Kombucha Revolution: 75 Recipes for Homemade Brews, Fixers, Elixirs, and Mixers Hardcover – June 3, 2014

Stephan Lee, cofounder of Tazo Tea, Stash Tea and Kombucha Wonder Drink, shares some of his favorite ways to enjoy kombucha besides just drinking it as is after brewing. Who knew there were so many things one could do with this brew of tea, sugar and water, fermented with the help of a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) that can be made at home? I bought the Kindle version which included some nice photographs along with the recipes. The recipes themselves are very clear and easy to follow. He also includes a recipe for the basic kombucha along with simple instructions. I had never even heard of Kombusha before a few months ago when I was reading an article on probiotics where it was mentioned. I found some in a local grocery store, purchased a bottle, and loved the sweet/tart flavor right away. After buying a few more bottles I decided to try making it myself and have been doing it ever since. I wanted some more ideas on how to flavor it, which is why I purchased this book. I found all sorts of ideas beyond just flavors, such as adding it to smoothies, using it in desserts, cocktails and letting it ferment a little longer and making kombucha vinegar and salad dressings.I found this book very useful, not only for the creative recipe ideas but because he gave me lots of ideas of other things to try, ways to "think out of the bottle" so to speak. His writing is clear and to the point and entertaining to read. I found it more helpful to have a lot of ideas in one place rather than having to search around the Internet. This is not your mother's kombucha cookbook!

This is a VERY good book for anyone interested in making their own Kombucha. You'll read first, all about the benefits of Kombucha, how to make your own, where to get supplies and what supplies you need, and then you get some really great recipes. When I first started making my Kombucha, I thought it was only for making healthy flavored teas, chock full of pro-biotics and other goodness, to drink. But I learned that there is so much more that you can do with it and this book really makes me excited to know more and to make other yummy health treats for myself and my family.I just purchased another one gallon jar and my first set of 12 bottles after growing my first scoby baby. I am so excited about this new hobby/adventure and have been spreading the word to other family and friends in hopes of getting them involved with growing their own amazingly healthy kombucha.This book is a great book for a beginner and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn and get started growing their own kombucha.

This book has some of the best Kombucha recipes I have tried. Since my family and I have certain standards regarding the type of sugars we consume, I am pleased to say that our alternatives actually worked with the recipes in this book. The one con I have to say about this book is that it does not show you have to make your own scuba. I had to learn that through other source. From all the recipes we have tried, the were all an success and quite delicious.

I love the recepies that gave me. I've been prepring kombucha for 3 years already but this book gave me a boost!

YUM YUM --- I love Kombucha and I love the recipes in this book as well as the bountiful information the author shared. I can't believe I never tasted a drop of this elixir during my first 60 years of life. I attended a class in Kombucha making, then I bought this book and am happy to say that I've got three batches currently in the making, lots and lots of Kombucha in secondary fermentation stages and more finished & bottled Kombucha than I can drink (so I give it away to family members), Kombucha vinegars for salads, plus so many healthy baby SCOBYs I always give plenty of 'em away, too. This book was very valuable to me as a beginner, for it gave me plenty of confidence when I needed it most, and remains a great reference for recipes I haven't tried, but will as soon as I find more space in the kitchen to do that!

I first got this out of the library because I had wasted money on other kombucha books that did not give me the detailed explanation I needed to make kombucha. As a relative beginner (about 3 months now), this books goes into perfect detail how to make the initial kombucha and then how to do 2nd fermenting. It answered a lot of questions that kept coming up for me that other books did not answer (like how to take apart the SCOBY, whether I could use the old one again, how to store it, etc.). I can't really explain it, but it just covered all my questions that other books and/or websites did not. After reading it, I promptly ordered it from Amazon (just waiting for it to arrive) so as to have it as my main reference guide for my kombucha making. I also liked the many recipes using plain kombucha as an ingredient. The author seems to have a lot of fun with it as an ingredient.