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Kilju (Finnish pronunciation:) is the Finnish word for a mead-like homemade alcoholic beverage made from a source of carbohydrates (such as cane sugar or honey), yeast, and water, making it both affordable and cheap to produce. The ABV depends on the yeast that was used, and since it does not contain a sweet reserve it is completely dry.
Mead is a drink widely considered to have been discovered likely among the first humans in Africa 20,000–40,000 years ago [17] [18] [19] [better source needed] prior to the advent of both agriculture and ceramic pottery in the Neolithic, [20] due to the prevalence of naturally occurring fermentation and the distribution of eusocial honey-producing insects worldwide; [21] as a result, it is ...
Kombucha (also tea mushroom, tea fungus, or Manchurian mushroom when referring to the culture; Latin name Medusomyces gisevii) [1] is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink. Sometimes the beverage is called kombucha tea to distinguish it from the culture of bacteria and yeast . [ 2 ]
Blueberry, mead and kombucha cocktail - This blueberry-infused kombucha cocktail simply screams summer!. 4. Passion fruit kombucha margarita - A variety of fresh fruits give this passion fruit ...
Jun can be thought of as a cousin of kombucha. Jun is composed primarily of green tea and honey, whereas kombucha is made of black tea and cane sugar. The fermentation process also requires a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). Jun has a sweeter taste, higher price (due to the cost of its ingredients), and limited availability.
Mead (/ m iː d /), also called hydromel, is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content of mead may range from as low as 3% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the drink's fermentable sugar is derived from honey.
Schnapps (/ ʃ n ɑː p s / or / ʃ n æ p s /) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, [1] herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.
Tibicos, or water kefir, is a traditional fermented drink made with water and water kefir grains held in a polysaccharide biofilm matrix created by the bacteria. It is sometimes consumed as an alternative to milk-based probiotic drinks or tea-cultured products such as kombucha. Water kefir is typically made as a probiotic homebrew beverage. The ...