Give yourself a boost with this homemade Chocolate Superfood Kombucha. Made with maca, mushrooms, and cacao.

This Chocolate Superfood Kombucha is a powerhouse of nutrition. It has maca powder, cacao powder, and a mushroom blend of four different mushrooms.

You would never know there's maca and mushrooms in this. It tastes more chocolaty than anything else.

Other recipes with maca, mushrooms, and cacao powder are my Blueberry Smoothie Bowl with Superfoods and my Coffee with Superfoods.

Another recipe to try is my Chocolate Mint Mojito Kombucha recipe.

Two Types of 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.

For the second fermentation, you remove the scoby and take that kombucha you made in the first fermentation and add flavor. You let it ferment for another 3-5 days in sealed bottles. The result is a fizzy-flavored drink.

You can ferment the flavored kombucha for 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.

Instructions

First, you'll need some homemade kombucha, some bottles with flip top lids, and a funnel.

Pour ¼ cup cacao powder, 2 tablespoons maca powder, 1 tablespoon mushroom blend, and ¼ cup maple syrup into each bottle. Pour your freshly fermented homemade kombucha into the bottles, leaving 1-2" head space. Let sit 3-5 days.

Pop open the lids at least once a day. Pressure builds, and this allows it to escape.

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

Shake the bottle before pouring a glassful. The powders will settle to the bottom.
Use bottles with swing-top lids. Mason jars and store-bought kombucha bottles that have the seal broken won't hold carbonation.
You can substitute the maple syrup with agave syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, or another sweetener.
Refrigerate after the kombucha is done fermenting.

Other Kombucha Recipes

Not sure about maca and mushrooms in kombucha? Try my Chocolate Kombucha first. It has only cacao powder and maple syrup added.

I also have a Maca Powder Drink which is flavored with warming spices.

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*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.

Chocolate Superfood Kombucha