

However, the ingredients are listed by the amount present, from most to least. We don’t know how much of each to use exactly. If it’s SYNERGY Kombucha, the flavoring amounts will be less, often using dried barks, berries, or flowers to achieve the flavor, with the Kombucha taste more forward.įor example, if you look on the bottle of GT’s SYNERGY Trilogy Kombucha ingredients, it says the flavorings are raspberry juice, lemon juice ( THRIVE, AMZ ) and ginger juice. So look at the bottle, which one are you trying to copy? If it’s SYNERGY, know that you will be adding about an ounce of juice or fresh fruit per 16 ounce bottle for more of a blend. Classic Kombucha is 98% Kombucha and 2% organic flavoring, while SYNERGY Kombucha is 95% Kombucha and 5% unsweetened organic fruit juice or puree.” “ SYNERGY Kombucha and Classic Kombucha both use Kombucha that is 100% certified organic and raw. There are 2 “brands” by GT – the regular SYNERGY Kombucha and GT’s SYNERGY. And for good reason, he makes delicious Kombucha! Which SYNERGY Kombucha Brand Are You Trying to Copycat? Fans are very loyal to their favorite GT’s flavors.

For a long time, there were only a few brands around.Įven today, with so many new brands appearing all the time, Classic Kombucha and SYNERGY Kombucha (see more about that below) dominate the marketplace. In fact, GT Dave started the whole category. In case you’re not familiar, SYNERGY Kombucha is the market leader for commercial Kombucha. But if you’ve ever thought about trying to copycat SYNERGY Kombucha flavors at home, here’s a few tips. In the same way, your brew will taste unique to your process.

Since then, we’ve had the pleasure to try literally hundreds of different brands of Kombucha from all over the world! Each brew is unique, in most cases a reflection of the home brewer that decided to cross over to the commercial side. In fact, it might have been the only one that fateful day at Whole Foods in Westwood. This was 2004, so there weren’t a lot of brands on the shelf. Like many people, the first Kombucha we ever tried was GT’s.
