Elderflower Kombucha

For a sweet, floral kombucha flavor, you’ll love this Elderflower Kombucha! Add mint for a refreshing kick.

After whipping up a batch of Hugo Cocktails this summer, I was left with a bottle of elderflower syrup awaiting inspiration. It obviously didn’t take long for this Elderflower Kombucha to be the result!

It’s refreshing, floral, and almost pear-like in flavor. It works great on its own, or paired with fresh mint! Let’s brew.

Ingredients for elderflower kombucha

• Kombucha: You have brewed your kombucha in the first fermentation and are ready to flavor it (first fermentation instructions here). Black tea kombucha works well here, but I also love to pair elderflower syrup with green tea or even butterfly pea flower kombucha!
• Elderflower Syrup: Elderflower syrup adds both the sugar to power the carbonation and the flavor! You can buy elderflower syrup online or make it yourself.
• Mint (Optional): Fresh mint works well with elderflower, brightening up the deeply sweet syrup!

How to make kombucha with elderflowers

There are two main fermentation phases when making homemade kombucha:

1. First Fermentation: This is when you transform sweet tea into tart and delicious kombucha (see our guide to homemade kombucha here).
2. Second Fermentation: This is when you carbonate the kombucha by adding flavor and sugars (like elderflower syrup) and bottling it.

In order to make this Elderflower Kombucha, you will need to have completed the first fermentation and have some kombucha that’s ready to be carbonated.

P.S. If you love floral flavors, you’ll also like our Rose Kombucha or Lavender Kombucha. Or step it up a notch by using hibiscus or butterfly pea flowers in your first fermentation!