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Organic Kombucha SCOBY - Starter Culture
What is a Kombucha SCOBY Culture?
Kombucha is a fermented sweetened tea loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, probiotics and minerals to improve our health and wellbeing. Our kombucha SCOBYs are grown and nurtured under license so that when they leave us they are resilient and ready for their new home.
Kombucha SCOBYs can go by various names including:
Kombucha culture
Mother culture
Pellicle
Kombucha mushroom
What is a SCOBY?
A SCOBY is a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts used to ferment sweetened tea into probiotic kombucha. The SCOBY is a cellulose mat made up of bacteria and yeasts which are imperative to the fermentation of kombucha.
How do I make kombucha with a SCOBY?
One needs to have a SCOBY in order to ferment your kombucha. You simply dissolve sugar into tea, cool it to room temperature, and add your SCOBY. Wait a few days and you will now have kombucha that you can flavour according to your desired taste. All instructions are provided with your purchase to start fermenting 1L of kombucha and increased volumes.
Everything you need to make Kombucha:
A Healthy SCOBY
Sugar
Unchlorinated/filtered water
Black, white or green tea
An elasticated small cotton top or a larger top
Glass fermentation jar
Alternatively, we provide a complete Kombucha Kit which includes everything you need. All you need to do is add water!
Is Kombucha Good For Me?
Kombucha is known for it's health benefits due to its variety of minerals, vitamins and probiotic bacteria which support guthealth.
Included in this purchase:
A healthy SCOBY to start brewing 1L kombucha
+- 1/4 cup starter tea liquid in your pouch with your SCOBY
Instructions
PLEASE NOTE:
Please use an urban address where possible.
Live cultures are couriered out on Mondays & Tuesdays to avoid delays.