Kombucha Fermentation (Acetic Acid Fermentation)

Also known as: kombucha, SCOBY, acetic acid fermentation

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

Category

Fermentation

How It Works

A sweetened tea or infusion is fermented with a kombucha SCOBY, building acidity that balances sweeter base ferments.

Best For

Acidity and tension in a blend

How producers use Kombucha Fermentation (Acetic Acid Fermentation)

Each bottle shows the technique through a concrete substrate and role: base, acid structure, aroma, texture, bitterness, or lift.

FREEDL

Amantè Classic

Sparkling white0% ABV
Black Tea and Herb Kombucha

FREEDL uses Black Tea and Herb Kombucha in Amantè Classic: black tea with lemon verbena, lemon balm, peppermint, nettle, sage and linden flowers, fermented with a kombucha culture (SCOBY).[32]

Unified Ferments

Jasmine Green

Sparkling<0.5% ABV
Fermented Jasmine Green Tea

The input is jasmine green tea pearls scented with eight lots of fresh, whole jasmine buds. The producer says it ferments both the tea and the flowers that flavor it. A separate addition of loose flowers is not established.[63][64]

Service signal

Works as a liquid component.

Zestea

Zestea Raw Oolong Kombucha

Sparkling<0.5% ABV
Raw Oolong Kombucha

Zestea uses Raw Oolong Kombucha in Zestea Raw Oolong Kombucha: kombucha fermented on an unroasted oolong base, so the tea's floral and green character survives into the finished ferment.[88]

Service signal

Floral and lightly sweet, with the umami of unroasted oolong under kombucha's acidity.

References

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  2. [2]Product informationAka - Kombucha Genmaicha - Analcolico↑use 2
  3. [3]Product informationAKA Jasmine — photographed bottle label↑use 3
  4. [4]InstagramPost — Sep 5, 2026↑use 4
  5. [5]ProducerHome (ambijus.com)↑use 5↑use 6
  6. [6]Producerhttps://www.arensbak.com/↑use 7↑use 8↑use 9↑use 10↑use 10
  7. [7]Producerhttps://www.batukombucha.com/en/products/forest-fruits/↑use 11↑use 11
  8. [8]ProducerBatu Kombucha Forest Fruits (batukombucha.com)↑use 11
  9. [9]Producerhttps://www.batukombucha.com/en/products/ginger-lemon/↑use 12↑use 12↑use 12
  10. [10]Producerhttps://www.batukombucha.com/en/products/matcha-yuzu/↑use 13↑use 13↑use 13
  11. [11]Producerhttps://www.batukombucha.com/en/products/passion-fruit-mango/↑use 14↑use 14
  12. [12]ProducerHard Kombucha (batukombucha.com)↑use 15
  13. [13]ProducerWhat Is Kombucha (batukombucha.com)↑use 15
  14. [14]ProducerKombucha Bio (drinkbouche.com)↑use 16↑use 19↑use 21
  15. [15]Producerdrinkbouche.com↑use 17
  16. [16]Producerhttps://www.drinkbouche.com/en/blogs/news/kombucha-during-pregnancy-what-you-should-know↑use 17
  17. [17]ProducerHibiskuspetnat (drinkbouche.com)↑use 18
  18. [18]ProducerJuniper Pet Nat 0 75 (drinkbouche.com)↑use 20
  19. [19]Producerhttps://www.drinkbouche.com/products/melonpetnat↑use 22
  20. [20]Product informationPROXY D | Alcohol-Free Sparkling Alternative | Apricot & Sea Buckthorn | 0.75l – BOUCHE • KOMBUCHA↑use 23↑use 23
  21. [21]ProducerKombucha (empress.no)↑use 25↑use 28↑use 30
  22. [22]Product informationEmpress Brut - Vinmonopolet↑use 26
  23. [23]ProducerWinealts (empress.no)↑use 27↑use 29↑use 31
  24. [24]Product informationVenus Rose - 330 ml - Oda↑use 31
  25. [25]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Sep 26, 2024↑use 32↑use 32
  26. [26]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Apr 24, 2025↑use 33
  27. [27]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Sep 29, 2024↑use 34↑use 34↑use 34
  28. [28]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Sep 27, 2024↑use 35
  29. [29]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Sep 30, 2024↑use 36
  30. [30]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Feb 25, 2022↑use 37
  31. [31]Instagram@figa_kombucha — Oct 1, 2024↑use 37
  32. [32]Product informationFreedl BIO “Amantè” Sparkling Tea↑use 38↑use 38
  33. [33]ProducerDa (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 39↑use 42
  34. [34]ProducerBrewbloom 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 40
  35. [35]FeatureFrom First Brew to 0.0%: The Story of København Kombucha — Dansk Sommelier Forening↑use 40
  36. [36]ProducerIngredientsingredientsen Water Sugar Tea Cherry Flower Hibiscus Co2 Kombucha Culture Dk Vand Sugarte Kirsebærblomst Hibiskus Co2 Kombucha Kultur De Wasser Tee Kirschblüten Hibiskus Co2 Kombucha Kultur (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 41
  37. [37]ProducerNordicgrove 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 43↑use 43
  38. [38]Producerblog↑use 44
  39. [39]ProducerSilentshore 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 45
  40. [40]ProducerSilentshore 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 45
  41. [41]ProducerSommerhaze 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 46
  42. [42]ProducerSommerhaze 75cl E (kobenhavnkombucha.com)↑use 46
  43. [43]Producer2 2 Mango 1 (kombuchainc.com)↑use 47
  44. [44]ProducerAurora (kombuchainc.com)↑use 48
  45. [45]Producerhttps://kombuchainc.com/products/premium-1↑use 49
  46. [46]ProducerThe Stinger 1 (kombuchainc.com)↑use 50
  47. [47]ProducerLa Perle Noire (kombustache.fr)↑use 51↑use 51
  48. [48]ProducerCeylon Op Neluwa (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 52
  49. [49]ProducerDarjeeling Black First Flush (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 53
  50. [50]ProducerEarl Grey (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 54
  51. [51]ProducerElderflower (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 55
  52. [52]ProducerGreen Jasmine (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 56
  53. [53]ProducerLapsang Souchong (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 57
  54. [54]ProducerMeadowsweet And Green Sencha (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 58
  55. [55]ProducerMilky Oolong Semi Oxidised Spring Harvest (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 59
  56. [56]ProducerVerbena And Green Sencha (leaveyoursword.com)↑use 60
  57. [57]ProducerPack 3 Cuvées Nivers (nivers.fr)↑use 61↑use 63
  58. [58]Producernivers.fr↑use 61
  59. [59]ProducerPack 3 Cuvées Nivers (nivers.fr)↑use 62↑use 63
  60. [60]Producerhttps://www.nivers.fr/en/product-page/nivers-n-05-florale-et-hesp%C3%A9rid%C3%A9e-1↑use 62
  61. [61]ProducerFaszination Fermentation (obsthof-retter.com)↑use 64↑use 64
  62. [62]Product informationSIUS Purpur: alkoholfreier Wein Proxy aus Österreich | kein&low↑use 65↑use 65
  63. [63]Producerhttps://unifiedferments.com/JS-PRODUCT-PAGE↑use 66↑use 66↑use 66
  64. [64]Producerhttps://unifiedferments.com/SET↑use 66↑use 68
  65. [65]ProducerNG PRODUCT PAGE (unifiedferments.com)↑use 67↑use 67
  66. [66]FeatureGood Drinks↑use 68
  67. [67]ProducerSC PRODUCT PAGE (unifiedferments.com)↑use 68
  68. [68]Producer9 Btw Collectie (wilder-land.com)↑use 69
  69. [69]ProducerBerries Bottled Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 70
  70. [70]Producerhttps://yalabucha.ae/products/berries-canned-kombucha↑use 71↑use 71
  71. [71]ProducerChaga Functional Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 72
  72. [72]ProducerCoffee Bottled Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 73
  73. [73]ProducerElderflower Bottled Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 74
  74. [74]ProducerElderflower Canned Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 75
  75. [75]Producerhttps://yalabucha.ae/products/ginger-lemon-bottled-kombucha↑use 76↑use 76
  76. [76]Producerhttps://yalabucha.ae/products/gyokuro-luxury-sparkling-tea↑use 77↑use 77
  77. [77]ProducerHakkasan Hibiscus And Lychee Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 78
  78. [78]ProducerLavender Rosemary Bottled Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 79
  79. [79]ProducerLime Mint Canned Kombucha (yalabucha.ae)↑use 80
  80. [80]Producerhttps://yalabucha.ae/products/oolong-luxury-sparkling-tea↑use 81↑use 81
  81. [81]ProducerYa Bao Luxury Sparkling Tea (yalabucha.ae)↑use 82↑use 82
  82. [82]Instagram@yesfolk — Dec 7, 2025↑use 83
  83. [83]Instagram@yesfolk — Sep 27, 2025↑use 84↑use 84
  84. [84]Product informationMagnolia Oolong - Single Origin Series — Y E S F O L K↑use 85↑use 85
  85. [85]Product information博客來-Back to Nature l 回歸自然系列 綜合組合六入 Bloom綻放*2瓶+Muscat歡慶*2瓶+EMBER微燼*2瓶↑use 86
  86. [86]Product information博客來-Zestea康普茶經典紅茶組合 300ML*12瓶(無添加、富含益生菌)↑use 87↑use 88↑use 89↑use 90↑use 91
  87. [87]Product information博客來-Zestea康普茶一次喝到全口味組合 300ML*12瓶(無添加、富含益生菌)↑use 87↑use 88↑use 89↑use 90↑use 91↑use 93
  88. [88]Producerhttps://www.zesteakombucha.com/blogs/news/%E7%AB%AF%E5%8D%88%E7%AF%80%E7%BE%8E%E5%91%B3%E6%96%B0%E7%B5%84%E5%90%88-%E7%B2%BD%E5%AD%90%E9%85%8D%E5%BA%B7%E6%99%AE%E8%8C%B6-%EF%BD%9C-new-delicious-combination-for-dragon-boat-festival-zongzi-with-kombucha-↑use 92↑use 92
  89. [89]Producerblog↑use 94↑use 94