Summary:
1. Boil any loose leaf tea ("one tea thingy" full), add 1/8-1/4 c. sugar. Let it cool.
2. Add a scoby (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast).. or make your own from a Kombucha tea you bought at the store, though I've heard it might not work anymore? Make sure to "keep hands real clean" but don't use antibacterial soap, and also use glass as metal can, over time, hurt that poor little scoby doby doo.
3. Cover with a cloth and let it hang out away from direct sunlight for like 7-10 days, depending on temperature.
4. Take off scoby mama and save it for next time with like 10-20% of your kombucha. To the rest, add some clear (no pulp!) juice or some such for flavor. :) You can use herbs, fruit, whatevs, and even infuse it and then strain if you want it really clear.
Once you have a Scoby of your own, you can add it again and again and another Scoby will grow on top of your "mother" Scoby (someone shoot me now). You can then give this Scoby to a "friend".
You can also order scobies (scabies?!) online, fresh are best: Kombucha Kamp!
Pretty basic (and suuuupes chill) vid:
Full deets from The Kitchn: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea-at-home-173858
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