Re: kombucha 101 thread! *another question #32*
Herbal tea will not work. You might get something but it won't be kombucha and it wouldn't be safe to consume.
You can make it with honey. I've never tried it, though. Quality honey is so expensive. The sugar is consumed by the SCOBY, though, there is very little sugar left if you let it ferment long enough. I'm on the GAPS Diet which doesn't allow any sugar, maple syrup, grains, potatoes, corn, and hardly any legumes but we are allowed to drink kombucha if it has been fermented long enough.
I react very strongly to caffeinated coffee and tea but I don't react to kombucha at all. FWIW.
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