It’s that time of the year again! Beautiful leaves are falling, many of us are wearing 5 layers a day to prepare for our rapidly changing weather, and last but not least, pumpkin spice flavors are popping up everywhere! If you think you are addicted to pumpkin spice lattes, wait until you try our pumpkin spice kombucha recipe!

Kombucha has a way of really drawing out the flavors you feed it with. Perhaps that is why I love this recipe so much! Fall just doesn’t feel complete without sitting outside, admiring the falling leaves with a pumpkin spice kombucha in hand.

If You Have a Sweet Tooth…

If you like your kombucha with a little more sweetness, I recommend pulling your kombucha out of primary fermentation a little earlier than you usually would for this recipe. While we will add a bit of sugar prior to second fermentation, the other ingredients offer little additional sugar. We generally ferment ours over three days for 2F, and the end product has very little sweetness. Alternatively, you can add sugar beyond what this recipe calls for.

Primary Fermentation + Airtight Glass Bottles

FYI, this is a second fermentation kombucha recipe. You need to have kombucha that has already completed the initial fermentation process on hand. Both are truly very simple—waiting for your primary fermentation kombucha to work its own magic is the toughest part! If you don’t know where to begin with brewing kombucha, no worries! We offer a Kombucha Starter Kit with everything you need to brew your first batch! It also comes with very straightforward instructions.

This recipe also requires airtight glass bottles. These are a staple for home kombucha brewers. I recommend getting 16 oz swing-top bottles; our recipes are written for them, they are a convenient size for drinking directly from the bottle, and they work well with kombucha overall! You will need a funnel for this recipe–and just about every other second fermentation recipe–as well.

Scale to Your Batch

This pumpkin spice kombucha recipe is written for six 16 oz bottles. While we often write our recipes per bottle, this one just makes more sense to do with a bigger batch. There are several different spices involved, and the measurements become rather tedious for small batches. Knock it out all at once, or scale the recipe back to whatever you need! The recipe is written to work out pretty perfectly for a gallon of primary fermented kombucha.

That’s it for this one! If you are feeling adventurous and have some time to spare, try making the recipe with homemade pumpkin puree! If you are going for efficiency, canned pumpkin puree works great too.

I hope you get the opportunity to enjoy this one while taking in the beauty of colorful fall leaves! It truly makes the season even more special. Enjoy your pumpkin spice kombucha!