Can you use a kombucha SCOBY to make Jun tea?

The Jun SCOBY It originated in a different geographical region and was passed down, in a medium of raw honey and green tea, from generation to generation. This camp states that Jun cannot be made from a kombucha SCOBY and therefore one must seek out a pure Jun SCOBY, which can be hard to find.

How do you make a Jun SCOBY?

How To Grow A Jun SCOBY:

1. 0.4 gallon (2L) glass jar.
2. 4 cups (1L) unchlorinated water.
3. 2 tsp green tea leaves.
4. 1 cup raw honey.
5. 1 cup jun starter tea.
6. Bring the water to boil and infuse with tea.
7. Strain the brewed green tea using the fine-mesh sieve and set the liquid aside to cool down.

How much tea do you put in a gallon of Jun?

Keeping the above adjustments in mind, we recommend using the standard Kombucha Recipe here and simply substituting green tea and raw honey (1 cup per gallon). Taste earlier in the process than you would Kombucha. Flavoring and bottling will be the same, but watch out for that extra carbonation!

Can you make a SCOBY with honey?

For the best honey flavor, we us a special type of SCOBY called a Jun culture, which is predisposed to process honey rather than refined sugar. If you’ve been brewing kombucha with sugar, you can ‘train’ your existing SCOBY by gradually substituting honey over the course of 3-4 batches.

How long does it take Jun tea to ferment?

Jun prefers to ferment on the chillier side of room temperature. Put in a cool place to ferment, undisturbed, for about 1 week. I’ve fermented Jun at regular room temperature, alongside my kombucha, and find it may take a day less to brew if it’s at warmer temperatures.

How do you make alcoholic Jun?

Ingredients

1. 4 teaspoons loose leaf green tea.
2. 1 cup honey, preferably raw and unfiltered.
3. 1 jun SCOBY.
4. 1 cup jun tea, taken off the top of a previous batch.

Does Jun need raw honey?

Jun needs raw honey, with the bacteria in the SCOBY working synergistically with the bacteria in the honey to culture properly. Pasteurized honey can cause jun to fail to culture properly and may damage the SCOBY over time. Use an authentic Jun SCOBY that’s adapted for green tea and honey for best results and flavor.

How long does JUN take to ferment?

How much honey do I put in kombucha?

Add honey and stir. (Use 3/4 cup raw honey for every gallon of Kombucha you’re making.) Add some cold water to bring the temperature down. Pour into your fermenting vessel that contains the scoby and some finished Kombucha.

Can you use honey instead of sugar for fermentation?

When using honey in wine making before the fermentation, you want to use it in-place-of or instead-of the sugar called for in the wine recipe you are using. As a general rule-of-thumb you can replace 1 pound of sugar with 1.2 to 1.3 pounds of honey.

How to brew Jun tea with a kombucha SCOBY?

How to Brew Jun Tea with a Kombucha SCOBY 1 Ingredients 2 Instructions for Brewing Jun Tea. Boil the water and add the tea. Steep the tea for 3-5 minutes. 3 Jun Tea Second Fermentation. For a second fermentation, decant the finished Jun into airtight bottles and add fruit or juice.

What does Jun kombucha taste like?

Kombucha tea ferments best in black tea sweetened by sugar. They taste different from one another. Different ingredients results in distinct and unique in flavor profiles. Jun is delicate with floral notes and light tartness. By contrast, kombucha tastes more concretely sour and much less delicate.

Can I use raw honey in my jun SCOBY?

Use raw honey. Jun needs raw honey, with the bacteria in the SCOBY working synergistically with the bacteria in the honey to culture properly. Pasteurized honey can cause jun to fail to culture properly and may damage the SCOBY over time. Use an authentic Jun SCOBY that’s adapted for green tea and honey for best results and flavor.

How often should I add green tea and honey to Scoby?

Each time you add more green tea and honey, check the health and vitality of the SCOBY and the fermented tea. If it is less than thriving, repeat that same level of green tea and honey until the process goes off without a hitch. Keep in mind that changing the SCOBY’s environment can sometimes have unpredictable impacts on the SCOBY.