Add 50 g of sugar, stir until completely dissolved.
Let the tea steep for 5–15 minutes (depends on tea type), then strain out the leaves.
Add 700 ml of cool water to dilute the tea. ➤ Hot tea can damage the SCOBY; cold tea may slow fermentation.
Add 100 ml of kombucha starter and your SCOBY. (If you don’t have a SCOBY yet, the starter will grow one during fermentation.)
Cover the jar with a breathable cloth or use the Kefirko fermentor with the air filter. ➤ Do not seal it airtight – fermentation requires airflow. ➤ Make sure flies or contaminants can’t enter.
Let it ferment at 21–25°C for 7–12 days. ➤ Warmer = faster fermentation; cooler = slower. ➤ Start tasting after day 5. Once it reaches your preferred balance of sweet and tangy, it’s ready.
Once done, remove the SCOBY, save 10% of the liquid as starter for your next batch, and either refrigerate your kombucha or continue to the second fermentation.
Overall, I’m very pleased with this product, and even more impressed with the customer service. My order initially arrived with a faulty base (I received two identical parts), and the thermometer doesn’t seem to work. The inner silicone ring also tends to stick to the glass walls each time I open the cap. That said, customer service immediately replaced the faulty base, which I really appreciated. Aesthetically, it’s a definite upgrade from a simple jar for growing a SCOBY, though it does require a bit more careful handling due to the thinner glass. As for the SCOBY culture, being a beginner I wasn’t sure if it was developing properly, and once again, customer service was extremely helpful and responsive.
Rated 4 out of 5
Anonymous –
I would prefer if you could have some sort of silicone, felt stoppers that would make the glass structure more stable on the wood. But that’s just me and I’ve put myself a felted pieces so I could stop the moving of the glass container when I sip myself to drink.
I found that kombucha needed more then 10 days to brew but I guess that is very personal. All in all very positive experience.
Rated 5 out of 5
Gabrijela Valenčič –
Rated 5 out of 5
Željka –
Rated 5 out of 5
Jeff Guest –
Arrived broken sent email and photos and was sent a replacement which arrived today in one piece 👍
Rated 3 out of 5
Ľubomír P. –
Jar itself is awesome, but I didn’t have much luck with starter – scooba was very thin and caught mold with first batch
Melita –
Tomislav J. –
Tamara –
PANAGIOTIS P. –
Overall, I’m very pleased with this product, and even more impressed with the customer service. My order initially arrived with a faulty base (I received two identical parts), and the thermometer doesn’t seem to work. The inner silicone ring also tends to stick to the glass walls each time I open the cap. That said, customer service immediately replaced the faulty base, which I really appreciated. Aesthetically, it’s a definite upgrade from a simple jar for growing a SCOBY, though it does require a bit more careful handling due to the thinner glass. As for the SCOBY culture, being a beginner I wasn’t sure if it was developing properly, and once again, customer service was extremely helpful and responsive.
Anonymous –
I would prefer if you could have some sort of silicone, felt stoppers that would make the glass structure more stable on the wood. But that’s just me and I’ve put myself a felted pieces so I could stop the moving of the glass container when I sip myself to drink.
I found that kombucha needed more then 10 days to brew but I guess that is very personal. All in all very positive experience.
Gabrijela Valenčič –
Željka –
Jeff Guest –
Arrived broken sent email and photos and was sent a replacement which arrived today in one piece 👍
Ľubomír P. –
Jar itself is awesome, but I didn’t have much luck with starter – scooba was very thin and caught mold with first batch