Kombucha - it's that effervescent, tangy fermented drink that seems to be ever-growing in popularity. To get started brewing kombucha, you will need a Kombucha Tea Starter Culture (also known as a SCOBY, mother, or mushroom) plus some ingredients and Tiantai kombucha fermenting equipment.
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If you're familiar with kombucha, you're probably also familiar with that leathery, pancake-like blob called a SCOBY. The acronym stands for symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast. Due to its appearance, it is sometimes referred to as a "mushroom," although it is not technically a mushroom. Rather, it is the mother culture required to make kombucha tea.
Not all kombucha mother scobys contain the exact same strains of bacteria and yeasts, but they all generally do the same work.
How to obtain a kombucha scoby?
1.) PURCHASE A SCOBY
We may be biased, but buying a kombucha scoby is a good place to get started. When you purchase a scoby you can know that you're getting a healthy, well-balanced scoby grown in an environment optimized for its health.
2.) GET A KOMBUCHA SCOBY FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE
Anyone who is regularly making kombucha tea usually has one to share. Ask around, or check for fermenting groups in your area. When you find a good source, ask for a SCOBY and at least 1/2 cup starter tea, enough to make your first-quart batch.
Just do your best to make sure that the kombucha that this acquaintance is producing is well balanced and healthy, with a pleasant, tart smell and good flavor. While you can recover imbalanced scobys, it's not a pleasant start to kombucha making.
3.) GROW A SCOBY FROM KOMBUCHA TEA
Many grocery stores now carry bottled kombucha tea. If you are up for a little experimenting and have a lot of patience, growing your own SCOBY from a bottle of raw kombucha is another option.
Tiantai company supply kombucha brewing equipment. 200l, 300l, 500l, 600l, 800l, 1000l, 1500l, 2000l, 2500l, 3000l, 5000l kombucha flat open top fermenter, kombucha boil kettle, kombucha storage tank, kombucha mixing tank, etc.
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