Kombucha Brewing

Overview:

Brewing kombucha at home is a fun project that
produces a fizzy sweet-and-sour tea beverage.
Kombucha contains B vitamins, antioxidants and
probiotics -nice health benefits from a yummy drink!
It’s a simple process and can save kombucha fans quite a bit of money. Even better, you can experiment with it in a variety of ways, from the type of tea to the amount of carbonation, and add an array of flavors. Kombucha relies on fermentation, sweet and strong tea, and an amazing organism called a scoby. The scoby-an acronym for “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast”— is essential for brewing kombucha.
Optional tastings are included.

In this 2 hour class you’ll learn the basics AND can take home a complimentary organic scoby ($15 value right there!) – you’ll leave ready to brew your own!

What You’ll Learn:

Materials and ingredients needed to brew

Basics of brewing and timelines

Flavoring in the second fermentation

Creating a sco-tel (scoby hotel)

Other uses for scoby

Please Note:

Participants should bring a container to take a scoby home with you (glass is recommended, 2 cups or larger)

About the Instructors:

Christy Georg is an Artist / Adventurer.  She has worked as a deckhand aboard sailing schooners, thru-hiked the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail and 500-mile Colorado trail, and cruised the Arctic.   Endurance and fortitude drive underlying themes in her work.  She has her BFA and MFA in sculpture and brings a 20-year career with dozens of awards and rich fabrication experience to MAKE.

Patrick is a woodworker, carpenter, 3D printer, and all-around maker. Growing up in the shop with his dad, he has been building things from scratch since he was a kid. He likes to mix modern fabrication methods and materials with simple functional designs in his business Carbontree Custom. He is always looking for unique challenges and ways to learn more about his crafts.