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Michelle Leclair, Wolseley Kombucha, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha while I was in Hawaii attending Wanderlust Yoga Festival back in 2015. I suffered from a lot of digestive issues, and kombucha made me feel so good that I was determined to learn to brew for myself. […]

What is Proposition 65? The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act was approved by California voters in 1986 and is known today as Proposition 65 and requires the State of California to publish a list of chemicals and substances known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Proposition 65 is administered […]

Dr. Peter Barrett, The Bucha’s Dog, Belfast, United Kingdom Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha around six years ago. I read about it before I ever saw or tasted it. It motivated me to source a scoby online and the first kombucha I ever tasted was my own. It was […]

Nathan Heerspink, New Holland Brewing, Holland, MI, USA  Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Back in ’06 my neighbor (who was a little old babushka) gave me a strain of kefir grain that she brought from the old country. After my first batch of successful kefir, I was hooked on anything fermented. I started […]

Gayle Hartwick, SeaBucha Kombucha, Crescent City, CA, USA  Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first tasted Kombucha made by a friend sometime in the late 1990’s, but at that time I was a Kefir devotee and was not impressed with the vinegary taste of her kombucha. Several years later, I was given a […]

At Kombucha Summit 2019, Hannah Crum, President & Chairman of the Board Kombucha Brewers International (KBI), talks about the journey of how KBI came into being, its achievements in just 5 short years and what the future holds for the Kombucha industry.  Don’t miss the Kombucha Summitt interview with Hannah, where she discusses her […]

Alexis De Leon, Lazy Beach Brewing, Corpus Christi, TX, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? It was 2015, and I was living in Alaska when a friend asked if I wanted to try their Kombucha. They opened their pantry to reveal these giant glass mason jars of funky stuff floating in them. While […]

Manuel Calabrese and Katrin Häussler, Kombucheria Bio Kombucha, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain Q: When did you first discover kombucha? We grew up with homemade Kombucha. In the mid-90’s suddenly we found commercial kombucha on the shelves of some German supermarkets. Exited but sad at the same time, it was one of the first Kombucha, but pasteurized […]

Gayle Galbraith and Stanley Nowak, FedBrew Kombucha, Federalsburg, MD, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I am a fan of Kundalini Yoga and was smitten by the music of Deva Premal & Miten, known for their beautiful energy-shifting, mantra music. My partner, Stan, and I saw them live at MantraFest 2013 at the […]

Alicia Biggs, Clearly Kombucha, Fairfield, CA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered Kombucha on the streets of San Francisco. I bought GT’s Synergy from a mini mart on Haight Street and I remember my very first sip. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? I am not a […]