Is Hop Tea Similar to Kombucha? Unpacking the Key Differences
                                
                                
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                                While both hop tea and kombucha are popular fermented and non-fermented beverages celebrated for their craft complexity, their brewing processes and final products are fundamentally different. A key distinction lies in the role of fermentation: kombucha is fermented, while traditional hop tea is simply an infusion, making them far from identical.