Meet Jun (Kombucha)

Meet Jun…

Jun is Kombucha’s little sister!

Made with a Scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)  or some liquid from a previous batch in the same way Kombucha is, apart from Jun lives on a sweet tea made with honey instead of sugar.  The tea is also made with green tea (instead of black), but any Scoby can be trained to like that or even just tannin-rich plants instead or tea, as does mine.

Some people claim Jun some from Tibet but as there is no mention of it in their history it seems unlikely and more, likely a rumour created to make Jun sound enticing.  It’s more than likely just evolved from Kombucha itself.

Jun is for those of you that want to be 100% sure there are no processed sugars in your finished drink.  It takes quite a bit if honey (250ml) for each 2L batch though, so Kombucha itself is a lot cheaper to produce.

The added bonus of Jun is that the honey mineralizes the drink and also is thought to help more with allergies, have more live enzymes and B Vitamins in it too.

It is made, cared for, flavoured and stored in the same ways Kombucha is, apart it ferments easier in cooler environments than Kombucha does itself (so if you have a cold house this one might be for you).