SCOBY

Also known as: symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, kombucha culture

A symbiotic culture of acetic-acid bacteria and yeast that ferments sweetened tea into kombucha. It forms a firm cellulose mat at the liquid surface and is carried from batch to batch.

How scoby is prepared

Pitched into sweetened tea, where the yeast converts sugar to alcohol and the acetic-acid bacteria convert that alcohol to acid, leaving a tart, low-sugar, lightly sparkling ferment.

Infusion

Extracting an ingredient into a liquid or fat. Temperature and duration depend on the documented application.

Beverages using this technique · 2
AKA Teas
Fig Leaves
Sparkling
prepared as Black Tea Kombucha

Assam black tea infusion in the undated retailer description.[1]

AKA Teas
Lapsang Souchong
Sparkling
prepared as Lapsang Souchong and Earl Grey Kombucha

Official ingredient panel and caption posted 5 September 2026. The Lapsang is dried and pine-smoked. Earl Grey brings bergamot character; this does not assert addition of separate bergamot fruit or juice. The older retailer Tibicos recipe is not combined with this panel.[2]

Kombucha Fermentation (Acetic Acid Fermentation)

Fermentation with a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) that contributes bright acidity.

Beverages using this technique · 3
AKA Teas
Fig Leaves
Sparkling
prepared as Black Tea Kombucha

Callmewine product description captured 12 September 2026; the page is undated. These are source-described preparations, not a verified batch formula. The black tea is described as Assam.[1]

AKA Teas
Genmaicha
Sparkling
prepared as Black and Green Tea Kombucha

Solo Prodotti Italiani product description captured 12 September 2026; the page is undated. Proportions describe that source, not a verified current batch. The separately listed black-and-green-tea kombucha component is 26%.[3]

AKA Teas
Lapsang Souchong
Sparkling
prepared as Lapsang Souchong and Earl Grey Kombucha

Official ingredient panel and caption posted 5 September 2026. The Lapsang is dried and pine-smoked. Earl Grey brings bergamot character; this does not assert addition of separate bergamot fruit or juice. The older retailer Tibicos recipe is not combined with this panel.[2]