WLP600 White Labs Kombucha SCOBY

White Labs Kombucha Scoby is ideal for making your own kombucha at home! Kombucha's health benefits have made this a popular drink among the health conscious. With prices for this relatively new beverage soaring, now is the time to start bottling your own. There has recently been a 50% manufactures price for this product. White Labs’ Scoby is free of food pathogens and have a special balance of the yeast and bacteria involved in the fermentation of kombucha. This Scoby has medium acetic acid production, low alcohol production, a diameter is 2.92 inches and fits neatly in a one gallon wide mouth jug. Get yours and start making your own Kombucha today. Namaste...

Kombucha is produced through using sugared tea and a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, AKA Scoby, which is commonly called a "mother" or "mushroom." The yeast most often includes Saccharomyces cerevisiae in addition to other species which produce the alcohol. The bacterial component is most often Gluconacetobacter xylinus which oxidizes yeast produced alcohols to acetic acid. One of the reasons for the popularity of this drink are claims of probiotic properties.

OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MIGHT NEED 

Kombucha Equipment Kit

If you are just getting started making Kombucha or want to step up your operation, an equipment kit is a good investment.

• Wide mouth jar
• Grommeted lid
• Air-lock
• Cheesecloth 
• Tape thermometer
• Mini-siphon
• Tubing & clamp
• Bottle filler
• 5" funnel
• pH strips
• Sanitizer
• Muslin bag
• Swizzle spoon

Wide Mouth One Gallon Jug

This one gallon wide mouthed jug is perfect for making your Kombucha. For your initial ferment, simply cover it with some cheese cloth and a rubber band so gasses can escape. 

Screw Top 750 mL Bottles

Your Kombucha will require a short second ferment of 4-5 days. Screw cap bottles can be used with airlocks to allow gasses to escape and then replaced with screw caps for storage once the secondary process is complete. They come in a case of 12 and are handy if you like to make multiple batches or want give them away as gifts. Another option for bottling are flip top bottles. These can be used without the need for airlocks or stoppers. Just make sure you open them once per day during secondary to allow the gasses to escape. 

Stopper for 750 mL Bottle 

This stopper is made for a 750 mL bottle. It can be used with a standard universal airlock to safely allow your Kombucha to gas out. Once finished, remove the airlock and replace with a screw cap. 

Screw Caps 

When your Kombucha is ready to store, remove the airlock and replace with the screw cap pictured here. 

DID YOU KNOW?

The etymology of kombucha is not definitive but there is speculation it is a misappropriated Japanese term.