without precision time and volume measurement equipment, the results could indeed be disastrous. Furthermore, some recipes require measured amounts of a mysterious "brown" sugar, not often sold at your neighborhood convenience store.

But, gentlereaders, there is a better way! With this method, no measurement is required, nor any complex and time-consuming preparatory procedures. No, friends, all that is required is a bottle of good Cold Fashioned Turkey Hill Iced Tea! The kind grandma used to make, only out of a plastic jug. This method will require a kombucha creature, however, these may be purchased on the black market in almost any corner of the world.
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Oct 9, 2011. 8:11 AMmoonpuppy says:
You can make your own Kombucha baby via the store, also. Hit up your local Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage, whatever the local health food store calls itself, and buy one (1) bottle of "organic, unfiltered, raw" whatever term they use of Kombucha liquid. DON'T DRINK IT! Pour it into whatever tea you have, cover it, ignore it, and you will have a baby in about 2 weeks. It will be thin, flimsy and look kinda . . . slimey. FEAR NOT! Pull it out, save some liquid to innoculate the next batch, and pour the old tea out. Start it fresh, add the baby and the innoculant and let it grow. You will have a mother in about a month. For (mostly) freebies! (Because we don't have any suspicious corners or craigslist out here in boonie-land.)
May 24, 2011. 4:43 PMChickenMilkshake says:
You're hilarious and I love this idea! My first EVER batch of Kombucha will hopefully be done tonight, but I'm sad that I wasn't able to find any Turkey Hill iced tea (maybe they don't have it here in california). I had to use that weird kind of tea that comes in bags where you can actually see the leaves! Like, gross!
Apr 20, 2011. 7:25 AM1HappyCooker says:
I love it! Cant wait to try it!
Dec 3, 2010. 2:26 AMCalorie says:
I take serious exception to the term "White Trash." It's one of the last open vestiges of Classicism in America. Not racism in the classic sense. It's not based on skin color but rather on economic status.

I assure you that as a Southerner there are large stretches of civilzation where banjos are not played, houses are kept clean, cars have all of their tires and the only problems occur from outsiders who think it's fun to say such things.

I dare say you'd never dare say something about a food being a minority trademark.

Kool-Aid is Kool-Aid. It's not Ghetto Kool-Aid. People do say that, when they want to make a slap towards poor African-Americans and not seem too racist.

Get the point?
Jan 2, 2011. 10:35 AMcherittfn says:
Wow. I am offended by your rant. I am white trash by choice. No offense to me by using the term.
Apr 12, 2011. 5:19 AMliongold says:
Right on cherittfn..We really should lighten up. There are cook books out with this title. It's a tongue in cheek term called HUMOR! Good grief, we all need to get off the righteous patrol and enjoy a little chuckle now and then. I think the title is very appropo and eyecatching! VBG!
Jun 15, 2010. 5:27 PMcassuccino says:
I saw a kombucha culture/creature/mushroom/mother/whatever you want to call it, for sale on etsy.com. Etsy also has some kombucha kits but I don't know anything about any of it so you'll want to read all about what's included. Just go to etsy.com and type in "kombucha". =)
Jun 6, 2010. 8:51 AMagp101838 says:
So check THIS out... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kombucha-tea/AN01658
Oct 17, 2007. 1:32 PMDoctor What says:
kombucha creature?? do you mean culture, and where do you get it??
Nov 29, 2009. 9:49 PMweaponscollector94 says:
is it possible to make one with Arizona iced tea? (the stuff that comes in a can)
Oct 18, 2007. 9:19 AMDoctor What says:
Yay. So, its the same thing as in the other kombucha instructable. only this seems easier.
May 30, 2009. 11:40 AMWard_Nox says:
voted the #7 grossest drink on cracked.com<br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cracked.com/article_17174_p2.html">http://www.cracked.com/article_17174_p2.html</a><br/>
Apr 6, 2009. 7:34 PMtomasina says:
hey there y'all do yous guys know that brown sugar is just white sugar w/molasass mixed in??
Feb 24, 2009. 1:58 PMGIMMEADOLLAR says:
I wasn't aware that Crucial-Unit were partial to that brand. hay_jumper, the first time I tasted kombucha I thought it tasted like the bottom of a produce dumpster. It's an acquired taste.
Nov 8, 2008. 3:07 AMIvonice says:
i've learnt that any citrus/tea combination mixed with Kombucha will destroy the properties therein... so lemon tea i don't think is a good idea, might taste nice and be a quick method,but apart from that i'm not sure... am i right? or am i talking nonsense?
Aug 7, 2007. 7:14 PMTool Using Animal says:
Terribly amusing, but I'm still not drinking moldy tea..
May 23, 2008. 5:44 AMpicbuck says:

Too late. Tea is, by definition, moldy. Or the polite term, fermented.

http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/296_tea.html
May 23, 2008. 6:29 AMTool Using Animal says:
Nope the "fermentation" is an enzymatic oxidation, no microorganism involved.
Oct 18, 2007. 9:21 AMDoctor What says:
Lots of things come from mold. You don't have to be afraid. Just think about cheese, penacillin, and yogurt. Anyway, its not molding, its fermenting.
Aug 7, 2007. 9:49 PMstasterisk says:
Do you eat yogurt?

bacteria != fungus

Kombucha, or any tea that grows mold, is a definite stay-away-from.

I brew my kombucha by the gallon.
Feb 18, 2008. 5:33 AMVendigroth says:
Not to be a pedant, but bacteria aren't fungi.....
Meh, what does it matter? I'm a metalworker, not a biologist! _
Aug 7, 2007. 9:58 PMTool Using Animal says:
Yes, but I'm still picky about what microorganisms I purposely ingest. If I want bacteria, I'll eat yogurt, if I want yeast I'll drink beer, which has the added benefit of making me even more witty and charming. :-)
Apr 3, 2008. 8:16 PMkillerjackalope says:
not to mention beer makes you infinitely more attractive...
Apr 4, 2008. 9:28 AMTool Using Animal says:
Ummm, I'm flattered, and, I'll admit, a little curious, but I'm a married man!
Apr 4, 2008. 9:41 AMkillerjackalope says:
lol do you not know that drinking beer makes you clever charming and irrististible lol Well to yourself anyway, sometimes others such as designated drivers don't see it.
Nov 23, 2008. 6:46 AMurbanhg says:
i spent a crap load of money once getting a kombucha starter kit.... and well when i got the kit i was pissed i spent that much money for it was just a bucket some tea and a starter culture of the kumbucha i have since lost the culture when i moved and stop making it but it is really super good is anyone willing to bag some of their culture and send it to me that would be awesome
Oct 17, 2007. 1:33 PMDoctor What says:
does it have to be turkey hill iced tea???
Oct 17, 2007. 1:35 PMDoctor What says:
OK, screw the iced tea comment, just read the last step
Oct 17, 2007. 1:31 PMDoctor What says:
You can find brown sugar in just about every safeway, wal-mart, and roseaurs known to man.
Aug 6, 2007. 11:28 PMhay_jumper says:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Are you grossed out by Kombucha? Yes. Yes, we are. Ladies and Gentlemen, Have you tried Kombucha? Yes. Yes we have.

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