http://www.pubcrawler.com/Template/blog <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span><img width="284" height="180" src="http://www.pubcrawler.com/Template/blog/1/custom/rawkombucha4.jpg" alt="GT Daves' Raw Organic Kombucha" /></span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span><br /> </span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span>What happens when you ferment tea? Well if you are fortunate a nice leathery pancake forms on top and the remaining liquid has a nice carbonated apple cider like taste.</span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span>This alcoholic tea is called Kombucha and it contains 0.5 to 1.7% alcohol by volume.&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span>Kombucha traces its history back to China around 250 B.C. Referred to as the Tea of Immortality it aids the stomach in digestion of food. In Russia they call the tea elixir Tea Kvass.</span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span>Kombucha is a pro-biotic (in favor of life), contains enzymes, organic acids and balances pH naturally.&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span>Lack of clinical studies leaves Kombucha still as an alternative remedy with great claims of success, but that should be carefully considered.</span></font></p> http://www.pubcrawler.com/Template/blog/1/2008/02/Fermented-Tea-Cures-What-Ills-You.cfm 2008-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 Other Beverages