Kombucha #1

Got a Kombucha mushroom from Traves and Keely 2 weeks ago, and just harvested my first batch of tea. I quite like it! It's supposedly good for you, it's a little bit of an acquired taste, but it definitely seems like something I'll be brewing for a good long time.

Batch #1 I brewed 6 bags of pomegranate white tea, 12 oz of vanilla sugar, and added water to make a gallon (vanilla sugar isn't necessary, it's the only thing I have right now). Cool to room temperature, add the mushroom/fungus, cover with a cloth, let it sit for 2 weeks.

The mushroom and a little of the tea from batch #1

Bottled love. The pomegranate tea gives a nice color.

Update:
the ratios i'm using now are (per 1/2 gallon of water):
4 tea bags OR 2T loose black tea OR 2T yerba mate
6 oz (3/4c) sugar

I'm sold on using a couple of bags of pomegranate or raspberry tea for colour and loose black tea for nutrition of the kombucha mushroom.