Learn to make your own kombucha with Urban Kitchen SF

June 11, 4:16 PMSF Sustainable Food ExaminerJeri Lynn Chandler

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Mature Kombucha, photo by Michael Garten

Love kombucha but balk at the price of prepared drinks in the shops? Or maybe you just love preparing your own foods at home? Well, it turns out that fermenting your own kombucha at home is eminently doable, and you can learn the process Thursday, June 25th, with herbalist Joshua Muscat of the San Francisco Botanical Medicine Clinic at a class organized by Urban Kitchen SF.

Kombucha is a fermented drink consisting of a sweetened tea or tisane that has been brewed using a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms. It's said to contain essential nutrients like viable probiotics, amino acids, antioxidants, polyphenols and active enzymes.

Urban Kitchen SF said, "Chances are, if you've tasted it you either love it or hate it. For those of us who love it, you know that it can be expensive habit -- one 16 oz. bottle can normally run $4."

The class is designed to provide people with an alternative to commercially produced Kombucha by teaching them how to brew their own tea. Joshua Muscat will explain the history and health benefits of Kombucha and show how to safely brew a supply at home. Plus, each participant will go home with their very own S.C.O.B.Y. baby, the 'symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast' that transforms plain old green tea into Kombucha liquid gold.

If you would like to take the class, be aware that class size is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Send an email to registration@urbankitchensf.com to sign up.

Date & Time: Thursday, June 25th, 7 p.m.
Location: The Women's Building, Rm. B, 3543 18th St #8, between Guerrero St. and Valencia St. (just blocks from BART and Muni' J Church line.)
Cost: $30*, plus $15 supply fee

(*Sliding scale pricing available. It is the policy of Urban Kitchen SF to make classes as accessible as possible to all interested parties, regardless of price. Send an email and ask for details.)

Urban Kitchen SF hosts an ongoing series of affordable, single-purpose classes geared toward urban dwellers and themed around the DIY Slow Food concept. Classes incorporate hands-on learning with instruction by area experts. Topics are narrowly focused on one specific project, e.g. from making your own kombucha, sourdough starter, or pet food, to vermicomposting and butchery. Classes tend to be short (1-2 hr's) and participants will be sent home with a "starter kit" whenever feasible, making it simple and easy to continue practicing what they learned in class. The goal is not just to "learn," but to "do."