I've read much about this concoction and it's benefits. Here is a great article on making it.
What's brewing? "Immortal Health Elixir!" Kombucha has an acidy- sparkly kick And it's good for you to drink; a curative for many things especially the spleen. It also causes mild euphoria, followed by relaxation, and an overall sense of physical and mental well-being. A shot morning and night is a restorative.
Each week, I make our own Kombucha drinks, even the baby loves drinking this!
Brewing Kombucha: what is it? A sweetened tea that ferments by a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms called a Kombucha mushroom, or "SCOBY" consisting of Acetobacter-species and yeast cultures that transforms into a health drink that you can make at home for almost nothing! Once you have a starter (SCOBY) you can brew your own over and over. It tastes like a sweet apple cider vinegar. sweet and sour like lemon soda pop with fizz. The tea is no longer caffinated, it has been converted. The sugar is no longer sugar it has been converted into yeasts! You can use different teas (as long as one of them is a nitrogen tea- not tisanes or herbal) to get different tastes. I also use honey in place of normal sugar to a mead like kombucha.
How do you make it?
Brew a strong tea first: I use all kinds of teas, lapsang sujong, chinese black teas, the trick is to brew it strong. Kombucha grows off the nitrogen in the tea leaves. Use a glass jar to hold the tea."
Read The Rest here from "Garlick Breath's" Blog:
http://garlic-breath.blogspot.com/2009/04/kombucha.html
Here is a website where you can learn more about Kombucha and also find starter here:
http://www.kombu.de/english.htm