kombucha buzz

[Guest guest]

I'm new to drinking kombucha, and I'm also very sensitive to caffeine and sugar.

The kombucha I'm making tastes very yummy! Both my husband and I are enjoying

it.

I seem to be getting a lot of energy from drinking the kombucha and my concern

is that this might be from the caffeine and sugar. I've been caffeine free for

many, many years, and very light on the sugar intake.

If I drink kombucha in the evening it's hard to go to sleep or I wake up in the

middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. I'm concerned about the

negative health effects of the caffeine and sugar.

I've been steeping the tea in hot water for 30 seconds and throwing that out,

then re-steeping the tea for the brew. That's to get as much of the caffeine out

as possible. I've also made the last brew with 50% tea 50% rooibus. I've also

got a brew going with 50% white tea, 50% hibiscus, and a vanilla bean. It's fun

to play with variety and flavors! So we'll see how those batches affects me.

I've let my brews go for 10 days on average. I've also bottled and done a second

brew, letting that sit for 5 days at room temp before refrigerating it. That's

been to add more fizz, and to digest more of the sugar.

Is the energy I'm getting from something else in the kombucha? I guess I'm

wanting to know others experience here to help allay my concerns with drinking

kombucha.

Thanks!