While plenty of online home-brewing stores will sell and ship SCOBY directly to you, you'll save money by either getting one from a friend who makes kombucha or making one yourself.

Kombucha fan? You can brew it at home from scratch You’ll need a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast), which may be grown or purchased, tea and sugar — that’s it!

In this four-part series, the four Ks of fermentation, we will take you through the processes for making kombucha, kefir, kimchi and kraut at home.

Welcome to the first ferment of this series! In this video, you will learn how to source the Scoby and brew the liquid for Kombucha. **Instructions for Gallon of Kombucha:** **Ingredients:** - 1 ...

Once fermented, remove the SCOBY and bottle the kombucha, adding fruit or spices for extra flavour. Let it carbonate for a few days before refrigerating and enjoying.

You've got your own home-brewed kombucha. A new "daughter" SCOBY will be floating right at the top of the liquid (technically known in this form as a pellicle).