Fermented Food Lab

Simple And Safe Fermentation For Beginners

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut
    • Lacto-Fermented Pickles
    • Lacto-Fermented Hot Sauce
    • Probiotic Drinks
    • Water Kefir
    • Kombucha
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
You are here: Home / Kombucha / Lemon Thyme Green Tea Kombucha

Lemon Thyme Green Tea Kombucha

February 21, 2015 By Danielle

Pinterest0
Facebook0
Twitter0

Recipe for lemon thyme green tea kombucha. It's refreshingly tart, lemony and tastes like summer picnics!

Hi Friends! I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend. I am happy as ever typing away and excited to bring you this refreshingly tart, lemony kombucha. It tastes like summer picnics!

It is made from loose leaf green tea leaves and then infused with fresh thyme and lemon juice. This kombucha is very refreshing and thirst quenching. Since it’s made with high quality green tea leaves, it has a light, apply flavor that pairs very well with lemon and thyme.

What is Kombucha?

Kombucha is a fermented tea that originated in China about 2,000 years ago. It’s fizzy, sour, sweet and can be flavored any way you like. You can learn more about it in my post, “3 Steps To Start Making Kombucha At Home”.

Why make your own?

Homemade kombucha tastes better than the bottled brands in the store. Its fresher and you can stop the fermentation process as soon as it tastes exactly how you like it. Bottle it when its sweeter or more sour. It’s up to you.

It costs less than buying at the store. The store bought kombucha costs about $3 or more and the homemade costs pennies a glass. It only costs the price of making sweetened tea and the initial cost of the SCOBY, which is the culture used to ferment the tea. That lasts forever if taken care of.

Recipe for lemon thyme green tea kombucha. It's refreshingly tart, lemony and tastes like summer picnics!

Health benefits

Some of the health benefits of kombucha are…

  • Probiotic and helps improve digestion
  • Loaded with B vitamins that will give you a natural energy boost
  • The use of green tea adds a boost of antioxidants

Things you will need

Green Tea Kombucha

First you will need to make a batch of green tea kombucha. You can find directions for this in my post, “3 Steps To Start Making Kombucha At Home”.  The green tea kombucha is flavored during secondary fermentation with lemon, thyme and a little bit of sugar. Don’t worry, the sugar will be consumed by the bacteria and yeast and will turn it into a bubbly, carbonated drink. The longer you leave it out to ferment during secondary fermentation, the less sweet it will be. So taste it throughout the fermentation process and put it in the fridge when it’s to your liking.

I recommend using high quality green tea, because it makes a better tasting kombucha. My favorite green tea is Dao Ren Tea from Rose Mountain Herbs. It creates a light, fresh, appled flavor kombucha. Its high quality and will add more nutrients to your kombucha.

Pitcher, Flip-top Bottles & A Funnel

You will need a large pitcher or container to mix ingredients together, a funnel to make it easy to pour into the Flip-Top Bottles and strain out the yeast. Trust me, this funnel is a mess-saver and does double-duty by straining out the slimy yeast that forms during fermentation. The flip-top bottles are the best for holding in the gases and creating a carbonated drink. I have a few beer growlers from local breweries and those work well too.

Secondary fermentation

This recipe is only to be used during secondary fermentation which is the step after making your plain kombucha using a SCOBY. Secondary is when we take the plain kombucha and add flavors to it and then bottle it up and leave it out for a few days so it can get carbonated.

Recipe for lemon thyme green tea kombucha. It's refreshingly tart, lemony and tastes like summer picnics!

Lemon Thyme Green Tea Kombucha
 
Print
Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
Author: Danielle
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • ½ gallon Green Tea Kombucha (recipe for this is here)
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2-3 large sprigs of fresh thyme
Instructions
  1. Add lemon juice and sugar to the green tea kombucha and stir until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Using a funnel, fill the flip-top bottles with the kombucha.
  3. Add the sprigs of thyme to the bottles, dividing it evenly among them.
  4. Seal the bottles and let sit in a cool, dark place for 3-7 days.
  5. After 3 days check one of the bottles and if it's bubbly put it in the fridge. Serve cold.
  6. If it's not bubbly, leave it out for a few more days. Check each day until it is carbonated. Once it's to your liking put it in the fridge and serve cold.
Notes
Be careful when opening the bottles. The pressure from the gas can cause them to pop off like a champagne bottle. Make sure to point the bottle away from your face and people when opening.
3.2.2925

Recipe for lemon thyme green tea kombucha. It's refreshingly tart, lemony and tastes like summer picnics!

Resources

“3 Steps To Start Making Kombucha At Home”
Dao Ren Tea from Rose Mountain Herbs
Flip-Top Bottles
funnel

Filed Under: Kombucha, Probiotic Drinks Tagged With: booch, green tea, kombucha, lemon, thyme

« Pineapple Turmeric Sauerkraut And Gut Shots
How To Make Abue Queta’s (Grandma’s) Raw Pineapple Vinegar »

Comments

  1. Crystal Evans says

    June 11, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    A fermented green tea something that I have longed for.

  2. Joshua D Reynolds says

    July 20, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Would black tea taste ok with this recipe?

    • danielle says

      July 21, 2017 at 8:49 am

      It would work but it might overpower the herb flavor.

  3. Go Shoreline says

    November 20, 2017 at 11:35 am

    This is the most clear colored green tea I’ve ever seen. I’ve been trying to figure out how the major brand kombucha companies create such lightly colored teas. You are using Dao Ren green tea? Do you know of others that are so clear?

    • danielle says

      November 23, 2017 at 7:45 am

      All of the green teas I’ve used have given a really light colored kombucha. Any green tea should do the same. You can also use white tea to get a really light color and flavored kombucha.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

When Danielle started making fermented foods several years ago she struggled to find easy instructions. Advice was often conflicting and confusing, so she started Fermented Food Lab to teach her simple and easy methods for making sauerkraut, pickles, kimchi, and probiotic drinks. Read More…

Vanilla Bean and Honey Kefir Panna Cotta recipe. Rich, warming notes of vanilla bean, the settle sweetness of wild honey and a creamy, velvety texture.

Vanilla Bean And Honey Kefir Panna Cotta

Rich, warming notes of vanilla bean, the subtle sweetness of wild honey and a creamy, velvety texture. Vanilla Bean and Honey Kefir Panna Cotta is simple to make, but decadent in taste. It looks elaborate, but is easy to prepare. Its my birthday month. I am a Valentine’s Day baby and one of my favorite…

Read More »

Tips for making lacto-fermented foods in cold weather

Are your lacto-fermented foods slow to ferment this time of year? During cold weather lacto-fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi and pickles take much longer than usual. Sometimes it seems like they’re not fermenting at all. The cooler weather can be bad if it’s too cold, but it can be great for making a more flavorful…

Read More »

What is lacto-fermentation?

It’s no wonder that fermented foods have been growing in popularity over the years. More and more people have discovered their health benefits and how tasty they are too. There is a large variety of foods that can be transformed by lacto-fermentation to turn a simple vegetable into a probiotic, nutrient dense superfood. Here I…

Read More »

© 2017 Fermented Food Lab
 · Shipping Policy
 · Return Policy · Privacy Policy