If you have never tasted kombucha, you would probably have many questions about this popular drink. What does it taste like? What ingredients does this drink contain? And, finally, why does everybody love kombucha and speak about it that much? This article will give you the answers to these and other questions about the drink everybody adores!

Once you taste kombucha for the first time, you will be impressed with its unique flavor. This amber-hued, fizzy drink is perfect for cooling off on a hot summer day.

The taste of kombucha depends on the ingredients blended in a drink. Thus, some people may describe it as “fizzy and zingy” or “punchy and refreshing,” others like “crisp and sparkly.”

But whether the kombucha flavor is, you will definitely detect subtle hints of a natural green tea, which is the “base” ingredient of this drink.

What Is Kombucha Made Of?

As mentioned above, tea is the basis of a kombucha beverage. However, consider that this drink can be made only from green, black, or white teas, but not from herbal ones. Then, the tea is mixed with sugar and a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). 

The “zingy” taste of kombucha comes from the natural fermentation process. First, sugars are broken down with the SCOBY, thus creating the natural fizz in a drink.

Then, the beverage is blended with other ingredients like ginger, lemon, pink grapefruit, raspberry, or turmeric to create exciting flavor combinations.

What Is Kombucha Texture?

Kombucha’s texture differs from all known drinks. Depending on the amount of carbonation, the beverage can be more or less fizzy. But yet, it is not that bubbly as soda.

Unlike most fizzy drinks, which are made by forced carbonation, kombucha results from natural carbonation. So, while drinking this beverage, you will feel a light sparkling taste and soft tongue tingling.

What Is Floating Around My Kombucha?

Once kombucha is ready, there will be a brown, nebula-like matter floating at the bottom of the container. This is a byproduct of the fermentation process. Regardless of the drink might look unappetizing, the flavor is neutral. 

The yeast, which is the byproduct of fermentation, is entirely safe to ingest. You can strain your kombucha through a fine-mesh sieve to get rid of sliminess if it is your homemade drink.

If you order the beverage in a cafe or buy it in a grocery store, you can be sure your kombucha is filtered for 100%.

Does Kombucha Contain Alcohol?

Kombucha is a fermented beverage, and, as is well known, fermentation produces such end products as alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid.

Therefore, this drink contains a trace amount of alcohol. However, the alcohol amount is about 0.5%, meaning a drink doesn’t negatively affect health. 

If you drink a homemade kombucha, the alcoholic content can be a bit higher, but no more than 1%. Thus, the drink is still not considered an alcoholic beverage.