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Traditionally, black tea was always used for brewing and maintaining kombucha mushroom culture. There. are reasons for using black tea that aid in the longevity of the cultures vitality working as a nutrient solution. contained within the plant in question. Kombucha does not like herbs or plants with high amounts of volatile. oils, an example would be peppermint tea.
Kombucha is a fermented tea that has become popular in health food stores and tastes a bit like sparkling apple cider. Consumed for thousands of years, there is a great deal of mystery surrounding kombucha and its health benefits. Kombucha is fermented from sugar, tea (usually green or black tea) and a live starter.While some refer to the kombucha starter as a âmushroom,â it is NOT a mushroom, but a symbiotic combination of bacteria and yeast (the acronym used for this combination is SCOBY).ombucha tea is made from wild, airborne yeast and bacteria that facilitate its fermentation process. The starter bacteria and yeasts give kombucha its probiotic power, but they are also highly unregulated, not always native to the human intestines, and can change from batch to batch.