How To Use Stevia With Kombucha

Kombucha tea is a fermented beverage that contains a fungi starter culture, usually an acetic acid bacterium and several types of yeast. Due to this fermentation, kombucha contains alcohol, although the content is generally less than 0.5 percent unless the drink is aged, and may be unsuitable for children. Kombucha has a slight vinegar taste, due to the acetic acid, and is mildly sweet. If you're drinking this beverage as a health aid, you can use stevia as a sweetener without impacting the caloric or nutritional content. Due to the nature of both these items, you should always consult your physician prior to use.

Step 1

Add stevia sweetener in place of table sugar to make your kombucha more palatable. Highly refined stevia preparations, which contain the compound rebaudioside A, are available in grocery stores. Generally, 1 tbsp. of stevia extract will sweeten an 8-oz. cup of kombucha.

Step 2

Avoid using stevia instead of regular white sugar when making kombucha. Unlike the finished kombucha, the fermenting process during the making of the beverage requires sugar for the yeast to feed on. Using stevia as a sweetener will simply prevent an additional sugar content.