[Soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Hopeful

What does homemade kombucha taste like?
I tried the shop bought version and couldn't swallow even a mouthful - it was awful!! Like drinking neat apple cider vinegar.

Yes, it is tart--we love it. I tell people it's a bit like hard apple cider. When you make it at home you can adjust how sweet or tart it is by how long you let it ferment, as Rachel wrote. One time I didn't let ours ferment long enough (for us) and it was too sweet for our taste. If you leave it for 7-10 days it will be much sweeter with only a hit of tartness. We leave ours to ferment for 14 days in summer, 18 days or so in winter. You can also add fruit juice once it's done.