Easy turmeric bug (with white or orange turmeric)
Here's the easiest and fastest way to make a delicious probiotic turmeric bug using white and orange turmeric.
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated turmeric (skin on) densely packed
- 1 cup organic cane sugar
- 2.5 cups lukewarm water (we also used our town's high quality tap water, but you may opt for bottled water instead)
- 1/2 tsp citric acid or 2 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in jar, stir until sugar dissolved. Cover jar with breathable cloth, such as a paper towel, linen, cheese cloth, etc held in place by a rubber band. Leave at room temperature out of sunlight.
- Stir vigorously every 12 hours. We stir once in the morning, once at night before bed.
- Strain and bottle after no more than 7 days — or once the taste and bubbles are to your liking. The longer the bug ferments, the lower the sugar and the "dryer" the final product. It may also develop off flavors if allowed to ferment too long.