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Live Kombucha SCOBY with 8 oz Starter Tea

$17.99
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Live Kombucha SCOBY with 8 oz Starter Tea

$17.99

Fresh Kombucha SCOBY with Strong Starter Tea

Restart your home brew with a live, active kombucha SCOBY and at least 8 ounces of strong starter tea for a 1-gallon batch. Bucha Brewers keeps each culture brewing until shortly before shipment so it arrives fresh and ready to use.

Key Features

  • Made for a 1-gallon batch: The SCOBY and starter tea can begin one gallon of kombucha and support repeated future batches.
  • Fresh and active: Always packaged shortly before shipment & ready to brew!
  • Strong starter tea included: Each SCOBY is packaged with at least 1 cup, or 8 ounces, of acidic starter tea.
  • Quality growing ingredients: SCOBYs are cultivated with organic cane sugar and Bucha Brewers black tea blend.
  • Protective packaging: Shipped in a heat-sealed, superior strength, food-grade, BPA-free bag designed to keep your SCOBY safe & fresh through shipment
  • Instructions and support: Includes access to a complete 1-gallon brewing guide, recipes, customer Q&A resources, and more.

What to Expect

Each SCOBY is approximately 3 inches in diameter. Thickness naturally varies, with an average around 1/4 inch. The shape and thickness of the culture do not need to match the diameter of your jar for it to brew successfully. Your SCOBY may sink, float, or move throughout your brew. All are normal!

Who Is This Product For?

This stand-alone SCOBY is especially useful for experienced brewers returning to kombucha who already have the necessary jar, tea, sugar, cover, and monitoring tools. New brewers who need the full setup may prefer the Complete Kombucha Brewing Kit.

Brewing and Storage Guidance

Use the live SCOBY within 2 months of receipt for best results. It was grown with black tea, but future batches can also be brewed with suitable black, green, or white tea. Follow the included link to the full Bucha Brewers 1-gallon brewing instructions when setting up your first kombucha brew.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is starter tea included?

Yes. The SCOBY comes with at least 8 ounces of strong kombucha starter tea to help acidify a 1-gallon batch. This contains the microbes that keep your fermentation going strong!

Can I reuse the SCOBY?

Yes. A healthy culture can be carried forward into subsequent batches when it is handled and brewed properly. You will also grow a new SCOBY with each batch!

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Tabatha

The scoby was healthy and has made a very tasty batch!

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Julie C.

Very happy with my order.

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Heather H.

Arrived in perfect condition

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Marcia

SCOBY was actually a double. My first attempted ferment only took 3 days! Thanks for the great product!

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Jonathan Delaney Marsh

I am so happy with my purchase of two Scobies, I bought two just in case one was defective. Both showed up happy and healthy and I so glad to say my production of Kombucha is off and running!! Thank you all for doing what you do, I’ll share your company to anyone thinking of making Kombucha!

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Jonathan Delaney Marsh

I am so happy with my purchase of two Scobies, I bought two just in case one was defective. Both showed up happy and healthy and I so glad to say my production of Kombucha is off and running!! Thank you all for doing what you do, I’ll share your company to anyone thinking of making Kombucha!

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Ryan J.

Went right into the tea and its doin its thang!

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Mary B.

Quality product! Had a baby SCOBY form in 7 days!

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Hugh N.

I received my SCOBY in the mail shortly after my order (which was packaged very securely). I've already brewed my first batch of kombucha using my favorite recipe (from The Noma Guide to Fermentation). Everything turned out wonderfully!

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Jeff Pfeiffer

These scobies and starter tea worked like a charm, great first batch of new bunch!

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Anonymous

My scoby was very healthy. I’ve already made a batch with it and it was so yummy even before I had bottled it! It has already grown two more layers the size of my gallon jar and I am so happy with my purchase

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Morgan

Fantastic results! i’m on my third batch now and am loving home brewing. i found it cheaper to assemble my own items instead of buying the starter kit, but absolutely loved this scoby. my brews are delicious and bubbly.

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kathy

Great deal for great kombucha! After having bad luck with a scoby I ordered from another business on Amazon, I decided to give bucha brewers a try. 10 days after brewing I had a massive new scoby growing across the top of my jar! I am now on my third batch and my kombucha has tasted even better than my favorite brands. thanks!!

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Anonymous

Received scoby, well packed and delivered soon after placing order

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Chere S.

Very happy with my scoby and tea. I just made my first batch.

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Chere S.

This scoby was great, no problems.

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Anonymous

Healthy looking scoby. Package arrived as expected and a few days before. Thank you!

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Anthony G.

The scoby was perfect. Worked well

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John B.

Worked exactly as indicated- very pleased with this product!

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Robert J.

Thank you. I was given your home brew kit as fathers day gift in June of 2020. I have made a consistent batch since then. I decided to switch out the SCOBY as recommended after many brewing's. If you sell the ph kit and testers let me know. Thank you for offering these home brew kits to people like me who became interested in home brewing. I enjoy the flavors from the recipes as well as the ones we created at home

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Robert J.

Thank you. I was given your home brew kit as fathers day gift in June of 2020. I have made a consistent batch since then. I decided to switch out the SCOBY as recommended after many brewing's. If you sell the ph kit and testers let me know. Thank you for offering these home brew kits to people like me who became interested in home brewing. I enjoy the flavors from the recipes as well as the ones we created at home.

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Anonymous

Awesome product!

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Anonymous

Always great!

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Tim B.

Great customer service and SCOBY arrived healthy and ready to go to work.

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Carrie S.

Still waiting to hear back about a question I submitted...the response I received was to fill out the review. ***reply received in a couple of days, they explained the review is an automatic send, the timing was just that to make me think it was a response. They said they try to respond within 24 hours.*** I received supplies and SCOBY in great time and the SCOBY is beautiful clean and smooth. It produced a baby in a week... and here at 3 weeks it is quite large. And it tasted so good without a second ferment. Very pleased with product.

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Claudia Smith

What an awesome solution to my dead scoby! You guys sent a neat little box full of the goodies for a great Komucha brew in my home. Thank you so much!!

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Liz Beardsley

Your product was well packaged easy to use and of superior quality. I’m a full on kombucha brewer now. My only challenge is waiting for the new scoby to form! I’ve recommended you to mt friends and family wholeheartedly.

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Liz Beardsley

Your product is very well packaged and the scoby was well formed! I appreciare as a returning customer, that you offered the scoby alone without the tea and starter kit, the starter kit was so very helpful for my first kombucha experience, but it’s great that you off options for those continuing the journey. The sale didn’t hurt either!

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Amanda Janicki

Came so quick and worked perfectly!

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Deborah

Looking forward to some great kombucha, always highest quality products from Bucha Brewers.

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Jeff Raulerson

After failing at trying to grow my own Scoby I decided to purchase one from Buchabrewers.com. Best decision by far. 1st batch was perfect. I had another Scoby forming within 7 days. I've made another batch since then and have my 3rd on it's way. The SCOBY's just keep multiplying.