DIY Kombucha SCOBY Culture with Starter Tea - Organic Raw Kombucha SCOBY - Fermented Tea Starter Culture | The Complete SCOBY Culture with Starter Tea Kit (Pack of 2) (2)

I bought this Scoby & a different brand, to try both. This Scoby looks small, at only about 3" diameter. It is thicker than the other brand I purchased, though. I'll update this review if there any issues with my brew. This Scoby quickly showed action in the first 48 hours of brewing; it thickened some, that fast.*as an update... the scoby has not created a baby scoby and the pH is still too high, after about two weeks. perhaps it was affected by shipping.*** more than thirty days have elapsed, and the scoby never produced a second scoby.**** as an update, after re-attempting to brew the scoby, using kombucha from a different scoby batch, I was able to get it to begin replicating. It was about 6 months before it began growing new Scobies, and though I did have to use my own kombucha to jumpstart it, once it began creating more, it’s a fine product.

When I received this scoby, I put it to work right away, brewing my first batch of kombucha. For over a month, I was having problems getting a batch that was fermented all of the way, even if I let it go up to 10 days. It just seemed really very sluggish. Once, I even kept 4 cups of kombucha from the last batch to use as a starter.I ended up ordering some water kefir grains and a scoby from poseymom. Man, that scoby took off. The first batch was Dee-licious! It produced another scoby that first time, which covered the top of the kombucha in the jar. When I did the second fermentation, new baby scobys actually started in those bottles lol.I'm now up to making 2-3 gallons of kombucha weekly. Unfortunately, this scoby isn't part of that production. I ended up just tossing it. I'd definitely look elsewhere for your scoby. Heck, I'll have more extras soon lol.

If you are in need of a scoby to start making your own kombucha I would urge you to buy from this seller. It came with a cup of kombucha with the scoby which is also needed to make a batch at home. I am enjoying the process of doing it myself. Yum!

I made a batch according to instructions just to discover after 7 days I discovered that mold is forming on top of my new scoby. likely because the starter tea is in fact not strong enough for the recipe. I have been making kombucha for about 2 years and never had this issue before. That’s false advertisement and I’m really disappointed by this product. A refund or replacement would be appreciated!

I am giving this 4 stars for now only due to the amount of time it is taking to produce my first batch. I did read that new SCOBY may take longer to ferment the tea and it has been over 3 weeks - I am just about ready to end this batch and bottle it. At first, I wasn't really sure if it was working, but I do see there is a baby growing on the mother at the bottom of the jar. I tasted the mixture yesterday and it is about where I would like it, so the only reason for not giving 5 stars is it has taken longer than I expected - this is my first time making kombucha at home so it just might be how it goes. If so, this would get 5 stars.

I've purchased two other starter kits from other sellers and this one, for the same price, is by far the best. It produced perfect kombucha and a brand new thick scoby grew on top-- I am very happy.

I bought this for kombucha and didn't get any kombucha. It could have been my fault as my house may have been too cold for the tea to ferment. Will try again in warmer conditions.

I have made around 5 batches of kombucha with this, before deciding to turn it into a Jun scoby. My only problem is that it has not yet grown a baby scoby. It is possible that this is because I regularly sage my home...I'm not really sure. Other than that, it is fizzy and comes out delicious when flavored.