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  Shanti Volpe, Shanti Elixirs, Weaverville, NC, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Living in Asheville, NC I had heard about kombucha years ago but was never quite brave enough to try it. While attending a sacred beekeeping workshop I was introduced to Jun. When I was offered my very first glass of […]

Richard Old, Batchwell, Auckland, New Zealand   Q: When did you first discover kombucha? When I moved to Los Angeles in 2014. Like so many people, Whole Foods introduced me. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? Firstly because we all love kombucha! Low sugar, probiotic soda alternative – what’s not to love? […]

    Summer and Stephen Kole, Noli South, Panama City Beach, FL, USA   Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Summer, my wife, first discovered Kombucha in 2012 when she was at a local health food store. She introduced it to me in 2014. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? After […]

  Alex and Sarah North, SUM BUCHA, Charlotte, NC, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? We first discovered kombucha while living in Austin, TX. The year was 2010 and the brand was G.T.’s Synergy. We found the drink refreshing and revitalizing. Our favorite brew in Austin was Buddha’s Brew. Q: Why did you […]

Sarah Underberg, Agri-Cultured Foods, Waukee, IA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? My husband was the first of us to discover kombucha. He began brewing it over 6 years ago. He played with flavor profiles and found one that I loved. I was hooked ever since then! Q: Why did you start your […]

Davo Fish, Tantric Tea, Arrowbear Lake, CA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered Kombucha in the blazing heat of Lightening in a Bottle Festival 2016. It was my first festival since the millennium and my first taste of booch. The whole weekend my body and mind were powered alcohol free (almost) by […]

  Kelsey Hendricks, Tofino Kombucha, Tofino, BC, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? In 2013, while making a deposit at a bank, I asked the teller (who was a friend of mine) what she was drinking that day. The kombucha bottle was empty, but she let me smell the strong vinegary fumes still […]

  Skylar Williams, Circle City Kombucha, Indianapolis, IN, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? My mother turned me onto Kombucha in 2006, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had read about GT Dave’s mother and her usage of Kombucha while battling the disease. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha […]

FERMENTATION MICROSCOPY: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE KOMBUCHA BREWER DATE: 7/25/18 1 pm on Zoom WHO: Keisha Harrison & Dr. Chris Curtin COST: Free for DNA/Analyte study participants, $20 Kbi Members, $40 KBI Non-Members WEBINAR SUMMARY Explore the microscopic world at work when sweetened tea becomes kombucha. During this webinar session, members of KBI will […]

What is Kombucha? Kombucha is fermented tea! Just like yogurt is fermented milk and sauerkraut is fermented cabbage, Though the Kombucha commercial industry is new, the drink is much older as it has been consumed for hundreds of years in every country on the planet. Kombucha Ingredients Tea [Camelia sinensis], Sugar [sucrose], SCOBY [fermentation culture], […]