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Raspberry Thyme Kombucha

This Raspberry Thyme Kombucha recipe is naturally sweetened with honey and raspberries. Thyme rounds out the flavors of this super delicious drink. This recipe is allergy friendly (gluten, dairy, shellfish, nut, egg, and soy free) and suits the autoimmune protocol diet (AIP), and Paleo diets.
Prep Time30 minutes
Fermenting Time4 days
Total Time4 days 30 minutes
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 64kcal
Author: Beth Chen

Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add the raspberries, thyme and honey to a saucepan and stir to combine.
  • Remove from heat as soon as the honey softens.
  • Let the raspberry mixture cool to room temperature.
  • You’ll want to add the raspberry mixture to your jar of homemade kombucha after you remove the SCOBY but before you transfer to bottles.
  • Cover with your cloth and secure with a rubber band.
  • Place somewhere at room temperature out of direct sunlight (such as a cabinet) and let ferment for 1-2 more days. The temperature greatly affects the speed at which the tea will ferment so you’ll need to go by taste.
  • When you are ready to bottle, remove the raspberries from the jar.
  • Using a strainer pour the kombucha into large measure cups. This is optional but the measuring cups will make it easier to pour into the bottles.
  • Next pour the kombucha into individual bottles leaving some room at the top then cover tightly then place in the fridge.
  • If you like carbonated kombucha you’ll need to do a second fermentation.
  • To do a second ferment, instead of placing the bottles in the fridge, place the bottles somewhere at room temperature out of direct sunlight (such as a cabinet) and let them continue to ferment for 1-2 days.
  • Take care to ‘burp’ the bottles each day. Burping means that you need to open the bottles and release the pressure the fermentation creates. This is no joke. Do not forget because if the pressure builds up, the bottles could explode.

Notes

If you need help getting started with kombucha check out my How to Make Kombucha Tea at Home post.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg