Kombucha SCOBY

I know scobys take a second to rebuilt their health, especially qith changing tea brands and so on. But this sucker took well over a month and 2 WHOLE gallon batches (one totally wasted) to get it reasonably ready. It's finally getting there but it's still very slow going.

We tried making our own scoby and it took weeks to finally get a very small scoby which we almost missed sitting at the bottom of our jar. It fell apart when we tried to move it to make a big jar of kombucha. We decided to go ahead and buy a scoby and it came well packaged and it worked. We've now bottled our first batch of kombucha and it tastes pretty good. We added some home grown tangerines for flavor and to get the carbonation and just tried the finished product today. Not bad and it's really not a very difficult process once you get into it. Plan to experiment with ginger and other fruits At the price one pays for store bought kombucha, it's really cool to make your own. The health benefits are said to be excellent and we're into it now! We bought a gallon jar from Target which was around $12 to $15 (husband can't remember) but that was the best price we found. Then we're using bottles from Trader Joes Ginger brew with the gro-lock tops (whatever they're called with the clamp down). These are large and work great but we were told Trader Joes won't be selling that once they've sold out. Great price of $2.99 per bottle and you get to drink the brew, too. Most bottles we looked at online were much more pricey. Hope this is helpful. Happy kombucha making! :)

The scoby I received was super unhealthy. It was very thin and almost disintegrated in my hands. I gave it a try and after two weeks, there was no fermentation action at all. The scoby sunk to the bottom and turned a weird dark color…almost like it was dead. Extremely disappointing. I ordered a scoby from a different company. It came thick and healthy, and I noticed fermentation within a few days. If you’re looking for a scoby, this is not the one.

As expected

I received the scoby last Monday (Dec.3) and started brewing my first Kombucha. I have cultured and fermented milk kefir and somehow culturing my own kombucha has intimidated me at first as I was not confident that it would turn out right. I saw the reviews for this scoby and decided to give it a go and I am happy that I did. After the first 7 days, my scoby has produced an offspring. I've tasted the first brew and tasted delicious. The product was professionally packaged as well. As soon as I saw it I knew that they put a lot of care into it.The pictures represents my second brew (currently brewing, in my dark kitchen cabinet) and close up shot of my very happy mother scoby + it's very hyper active baby scoby. The bottled kombucha pics were from my first brew, that were flavored and have been fermenting for the 3.5 days now (you can see the carbonation). These were taste tested by professional critics aka my parents and my husband both were graded A+.I have to say the seller is so pro-active and making sure that everything is up to my satisfaction and I am glad to say that the product and service has exceeded my expectations.

I have ordered one of these cultures before, but this time around, the package that vacuum seals the scoby in the starter fluid had not been properly sealed, opening the zip bag and spilling into the bubble Amazon shipment parcel. The scoby did not seem safe to use and when i tried to replace the item, i kept getting notice that it’s not eligible for replacement or refunds (i understand, but in this scenario it seems a bit unreasonable because it was not a delivery issue in particular). Overall, i decided to get this product again because the brew comes out consistent.

I used to grow my own scoby using a bottle of GT Dave's classic kombucha, but since I could no longer find that one in any market near me I decided to try out this already made scoby. I started my continuous brew kombucha last Monday and today I have a beautiful scoby layer formed over all of my tea. Excellent product, would certainly recommend! My kombucha is not ready to drink yet as it is a little too sweet for me but I'm sure in another week will be perfect.

I’ve been brewing Kombucha on and off since the early 90s. I use a gallon jar covered with a bleach free coffee filter and typically brew my first fermentation for about 12 days at 76 DegreesF. I’m currently brewing with Scobys from 2 different sources and have found that their end products vary noticeably in flavor. I thought I would try a 3rd source and decided on Brew Your Bucha. My Scoby arrived in a well sealed bag with plenty of starter bucha. Since I would be brewing the quart sized Scoby in a gallon jar, I decided to start it with only a half gallon of tea/ sugar instead of the full gallon until it grew into its space. Within 4 days the new Scoby growth has extended to the width if its new home and is filling in robustly. It doesn’t seem to mind the switch from the organic Ceylon tea that its been raised in to the organic Oolong I’m currently using. At this rate, I expect I’ll have the first fermentation completed close to the usual time. I’m looking forward to trying this first batch soon. Looks awesome so far! Thanks!