Blighty Baby Kombucha Starter Kit (to make 1L)

Blighty Baby Kombucha Starter Kit (to make 1L)

"One jar, one SCOBY, one week. Then you're the smug one handing round home-brewed booch." – Kombucha Kev

WHAT'S IN THE KIT

Everything you need for your first litre of proper, living kombucha. Pick the kit that suits your kitchen.

Blighty Baby Kit (to make 1L)

• Blighty Baby SCOBY starter (100ml)
• Organic cane sugar (180g)
• Organic black tea (27g)
• Fermenting jar (1.2L) and jar cover
• Swing-top bottle (750ml)
• Reusable tea bag
• Temperature gauge
• Link to the brewing instructions

Blighty Baby Deluxe Kit (to make 1L) + Single Brewing Plate

Everything above, plus a brewing plate to keep your jar snug and warm. Handy if your kitchen runs colder than a Leeds bus stop in February.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

It's the small-but-mighty way in. One jar on the worktop, one SCOBY doing its thing, and no shed full of equipment.

Brew your sweet tea, add the Blighty Baby, cover it and leave it somewhere warm for 5 to 7 days. Then bottle it for a second ferment of 3 to 7 days until it's fizzy. Fridge. Pour. Feel very pleased with yourself.

Look after the SCOBY and it keeps going. Save it with a bit of the brew, and it'll kick off your next batch. And the one after that. It's a bit like owning a Gremlin. There are rules, but the rules are easy.

BRAND STORY

Blighty Booch brew their kombucha in Conwy, North Wales, in a certified organic and SALSA approved boochery. They've been raising SCOBYs on their own organic tea and organic cane sugar for years, so you're getting a culture with a proper upbringing.

Basically, it went to a better school than I did.

WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL

• Organic SCOBY and starter tea, certified by OF&G
• Vegan, and made in the UK
• Small enough for any kitchen, big enough to get hooked

INGREDIENTS

Blighty Baby: water, cane sugar*, black tea*, kombucha SCOBY* (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), kombucha starter tea*. *Organic. GB-ORG-002.

MADE IN

Conwy, Wales, by Blighty Booch.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Home-brewed kombucha contains small amounts of alcohol and caffeine, and you can't measure exactly how much at home.
• Not one for pregnancy, breastfeeding or children. If you're on medication or have a health condition, check with your GP first.
• Keep everything clean. If you see fuzzy, dry, coloured mould on top, throw the whole batch and the SCOBY away and start again.
• Second ferments build pressure. Use the swing-top bottle, open it carefully, and move it to the fridge once it's fizzy.

KOMBUCHA KEV SAYS

"I ferment things for a living and I still get a little thrill when the first batch fizzes. You'll name your SCOBY within a week. Mine has a name. I'm not telling you what it is."

New to brewing? Read my step-by-step guide to making kombucha at home, with eight flavour recipes to try once your first batch is ready.

Want the science? Here's what the research actually says about fermented drinks, minus the hype.

Delivery is £5.99 per order, Royal Mail Tracked. We pack within 3 working days, then it's tracked overnight. There's no free delivery threshold, so you're never nudged into buying more than you want.

Or collect for free from the Otley Taproom, 7 Manor Square, LS21 3AP, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Pick it at checkout.

Making kits and maker packs ship direct from the maker in their own parcel, with no extra delivery charge.

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