Recently, Audrey and I went up to State College to visit a couple of my old friends, Catie and Nathaniel. While we were up at their house, they had perfect batch of Kombucha tea ready for our drinking. Supposedly the elixir of life, Kombucha is an amazing drink that has been made for centuries by peoples all over the world. It is somewhat mis-named “mushroom tea”, though it’s not made with mushrooms at all, but rather a gelatinous culture of mush that looks like a mushroom. The culture is actually a symbiotic relationship between yeast, bacteria and other micro-organisms, and the drink itself is said to have deep healing properties.

The greatest thing about the Kombucha is that once you make a batch, it continues to grow a new culture on top of the mix which you can share with someone else.

We here at The Poverty Jet Set truly believe in sharing the love. So, in light of that, and because Catie shared one of her cultures with us and our batch is just about finished, we’re going to include the HowTo on Kombucha Tea. Have fun! (And if you need a starter culture, drop me a line!)

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  • Vicki deTenon

    Hi my name is Vicki and I'm looking at where I can purchase a Kombucha mushroom. I have brewed my own kombucha tea before but havn't done any tea in the past six years. I live north queensland Australia and looking at a cost effective way of purchasing one. Could you give me any imformation or contacts closer to where I live, within north queensland. That would be great if you can help me out. Looking foward to hearing from you.

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