Organic Mate + Tea Blend for Kombucha
$9.92 – $27.91
-100% Organic blend of carefully selected teas from Asia, Africa, & South America
-More nutrition for a healthier scoby, richer color, better flavor, and awesome aroma
-Easiest, best, and least expensive black tea blend for kombucha, jun, mead, and fermentation
-Resealable sturdy zipper pouch for long term storage and freshness
Organic Mate + Tea Blend for Kombucha
From Asia, to Africa, to South America, we searched the world to find the best Certified Organic teas for the kombucha home brewer and the commercial brewer alike. We import them directly, blend and package them in-house, and pass the savings along to you. This is our Organic Certified blend of Black, Green, and White teas for Kombucha, and it’s the same White tea we use in our working brewery everyday.
Our fanning blends are hands-down the best choice for kombucha for a few simple reasons:
1: More nutrition for a healthier scoby: fannings are the small particles of tea used in almost every tea-bag around the world, and when brewed, the surface area of fannings is exponentially more than the surface area of whole leaf tea. This means a much higher nutrient extraction rate, versus whole leaf, and (gram for gram) much more nutrition for your scoby than whole leaf tea.
2: Better flavor: more nutrients for the scoby means more kombucha goodness and better flavor in the end product.
3: Cost: fannings are much less expensive than whole leaf teas, with no loss in quality. While different general types of tea (white, black, green) can produce slightly different flavor profiles in finished kombucha, we’ve found no noticeable difference between expensive whole-leaf teas and fannings. This isn’t pinky-up tea with The Queen – it’s food for your a scoby – and fannings are what your scoby wants!
See product photos for brewing instructions and product usage chart. Disposable tea bags recommended for this product (tea balls and muslin bags not recommended).
Taste:
Black tea maintains a rich, fragrant flavor profile with a mellow earthy finish.
Green tea is harvested when its antioxidant content is at its peak. A skip away from the savoriness of black tea, towards the vegetal, sweet, and grassy, the leaves are then minimally processed, resulting in tea leaves that are incredibly rich in powerful antioxidant polyphenols (plant chemicals).
White tea is a delicate, crisp white tea known for its neutral, nut-like character. Slightly savory, slightly sweet, slightly grassy — and a tea that produces a beautiful color in finished kombucha.
Brewing with our system makes it exceptionally easy
to make your own kombucha at home.
ACT 1:
Brew tea
for kombucha
ACT 2:
Ferment your
booch
ENCORE:
Boost your
brew
ACT 1: Brew tea for kombucha
STEP 1
Put desired amount of tea into disposable kombucha.com Drawstring Filter Bags (tea balls and muslin bags not recommended for this blend). PRO TIP: tea will expand in water, so only fill your tea bags up about half way, otherwise bags may burst.
STEP 2
Add your sugar and filtered water to a pot, heat to a rolling boil, then add filled tea bags. Immediately remove from heat, cover, and allow to cool to room temperature. Remove tea bags. PRO TIP: Need to cool your brew more quickly? Use only 1/4 to 1/3 of the total water to boil, allow tea to steep, then add the remainder at chilled or room temperature.
STEP 3
Add your cooled brew to your scoby and starter liquid. Cover with a piece of cloth (or kombucha.com Fer-Mesh) and an elastic band, then place in a well-ventilated area between 72-80 degrees. Do not place in direct sunlight.
ACT 2: Ferment your booch
STEP 1
Allow your brew to ferment for 5-10 days (warmer >temperatures take less time), or until your brew reaches desired flavor.
STEP 2
Optional: flavor withkombucha.com Brew Booster or your favorite booch fixins, and bottle for secondary fermentation. Enjoy your creation!
ENCORE: Boost your brew with Brew Booster
before
you begin
For kombucha and other living beverages, reserve your scoby
and/or any starter liquid needed for your next batch, before adding
Brew Booster. Use during first (primary) fermentation not
recommended.
STEP 1
Put desired amount of BrewBooster into muslin bag or tea ball and add to your brew (drawstring paper filter bags not recommended). Muslin bag or tea ball is not required, but you’ll likely want to strain later
STEP 2
Put your brew in the refrigerator and allow to steep for 4-72 hours, or longer (the longer it steeps, the stronger the flavor). Optional: for kombucha and other living beverages, leave at room temperature for higher levels of carbonation.
STEP 3
Remove the bag, tea ball, or strain your brew. For kombucha and other living beverages, bottle for secondary fermentation and carbonation if desired. Store in refrigerator. Enjoy your brew!
Pro tip!
Super premium, potent deliciousness inside. Begin with the
suggested starting usage – you can always add more 😉
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Toni –
Fresh mate blend, the smell is inviting and the flavor is great. Take it one step further with the kombucha process and it’s even better
heeeeila –
Mate for the wwwwiiiinnnnn
Houston –
As the world’s biggest fan of mate and kombucha, I am stoked to have this bag of tea
Nadia Finn –
Mate for homemade kombucha? Sign me up!
Dee Barge –
Never come across mate tea made for kombucha, so curiosity made me buy it. The batch i made using it is currently brewing, the smell was nice so here’s to it tasting good too!
Norma –
Now I can make mate kombucha at home! yay!
Diana Gill –
Good tea leaf size, a nice mate fragrance too. I can tell by looking at the tea that it’s high quality, impressed to get at this price. I will be enjoying a nice glass mate kombucha soon!
Teagan –
Incredible mate for both kombucha purposes and non kombucha purposes.
Mr. Robinson –
I can taste the difference between this tea and other kinds. It’s so much more balanced, and the fermentation was spot on. Also used the pH strips from here they work well too
Tierra Rills –
Wish this worked with my mate tea ball but I can still enjoy the flavor anyway! And I’ll keep using the tea bags I bought with this
Barabara –
I love mate so much to have it in my kombucha home brew is even better
Alex Hart –
With all the free time on my hands now I’ve been making continuous batch after the next! I’ve tried to work with all kinds of tea to find what I liked most. I used straight mate and it wasn’t exactly how I wanted it. But this Mate blend made the flavor exactly what I wanted.
Claudia Lowe –
So awesome to have mate tea but for kombucha making, my two favorite drinks combined
Antoni Vinson –
Make kombucha with mate at home? What more could I ask for. Thanks rbc!
Gordon Howell –
Who doesn’t love mate, and come on… Mate Kombucha?! Nothing less than delicious. Chef’s kiss! Especially if you can make it yo damn self