Organic Kombucha Scoby

Make kombucha at home with our live organic scoby! Kombucha is a delicious, fizzy fermented tea full of healthy probiotics.

There are 3 main steps to making kombucha:

1. Make a scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). This is a rubbery film of bacteria and yeast that forms over your tea. It can take 3-4 weeks to grow and is a bit tricky to get right.

2. First Fermentation - make the kombucha (1-2 weeks)

3. Second Fermentation - flavor and carbonate the kombucha (4-5 days)

We've done the hard part for you, so you can start at the first fermentation.

First Fermentation:

• 14 cups of water

• 1 cup sugar

• 8 tea bags

• Scoby

• 2 cups unflavored store-bought kombucha. (You only need this for your very first batch. For future batches, use the kombucha saved from your prior recipe.)

1. Prepare 4 cups of sweet tea using caffeinated black tea and sugar and allow it to cool. 

2. Remove the tea bags and transfer the tea into a large glass jar. Add the scoby and kombucha.

3. Cover the jar with a towel or 2 cloth napkins and secure with a rubber band. This will protect your batch from dust/bugs and allow the kombucha to breathe.

4. Place your glass jar away from direct sunlight at room temperature. Try not to disturb the jar.

5. Wait for 1-3 weeks. Start tasting around day 5. You're looking for a tart, tangy flavor.

Second Fermentation:

1. Once you're happy with the tanginess, you're ready to bottle. Remember to set aside 2 cups of kombucha for your next batch, along with your scoby. Pour the remainder into airtight bottles.

2. Add flavors and/or sweeteners, if desired. Experiment with real fruit or juice. Ginger is a favorite; rosemary and thyme are safe bets.

3. Allow to carbonate at room temperature for 4-5 days.

4. Your kombucha is ready to drink! Refrigerate and enjoy within 2 weeks. If you added fruit or ginger, strain before drinking.

With every new batch of kombucha, your scoby will grow a new layer. This can be kept, gifted to a friend, or discarded. 

Ingredients: 

Reverse osmosis carbon filtered water, organic black tea, organic cane sugar.

Contains no major allergens.

• Key features

• Vegans welcome! Plant-Based/Dairy Free (no eggs, milk, or butter)

• 100% natural Ingredients, no chemicals, no preservatives

• Baker's dozen — this one is popular, so extras are donated weekly to our local NYC homeless shelter, reducing waste and nurturing our community

• Crafted with care over the last 30 years and spanning two generations.

• Mass produced food is often laden with preservatives, artificial ingredients, and designed to cut costs- not here! Quality is our first priority. SENSIBLE products are made with love by humans for humans. No robots allowed!

• Sustainably packaged with repurposed food-safe boxes