Creating Your Own Kombucha Recipe

Kombucha fermentation explained – detailed recipe and tips for brewing your own kombucha

The SCOBY pellicle

Kombucha is a fermented beverage made by combining sweetened tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). The SCOBY breaks down the sugars into ethanol and lactic acid during fermentation. Acetic Acid Bacteria (AAB) then convert these into acetic acid, giving kombucha its distinctive tangy flavor. Because the AAB immedia…