This Chai Pear Kombucha is flavored with pear and warming chai spices. It's the perfect drink for fall. It's a great alternative to cider.

Chai Pear Kombucha with spoonful of chai spice mix and pears in the background.

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Pears get their time in the spotlight in this Chai Pear Kombucha. Made with homemade chai spice mix and fresh juicy pears, this kombucha will win over your heart.

Serve it alongside or in place of apple cider for fall, along with a Pear Kombucha recipe or Kombucha with Spices.

If you like the warming flavor of chai spice, try some Chai Overnight Oats or Chai Chia Pudding.

You could also make your own Chai Spice Mix to add to your favorite baked goods.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
Two Types of Fermentation
What Makes Kombucha Fizzy?
🧾 Ingredients
🥣 Supplies
🔪 Instructions
Should I Burp My Second Ferment Kombucha?
How Long Does It Take To Get Fizzy Kombucha?
💭 Tips
🥃 Other Kombucha Recipes
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

With warming chai spices, it's perfect for fall.
It's a nice alternative to apple cider.
It's cheaper than store-bought kombucha.

Two Types of Fermentation

To make homemade kombucha, you start with the first fermentation.

The first fermentation of kombucha is when you combine sweetened tea, a kombucha scoby, and some starter tea. You let it ferment for 7-21 days and the result is uncarbonated unflavored kombucha.

To make Chai Pear Kombucha, you will be making a second fermentation.

The second fermentation involves taking that kombucha you made in the first fermentation and adding flavor. You let it ferment for another 3-5 days in sealed bottles. The result is a fizzy-flavored drink.

You can ferment even longer, if needed, letting the kombucha ferment up to 14 days. It all depends on the amount of sugar content in the flavor you're adding, and the temperature of the room.

Warmer temperatures will cause faster fermentation, and higher sugar content will also speed up fermentation.

What Makes Kombucha Fizzy?

The second fermentation is when kombucha gets fizzy. By putting it into a sealed container at room temperature and adding a sugar source (fruit and/or sweetener), carbon dioxide builds.

🧾 Ingredients

Homemade kombucha: You'll need freshly made kombucha that has not been refrigerated yet.
Pear: I used freshly chopped pears. You could also use pear juice
Chai spice mix: I used homemade chai spice mix. You could also use chai simple syrup if you want to add sweetener.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

🥣 Supplies

Funnel
4 (25 ounce) bottles with flip-top lids
Measuring cup

🔪 Instructions

Chopped pears being poured into a funnel into a bottle.

Step 1: Smush ½ cup chopped pear into each bottle.

Chai spice mix being poured into a funnel into a bottle.

Step 2: Pour 2 teaspoons chai spice mix into each bottle.

Kombucha being poured into a funnel over a bottle.

Step 3: Pour your homemade kombucha into the bottles, leaving 1-2" head space. Let sit 3-5 days.

Step 4: Pop open the lids at least once a day. Pressure builds, and this allows it to escape. Taste each day to test its flavor and fizziness. For this recipe I let mine ferment for 5 days.

Should I Burp My Second Ferment Kombucha?

Yes! If you don't you could have a mess. By adding sugar to the homemade kombucha and fermenting it a second time in bottles with swing-top lids, you're creating an environment for carbonation. If you don't allow it to escape, you'll have kombucha all over your kitchen.

How Long Does It Take To Get Fizzy Kombucha?

It can take anywhere from 1-14 days. It depends on a few things.

It depends on how much sugar you have in the kombucha. (Sugar in the form of fruit and/or sweetener.) The more sugar, the faster you'll get carbonation.
It also depends on the weather. Warmer temperature = faster carbonation. I've had bubbly kombucha after a day in summer months and bubbly kombucha after a week in colder months.

💭 Tips

Strain the chopped pears after fermenting, if desired.
Shake the bottle before pouring a glassful.
Refrigerate after the kombucha is done fermenting.
I used chopped pears but you could also use pear juice.

Chai Pear Kombucha in two glasses with spoonful of chai spice mix and pears.

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Chai Pear Kombucha