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Blue Butterfly Pea Kombucha Recipe

Give this beautiful homemade kombucha a try. With its vibrant color and effervescent flavor, you will be sure to love this blue butterfly pea kombucha! This mesmerizing brew not only dazzles the eyes with its natural, enchanting indigo hue – which magically shifts to purple or pink with a squeeze of citrus – but also offers a delightful, mildly earthy taste with subtle floral notes. Beyond its stunning appearance and refreshing tang, incorporating butterfly pea flowers into your kombucha adds a boost of antioxidants, making this bubbly beverage a truly captivating and health-conscious choice for your next fermenting adventure.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 30
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 scoby
  • 1-2 cups previously brewed kombucha or scoby liquid
  • 14 cups filtered water
  • 1 cup organic cane sugar
  • 8 tea bags organic black tea
  • 16 flower buds blue butterfly pea 2 flowers per bottle

Equipment

  • 1 large 1-gallon wide mouth jar
  • 8 33 fl. oz. glass bottles
  • 1 strainer

Method
 

Make Scoby
  1. All you will need is a bottle of store-bought kombucha combined with a few cups of homemade sweet tea and left to ferment for about 2 weeks or until a SCOBY form on top. Or you can buy a scoby online. 
First Ferment of Kombucha
  1. Brew 4 cups of water and add 8 caffeinated black tea bags.
  2. Before your tea cools pour in 1 cup of organic cane sugar and mixed to dissolve.
  3. Pour your tea into a 1-gallon wide mouth glass jar. Add 10 more cups of filtered water to get a total of 14 cups of liquid. The last step is to add your scoby and the scoby liquid.
  4. loosely put the lid on your jar and let tea ferment for 7-14 days depending on time of year and kitchen temperature.
  5. Once kombucha is ready, pour liquid into bottle jars. You can buy kombucha bottles online or reuse store bought kombucha bottles.
Second Ferment of Kombucha
  1. Add 2-3 blue butterfly pea flowers to each bottle. Butterfly pea is very potent a small amount goes a long way.
  2. The kombucha needs to sit for 2-3 days with the butterfly pea flowers. You will see the kombucha change to a deep purple blue color. Now it is time to strain out the flowers and put the liquid back into the bottles.
  3. Now it's time to enjoy!! Add ice and pour into a glass or drink straight from the bottle. You can also add a squeeze of lemon to lighten your kombucha from a dark purple/blue to pink.

Notes

How do I know my kombucha is brewing? Kombucha will lighten in color and develop a fermented smell. You will also see small bubbles forming and a new scoby forming on top of the first one.