Kitchen kombucha know-how
At 5 Cliftonwood Terrace, Bristol BS8 4TZ
Get confident about kombucha with Jo Webster and Carolin Gilmartin! Immerse yourself in the knowledge and unique sense of humour of this pair of seasoned fermentologists. Learn how to make kombucha yourself and how to choose which makes to buy to suit your health priorities. Find out more about the evidence base (or lack of it) for its health benefits. Eat a delicious lunch and ask all your ferment-related questions.
Overview
Price: £85 for 1 ticket
Date: Saturday 3 May 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: 5 Cliftonwood Terrace, Bristol BS8 4TZ
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After years of home brewing, we know our kombucha inside out. Come and learn how to make and manage your own “tea mushroom”! You will see how easy it can be .
In this 3.5 hour workshop, we will cover every aspect of making and managing this fantastic elixir, from selecting the best ingredients, set-up, tasting, testing, troubleshooting, second fermenting, flavouring, storing and drinking. We’ll also be sharing the results of our research into commercial kombucha-makers, helping you to identify the brands that most suit your needs. We’ll cover the science behind what is really going on in that jar, looking at the evidence objectively.
Of course, there will also be testers, tasters and a delicious lunch (vegetarian), and time for us to answer more general fermentation questions, so please bring along all your questions, kombucha-based or otherwise.
We’ll be providing everything you need for a 1.5L batch. If you’d like to purchase a larger continuous culture jar, please select it as an add-on when you book your spot, or please do bring your own if you have one already.
We look forward to some kombucha fun together.
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Come appropriately dressed in comfortable clothes and footwear.
You don’t need to bring anything else with you.
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There nearest train station is Bristol Temple Meads and 5 Cliftonwood is a 40 minute walk, a couple of busses or a cab ride from there. There is some parking a 3-4 minute walk away. Allow time to get parked.
If you want to make a weekend of it, Bristol is well worth the visit, as is nearby Bath and Wells.
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The venue is Caroline’s delightful Clifton home, and she has just repainted her hallway especially!!
There is one step into the property, a ground floor loo and a pet cat.
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Jo is an AFN registered associate nutritionist, a medical herbalist (with a special interest in gut health) and a fermentologist. Kombucha is a much-loved part of her fermentation practice. She is currently working on her PhD, focussing on a particular form of fermented food. Jo is a proponent of being the change we want to see in the world.
Caroline is a doctor of microbiology and the owner of Every Good Thing; a company that specialises in fermented food cultures and education. She is the author of two books on the subject; Fermented Foods, a Practical Approach and Vinegar (both published by Crowood).
We met several years ago when I organised a Guinness world record-setting Sauerkrautathon in Wells and Caroline came to help, and we have been egging each other on ever since; partners in brine, you might say!
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Just wanted to say a massive thank you for Friday. Your passion and contagious enthusiasm truly inspired both the chefs and me. We had an incredibly enjoyable training session and gained a wealth of valuable insights about fermentation and gut health. I can't wait to see what the chefs do going forward with their newfound knowledge and skills within the BM restaurants. - BM Caterers
Thank you for such a wonderful time over the past few days. Thanks for being so generous and open with your knowledge and for the great atmosphere you created. I left inspired by your beautiful energy and the many conversations we had. - Lyson Marchessault
" Jo inspires confidence while imparting knowledge with an easy manner and endless patience. Jo’s attention to detail is so generous and always extends to a fabulous lunch." Jane Bateman
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