Quarantine Cocktail Hour Episode 3 Quarantine Cocktail Hour

On the third episode of Quarantine Cocktail Hour I will be speaking to my dear friend Stephanie Cleary.

Steph and I first met back in 2015 when we were both entrepreneurs in Shenzhen. She eventually left China to continue her work with Travel For Teens. She’s going to be telling us all about what life is like is San Francisco right now. In this episode we will be talking about racial discrimination and injustice. If this makes you uncomfortable, I urge you to please keep and open mind and have a listen anyway.



Steph’s Hippie Juice (kombucha)

Find yourself a "Scoby" (SCOBY is the commonly used acronym for "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast," and is formed after the completion of a unique fermentation process of lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, and yeast to form several sour foods and beverages such as kombucha and kimchi.)

Add 2 cups starter liquid,

Mix with 4 cups strong black tea

Add 1 cup sugar

Add 8-12 cups water

Let sit in a space out of direct sunlight for at least 4 days, up to 8 days depending on temperature. 

Taste to confirm it has the nice vinegary tang. 

Strain most of the liquid into flip top bottles (leaving enough starer liquid for another batch)

Add flavoring such as: macerated berries, a vanilla pod, grated ginger, sliced mint or basil, fresh citrus juice and/or peel, dried flowers, hard spices like cinnamon and crush cardamon, etc. 

Let sit a few days until bubble start to form at the mouth of the bottle, put in fridge, strain and serve :)