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Traditionally, black tea was always used for brewing and maintaining kombucha mushroom culture. There. are reasons for using black tea that aid in the longevity of the cultures vitality working as a nutrient solution. contained within the plant in question. Kombucha does not like herbs or plants with high amounts of volatile. oils, an example would be peppermint tea.
Kombucha is a fermented beverage made from tea and sugar, where the addition of inoculum and subsequent fermentation is thought to produce unique health bioactives. This inoculum is commonly referred to as 'tea fungus' and contains a mixture of bacteria and fungi which act during the fermentation process.