Do you love kombucha? Us too! We mixed kombucha with lemonade to create a delicious and refreshing kombucha lemonade. No joke, this kombucha lemonade tastes pretty much like an Arnold Palmer.
If you are looking for more delicious lemonade drinks, check out our Honey Lavender Lemonade or our Homemade Strawberry Basil Lemonade! Both would be a great substitution in this recipe!
Long Live Kombucha
I just can’t get enough kombucha. When I was teaching at Corepower (years ago now) there was a Whole Foods literally in the same parking lot as Corepower Yoga Edina. That Whole Foods introduced me to kombucha.
What is kombucha?
Kombucha is a beverage produced by fermenting tea with a culture of bacteria and yeast. It’s made from sugar, tea, and SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast). The final product is fizzy and slightly sweet.
What the what?
Yes, there are strains of live active cultures floating around in kombucha, but it is SO GOOD FOR YOU.
So that Arny Palmer I tasted- it makes so much sense! Fermented Tea + Lemonade…it’s basically a Kombucha Arny Palmer!
One of the main reasons that I drink kombucha is for the probiotic. I’ve met with nutritionists (both RD’s and holistic nutritionists) and they always recommend a probiotic. By drinking one of these a week, there really is no need for the probiotic.
There are lots of different kombucha brands and flavors out there. I usually drink the brand Synergy because that’s what’s readily available in the Twin Cities.
If I am going for an already flavored variety- my favorite in the ginger. A single bottle of kombucha sells for about $3.99. The way I look at is is- a cappuccino or even a cup of coffee from Starbucks. There are 2 servings in each bottle, so they usually last me 2-3 days.
In today’s recipe, I used a bottle of plain kombucha. This flavor is tangy and fizzy…so I thought I would add some citrus and a little more sweetener for the perfect summer drink.
I also added some blueberries for some color 😀 Cuz- why not?!
Fun Drink Recipes
Easy Kombucha Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of kombucha plain or about 2 cups of homemade kombucha
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, mix together 1 bottle of plain kombucha and the juice from four lemons.
- In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar in water. Then pour the water into the kombucha/lemon mixture and mix.
- Serve on ice and with additional lemon wedges.
I have been brewing kombucha for several months now and love to add lemon but in small amounts with ginger or other flavors. I love the idea of creating a kombucha “lemonade”. We have a prolific lemon tree and in about 6m will be loaded down with lemons, what a great idea!
Ahhh I still need to try and brew my own kombucha!!!! I need a starter kit 🙂
It’s so easy. All you need is a SCOBY from a friend or on-line. You add a little raw kombucha to cooled down sweet tea and the SCOBY and let it ferment. So little work! You can even just use a good amount of raw kombucha and make your own SCOBY (I’ve heard) – although it’d probably need to ferment for a longer amount of time. Good luck! It is so much more economical and you can flavor with anything that you like. I’m loving watermelon basil right now – tastes like summer in a glass!
Ahhhh yes! One of my best friends Davida from TheHealthyMaven does her own kombucha and she was telling me all about this SCOBY. Need to look into this more! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I LURVE Kombucha, and need to learn how to make my own! But faves are gingerade and guava. Delish!!
Hands down guava is my fav!!!
This sounds FAB! I pinned this so I can make it once I get a new scoby!
Yay! Thanks for sharing the love. #SCOBY4Life
So I’ve never had kombucha.. but I don’t even think you can get it anywhere around here! #upprobz
I’m so going to try this! Ginger kombucha is my favorite. I was making my own last year, but when I moved, I had to throw out my scoby (doesn’t travel well haha). I do want to get back into it – I used a kombucha kit I ordered. PS: Kombucha is also great as part of a cocktail 🙂
I’m starting the adventure in making my own so I must try!
YAY! Let me know how it goes…I’m too much of a wimp to try 😀
Looks delicious!!
I LOVE kombucha! I actually crave it now. My favorite is mango madness by synergy. What classes do you teach at corepower. I live/work right by that one and go there occasionally.
So funny! I just teach yoga sculpt…Mondays at noon and Thursdays at 6AM. COME VISIT ME!
Yoga sculpt is my favorite! I’m on summer break now so I may have to!
AW YEAH!
DUDE. I love kombucha. I went through a weird fermentation phase where I made my own. It was so matronly of me. For the record I just made a kombucha recipe…for kombucha sangria because OBVS there had to be alcohol in it #Ihaveaproblem
YEAH KOMBUCHHHHHHHHH. #atleastyouknowitsaproblem
i really want to make my own kombucha!!
Dude, this just makes me want to sit out in the sun… With my sun hat on… With a HOT MAN… Tanning my leggies! Well, looks like my Weekend Plans are all set 😉
That sounds AH MAY ZINGGGGGGGGG. Blake and I are going to Kansas for lots of festivities. So sitting in a bikini for this girl. Snap me 😉
I have been curious about Kombucha for quite some time now! I really want to try it but as soon as I read the words ‘fermented’ on the bottle I tend to put it down. I’m not sure why it makes me feel so icky. After all, beer is fermented too, and some cheeses and… I guess I should just get over myself already and go for it 😉 These pictures certainly helped! Looks positively thirst quenching.
– Mae
It took me a while to man up to trying it……but it actually is really yummy! I am a huge fan of carbonation, so that’s what got my about kombucha. Plus- there are so many yummy flavors!
Hey Lee, I just read a great book (I got it at the library) the amazon link is http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Book-Fermentation-Health-Probiotic/dp/158333503X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402432170&sr=1-1 and it really covered the whole fermentation process and had great recipes, including Kombucha. I highly recommend it. Love the SCOBY!
xoxox
Cara
o0o!!!!!!!! Thanks for passing that on. Maybe I will finally man up and make some. My mom made kefir for a while…and she tried to get me to do it. Again- I wimped out 😀
This looks amazing! And love the blueberries in in – yum!
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I’m going to try this! I’ve never had kombucha before. Is it caffeine free?
Looks like the kind I use is made from black tea…so there is caffeine in it. NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT!!! If you make your own I’m guessing you could use a decaffeinated tea? Here’s more info —> http://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-content/kombucha-tea
I just read this in the article you linked above.
“The sugar and caffeine is used all up in the fermentation process so don’t worry, it has very little (if any) caffeine or sugar in the final product.”
🙂
Clearly I can’t read 😀
We brew our own kombucha and we’ll definitely need to give this version a try! We loooove Arnold Palmers, so this will probably be my new go-to way to enjoy kombucha!
SO COOL! I don’t know why, but I’m afraid to do it!!!! Can’t you use the strains from inside of a store bought kombucha to grow more? Or is that a myth?
You can brew your own SCOBY and kombucha from plain kombucha. I’m brewing one right now.
I HEART kombucha in a major way — never had a plain flavor though…
It tastes like….kombucha?! haha. What is your favorite flavor?
ginger, hibiscus, lavender, trilogy