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Jessa Stevens, Inspired Brews, Philadelphia, PA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered kombucha just after graduating college when a health-nut friend posted about it on social media. I got my first bottle of GT’s Trilogy and was hooked on the brew. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? I […]

  Nan Thiessen, Effervescent Tea Kombucha, Airdrie, AB, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha 6 years ago when my sister started brewing her own. She was the one who convinced me I had to taste it as well as try making it. It didn’t take long and we were […]

  Diane Mitchell and Arjuna Veeravagu, Whistler Elixir, Birmingham, Vancouver, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Diane: I was having lunch with a former colleague at Whole Foods, and I decided to try GT’s original. I had no idea what Kombucha was, and I actually thought it was similar to an iced tea (in […]

  Fiona Abbott, Alkomy Kombucha Drink, Augusta, WA, Australia Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered Kombucha when a friend gave me a Scoby in 2010 after I’d had my baby – was part-time PT consulting at the time. I was blown away at how good it was and couldn’t believe that […]

Nancey Legg, Better Kombucha, Birmingham, AL, USA     Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I started drinking kombucha in 2011 and began brewing for family and friends in 2013. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? I started Better Kombucha to help others feel better. Q: What is your favorite flavor […]

Becca Baldwin, Lumi Brewing Company, Seoul, Seoul Teukbyeolsi, South Korea   Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered kombucha as a teenager in Eugene, Oregon, where I grew up. My first kombucha was GT Dave’s, back in the year 1997. Though the first taste of kombucha was quite a shock to my unaccustomed […]

  Elizabeth Furth & Shirley Scott, Thirsty House Kombucha,  London, England, United Kingdom Q: When did you first discover kombucha? We first discovered Kombucha when Shirley was taken ill with a bacterial infection she picked up when visiting a dear friend in hospital. Being put on a high dose of antibiotics was sadly inevitable in […]

Courtney Lorenz, Cultured Ferments CO, Traverse City, MI, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered kombucha while working at a CSA farm in college 9 years ago. My first bottle was shared by a friend and it was GT’s Guava Goddess – I thought it was chunky and odd but still was drawn […]

**The views and results in the following White Paper are the property of Beyers Analytical and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Kombucha Brewers International.** Introduction Beyers Analytical Brewing Sciences, LLC (BABS) is an analytical laboratory based in Fort Collins, Colorado that is dedicated to performing chemical and microbiological measurements for kombucha, beer, spirits, […]

  Janina Bazeviciene, Labaskombucha, Kaunas, Lithuania Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I used to drink Kombucha at my grandmothers. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? I like challenging myself so I decided to open the first Kombucha brewery in Lithuania. Q: What is your favorite flavor of kombucha?  I didn’t […]