Andrea Potter is a Chef and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. She has a background in Culinary Arts, with Red Seal certification. Since 2009, she has owned and operated Rooted Nutrition, aimed at providing nutrition education to a wide variety of clients. She has taught extensively on topics from whole foods nutrition and alternative baking (including sugar-free, gluten-free, and vegan), to seasonal soups, and fermenting and preserving food. Andrea is passionate about supporting health-motivated cooks to make informed healthy choices that start with vibrant, delicious, practical recipes and culinary techniques. Learn more at RootedNutrition.ca

• 1 An Introduction to Homebrewed Sparkling Beverages The Revival of Kombucha and Homemade Fermented SodasScienceWater, Sugar, CultureWaterSugar Culture Equipment Cleaning the Equipment That Wobbly Line between Alcoholic and NonalcoholicCarbonationToo Much Fizz: How to Avoid Overcarbonation Protect Yourself and Save the Mess Too Little or No Fizz: Troubleshooting Lack of Bubbles 2 Kombucha What is a SCOBY? Its History and Other Interesting Facts From Homebrewed to Store Shelves and Back Again About the Culture Is My Brew Probiotic? Sugar Alcohol Kombucha Ingredients Where to Get Your First SCOBY How Big a SCOBY Do You Need? Tea Which Tea Will You Try? Herbal Kombucha Primary Fermentation: Teas and Herbs What Type of Sugar to Use Kombucha Basic Recipe Adding Flavor and Carbonation to Your Batch Method 1: Flavor the Whole Batch Method 2: Create Different Flavors in Each Bottle Care for Your Mother: The SCOBY Hotel Maintaining the Hotel What To Do With Over-Fermented (Vinegary) Kombucha What To Do With Extra SCOBYs Kombucha and SCOBY Troubleshooting Kombucha as an Ingredient Mah's Orange Mint Kombucha Spritz Coconut Kefir Kombucha Smoothie 3 Jun: The Honey-Loving SCOBY Jun Basic Recipe 4 Water Kefir Water Kefir Culture Where to Get Water Kefir Grains What to Feed Water Kefir Fermenting Fruit Juices and Adding Syrups Water Kefir Basic Recipe Caring for Your Kefir Grains Remaining Sugar and Alcohol A Rhythm of Its Own Coconut Kefir Yogurt Recipe 5 Wild-Fermented Ginger Beer; Fruit and Herbal Sodas Ginger Beer or Ginger Ale? Why Wild-Fermented? Making and Caring for a Ginger Bug Ginger Beer Basic Recipe Root Beer Root Beer Recipe Variations Love Your Liver Root Beer Tonic Elderberry Immunity Soda Turmeric Cardamom Fizz Beet Cream Soda Ginger Beer and Ginger Bug Fermented Soda Troubleshooting and FAQ 6 Whey-Fermented Drinks Using Whey as a Starter for Fermented Sodas How to Obtain Whey Beet Kvass Recipe Resources About the author A note about the publisher

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