Vitikit & Kombucha Kat Partner for Dry January Giveaway

Our monthly Instagram competition is up and running for January 2020! This month, we’ve teamed up with our friend and customer, Kombucha Kat, for the January giveaway. With many keen to complete Dry January, we thought it appropriate to partner with Kombucha Kat to provide the competition winner with some tasty, organic kombucha that can be enjoyed as part of Dry January. Featured as part of the prize is the original, ginger and blueberry Kombucha Kats.

Enter the Vitikit – Kombucha Kat Instagram Giveaway.

Brewing Equipment for Kombucha Making

In recent years, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of people wanting to produce and distribute their own kombucha. Vitikit specialises in supplying the best range and quality of brewing equipment for kombucha making. Our brewing equipment enables producers to perform a controlled fermentation, so regulating the acidity and alcohol level in the booch. If you are into producing kombucha or would like to start producing the fermented tea drink, speak to the Vitikit team about acquiring the right brewing equipment for kombucha making.

About Kombucha Kat

Since 2016, Kombucha Kat Founder, Sam, has been crafting their organic kombucha by hand in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, refining the flavour-profile again and again and again. Kombucha is a fermented drink made from sweetened tea and a specific culture known as a scoby. Scoby stands for ‘symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts’. The bacteria and yeasts convert the sugar into ethanol and acetic acid. The acetic acid is what gives kombucha its distinctive sour taste.

The Kombucha Kat & Vitikit Partnership

Vitikit started working with Sam in 2016, when it started with only a couple of 100-litre tanks. More tanks followed and capacity increased. Tanks were then scaled up again in size to deal with demand and now capacity is in excess of 30,000 litres in 2 specially designed kombucha tanks. In the early days and along the way, we have helped Sam with bottling and now with the ultra-cool short cans. We are giving away a selection of cans, including original, ginger and blueberry. A great way to start a New Year’s resolution of cutting down on Alcohol or even if you just fancy a change and would like to arouse your taste buds with these alternative drinks.

Kombucha Facts & Figures

The Kombucha business is thriving in the UK and especially across the pond, in the U.S. In the United States, It is predicted that kombucha will overtake cider in the next 5 years, in terms of volume of sales. Here are some more interesting facts and statistics about kombucha, the drink that has caused quite a stir in recent times:

• It is a probiotic – just like yoghurt and kimchi.
• It does not provide major caffeine boosts – kombucha tends to contain around 2 to 25mg of caffeine.
• Kombucha can help boost metabolism.

A Timeline of Kombucha History, with facts reported by Booch Craft:

• Kombucha has been around for some time, originating in China in 220 BC.
• 1913 – A homemade kombucha remedy saves a rural German village from an epidemic, preventing villagers from becoming ill
• 1915 – Germany begins to adopt medical Chinese practices and Kombucha is considered as having multiple health benefits.
• 1917 – kombucha started to reach more countries, including Russia and the USA.
• In 1944, kombucha gets its first mention in a major publication; The New York Times.
• In the Late 70, devon farmers would drink Kombucha as a health drink, often with a shot of Whiskey.
• 1995 – America’s first kombucha brand was founded, a brand called GT’s Living Foods.
• Kombucha was offered on tap for the first time in 2007.

Enter Our Kombucha Giveaway Today

Head to our Instagram page and follow the instructions on the official January giveaway post to be in with a chance of winning a collection of kombucha drinks to help you get through Dry January! You can see our terms and conditions for our Instagram giveaways in the recent blog post, Win Prizes with Vitikit’s Monthly Instagram Competition. If you are interested in learning more about our brewing equipment for kombucha making and complete range of equipment that can be utilised throughout the kombucha making process, contact us today.